Withdrawal Cold Turkey Violates Rights

Future of Addiction Treatment

Here. The author does not address a simple remedy. License the users. As use becomes abuse and addiction, points accumulate on the license, until revocation. If someone supplies an unlicensed users, then all harm that results should be the responsibility of the supplier.

Writers of The Wire Suggest Resistance to Drug Laws

Here.

Factor Analysis For Legal Scheduling of a Drug at the FDA

Ator, NA, CNS Spectrums 10 (1): 33-39.

These seem quite vague and arbitrary.

1. Abuse potential

2. Proven effects.

3. Knowledge about the drug

4. Prior abuse

5. Scope of abuse

6. Risk to public health

7. Psychic dependence

8. Precursor of prior controlled substance.

CFR 21, 811 (c).

Physician Reporting of Patient Impairment

Article reviews the problems.

Reporting an Alcoholic to State Agencies

Here.

Does the reporting of an alcoholic to the state DOT violate federal law confidentiality rules? Not addressed in article.