I still think back to the time my vision briefly went inverted after taking a shot to my helmet in lacrosse. We’ll see how old age treats me, I guess.

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Cannabis and the impact on opioids is one of the more consistent substance use disorder findings from the lit (maybe the one true impact).

Unfortunately, it doesn’t really translate into meaningful reductions (or consistently found reductions) in overdose death rates from opioids. Or admissions to the hospital with opioids detected as a primary substance.

The bigger question is the links between other SUD’s and cannabis, most of which rely on shoddy, preclinical studies.

Not just combat sports. Figure skating, gymnastics, competitive cheerleading… basically anything where you’re moving at higher speeds, hurling yourself or someone else into the air, across a hard surface, with zero protective gear. I got at least 3 concussions (that I know of) figure skating when I was a teenager. The first thing you learn in skating is how to fall, but that’s not always enough to protect you.

Next year is very optimistic. I expect they will have another half decade of heavily profiting off of continuing to brain damage our youth

Y’all know about all your concussions?

Like none of mine under 20 got diagnosed, but now that I’ve had them while older and I’m like “Jfc i had so many while young that were just ignored”

That's a bit more of a generalization. The general premise is to have control over your own thoughts instead of having them pulled every which way.

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It doesn’t work like that. Each one is bad. Each successive one is worse

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I don't think there's a catch all answer for that. I'm sure it would depend on how severe the concussions were and how predisposed to things like Alzheimer's or Dementia you are already.

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I have tried Suboxone, rehabs, mental institutions, all of it. All failed. I read a few articles about mindfulness and took a good look at what I was doing. It was unacceptable and I had to change. Addiction is a disease, feeding that addiction is a choice. I choose not to. It was humbling to see myself for what I was. It was mindfulness that showed me.

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Would you mind sharing what helped you? I have a friend in recovery who did nothing else but stop using by getting on Suboxone and a few anti anxiety meds. She's doing great and has been clean from heroin for almost a year but is feeling like she has plateaued. I wonder if mindfulness could be a healthy step for her.

The “Here and Now” isn’t where relationships have trouble. It’s the “What was I supposed to do yesterday?” and “do we have plans tomorrow?” That make relationships hard. Now is easy, remembering yesterday is hard.

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Mindfulness is actually what started my abandonment of opioids. I had been addicted to oxy, heroin and fentanyl for 15 years. I read an article about it, used the techniques and decided I was not doing the right thing. It changed me in a very good way.

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