THUG DRUGS! With a name like that, it has to be good! Even better than Smuckers (Age old ad slogan for jelly/jam)! Grab your Cup of Joe and sit back, or better yet, work out, go for a jog, as this episode will pump, you, UP!

From Caffeine to Cocaine with a jolt of Meth, the PAIN GUY on the PAIN POD will discuss legal and illicit stimulants in the realms of pain management, substance use disorder (addiction), and our communities, and globe for that matter.

Get ready for some homework, as you’ll definitely end up watching Breaking Bad, The Wire, and maybe even Scarface for the 222nd time (only pharmacists will get the pun there!). 

Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!!

FreeCE Substances of Abuse Specialty Pharmacist (SASP) Certificate

https://www.freece.com/Programs/SeriesCertification/ab66a419-b5e5-458b-9494-0acb6af1be92

Drug/Overdose Trends

https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates

https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports/prescription-opioid-trends-in-the-united-states

2005 Combat Meth Act & State Pseudoephedrine Restrictions

https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/meth/cma2005_general_info.pdf

https://odcp.ky.gov/Pages/Cold-Allergy-Medication-Restrictions.aspx

Wasping

https://amp-livescience-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.livescience.com/65954-wasp-spray-overdose-meth.html

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dangerous-drug-trend-called-wasping-combines-meth/story?id=54068422

Methgators!!!

https://time.com/5627237/tennessee-flush-drugs-meth-gators/

Illicit Substances Resources

Erowid

DEA Reports

Drugs of Abuse

National Drug Threat Assessment

INCB (International Narcotics Control Board)

UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)

European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

CESAR (Center for Substance Abuse Research)

NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

Online Blogs

Blue Light

Drug Forum

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