#russellbrown — Public Fediverse posts
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"For most people with #ADHD, Ritalin, a stimulant, offers a paradoxical sense of calm. It boosts the level of dopamine in the brain and offers the chance to focus and deal with things.
... #Ritalin [methylphenidate] is not, however, a silver bullet and nor is the typical second-line medication, dexamphetamine... Some people find what [Sophie] Knight called the 'singular piercing beam of attention' created by medication untenable and choose to stop."
#RussellBrown, #NZListener, May 6-12, 2023
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"Voters in Oregon opted last year to decriminalise the personal use and possession of all drugs – and, in place of criminal prosecution, to fund new drug health services out of the burgeoning revenue from legalised cannabis. The state assembly in Massachusetts has introduced a bill to do the same and you will see other states follow in the months ahead."
- #RussellBrown, April 2021
https://thespinoff.co.nz/politics/13-04-2021/littles-inaction-is-absurd-new-zealand-needs-drug-law-reform-now/#DrugLawReform #Decriminalization #LegalCannabis #Oregon #Massachusetts