Uncategorized – Ronald Bruce Meyer http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:41:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 Hallucinogen Addiction and Rehabilitation http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/hallucinogen-addiction-and-rehabilitation/ http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/hallucinogen-addiction-and-rehabilitation/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 17:36:27 +0000 http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/?p=61 Hallucinogen Addiction and Rehabilitation

Hallucinogens are a type of drug that can produce hallucinations, such as LSD. Hallucinogen addiction and Hallucinogen Rehabilitation is an essential part of treatment for this type of drug abuse. Hallucinogens are also known as hallucinogenic drugs and psychedelics. Hallucinations caused by these drugs alter your perception of the world around you, often causing intense visual distortions or feelings like you’re in another reality.

The effects vary depending on the substance taken, but common side-effects include vivid flashbacks to past experiences whilst high; depression; social isolation; anxiety; paranoia about being watched or followed (paranoia); confusion about one’s surroundings (delirium) which may lead to panic attacks; and an inability to differentiate what’s real from what’s not (psychosis). Hallucinogens can also lead to long-term psychological damage such as flashbacks, psychosis, or depression.

 

The symptoms of hallucinogen addiction

Hallucinogen addiction is a type of drug abuse disorder, and Hallucinogen Rehab refers to the process of treating this condition. What are the symptoms? The most common symptom that someone addicted to hallucinogens may experience is a lack of control over how much they use these drugs. This means that an individual will continue taking them even if they know it’s not healthy for them or that it causes problems with their personal life. Other signs include cravings, getting high in risky situations like driving while intoxicated; continued usage despite negative consequences such as being fired from work because they missed too many days due to using or withdrawing from drugs; feeling guilty about one’s behavior when under the influence (or after), and a sense of being “out of control” in general with one’s life.

Most people will notice these warning signs at some point, but an addict who is actively abusing hallucinogens may not be aware they have a problem until it becomes severe. Hallucinogen addiction can lead to serious health problems like psychosis or violence against self or others such as family members if the person experiencing them doesn’t get help soon enough. Hallucinogen rehabilitation should come sooner rather than later if the individual wants to avoid long-term consequences that are difficult to manage on their own while under the influence; however, even after treatment, there may still be triggers that cause cravings for drugs so support groups would also need to become part of this.

 

How to get help for hallucinations 

You might be wondering how to get help for hallucinations or what Hallucinogen addiction and Hallucinogen rehabilitation centers are. The first step is admitting you have a problem, which can be difficult if you’re not sure that’s true. If the person who has been using Hallucinogens consistently for six months or more needs professional care, they need to go through withdrawal before they start treatment because Hallucinogens cause changes in neurotransmitters in the brain like serotonin and dopamine, which affect mood and behavior. After detoxification from Hallucins users will want to talk about their current relationships with family members, friends, and co-workers as well as any thoughts of suicide (especially among teenagers). Treatment typically lasts at least six months and Hallucinogens don’t work in the same way as other drugs.

 

What you can expect from rehabilitation and treatment programs

Hallucinogen addiction and Hallucinogen rehabilitation can be scary things. But you don’t need to go through it alone. Hallucinogen Rehabilitation is available, and they have the resources necessary for your recovery from Hallucinogens to live healthy lives again. A Hallucinogen Treatment Program can help you overcome any feelings of shame or guilt that may still linger after quitting Hallucinogens because they’re built on an open-minded philosophy with personalized care plans tailored just for you. With their encouragement and support as well as treatment options (depending on how long ago use began) all geared towards helping get over Hallucinogens.

Why it’s important to seek help

Hallucinogen addiction treatment is important because hallucinogens are generally addictive substances that can lead to several long-term consequences. Hallucinogen addicts, their families, and friends should not wait until the problem worsens before seeking help for them.

The sooner you seek Hallucinogen Rehabilitation Center assistance, the better your chances of recovery will be. Hallucinations are incredibly powerful; they produce intense emotions in those who experience them which often results in an increased desire to use again after experiencing one or more episodes of hallucinations. Hallucination also causes cognitive function issues such as trouble paying attention, concentrating, and making decisions due to excessive dopamine release by certain parts of the brain during periods where users have been under the influence. Hallucinations and the resulting cognitive dysfunction can have a major, negative impact on relationships with those close to you as well as employment or school performance if Hallucinogen use continues unabated.

 

How to find the best rehab center for your needs 

It can be hard to find the best Hallucinogen Rehab center, especially if you are not sure what your needs are. It is important at this point that you get some professional help to guide and direct you in deciding on where would be the most appropriate place for Hallucinogen treatment. The right hallucinogens addiction treatment center will have people who specialize in helping those with Hallucinogen addiction problems such as substance abuse counselors, psychologists, medical doctors, nurses, etc. Once they know more about your specific situation, they will come up with an individualized plan of Hallucinogens rehab which may include things like different types of therapy sessions or medications that may work better for someone dealing with Hallucinogens addiction.

Hallucinogens treatment centers usually have Hallucinogen addiction specialists who are knowledgeable in providing Hallucinogens rehab which will be tailored to your needs and situation so you can get the best Hallucinogenic drug help possible. They may recommend individual counseling sessions, group therapy, family intervention, or a combination of these types of Hallucinogenic drug treatments during Hallucinogen Rehab Treatment Centers. The right Hallucinogen Addiction Treatment Center should also provide education about hallucinogen abuse as well as different forms of alternative therapies for those with Hallucinogens addiction problems such as substance use disorder counselors, psychologists, medical doctors, etc.

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Addiction In Orange County http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/addiction/ http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/addiction/#respond Thu, 31 Jan 2019 01:14:15 +0000 http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/?p=32 Social media is an excellent source for anyone battling a drug or alcohol addiction. On the pages of sites like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter are many people who understand your struggles who would love to connect and provide support and encouragement. There are videos offering a plethora of helpful tips and information that an addict can use to gain the upper hand when they’re ready to break free from their addiction. There are groups and pages as well. These groups and pages provide specific information that can benefit an addict in various ways, whether via a telephone number to a local rehab or articles concerning drug use and abuse. So while social media has its disadvantages, it is up to each user to determine the way they’ll use the sites. When a social media user wants to use the site to gain addiction information, there are certainly many resources available to help in their pursuit. One of the most popular right now belongs to Coastline Behavioral Health, they claim to be one of the best drug rehab centers in Orange County, Ca. View their Facebook page here.

 

 

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Camera Cops! http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/camera-cops/ http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/uncategorized/camera-cops/#respond Tue, 31 May 2005 00:59:54 +0000 http://ronaldbrucemeyer.com/?p=27 Maybe it’s time for a constitutional convention — for the purpose of repealing the Bill of Rights once and for all, not piecemeal, as I’ve seen in recent months. Even before September 11, and the subsequent USA Patriot Repeal of Civil Rights Act, legislators have been carving up the Constitution and the very idea of justice. Consider:

“Congress shall make no law… abridging…
the right of the people peaceably to assemble….”
and

“In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right…
to be confronted with the witnesses against him.”

For at least the past three years I’ve been hearing about this outrage. The most recent comment I read, in the December 6 Washington Post, brings it to mind again. The premise of red-light cameras is to catch red-light runners in the act, on film, as they violate the traffic law and endanger other drivers. In theory, taking a picture of a driver violating the law is pretty solid proof that they are guilty — and the police mail the violator a ticket. There is a high degree of compliance (most tickets are paid, rather than disputed) and intersections where red-light cameras, or what I like to call “camera cops” (because they are used in lieu of a human witness), are installed reportedly experience a marked decrease in red-light runners.
Sounds pretty good, doesn’t it? But I am unimpressed that two-thirds of Americans support camera cops. A majority of Americans will support just about any restriction on someone else?s rights. I, and some others, see four real problems in this traffic enforcement method. I call them the design objection, the privacy objection, the rights objection, and the profit objection.

THE DESIGN OBJECTION

Camera cops do nothing to reduce the underlying problem of why people feel the need to run red lights. Red lights are a poor substitute for better highway design. Traffic lights must be coordinated to expedite traffic flow rather than slow it to gridlock. A driver who passes through intersections with ill-timed lights naturally speeds up to catch the next light. Why needlessly frustrate drivers? A smooth traffic flow will maintain calm drivers and orderly intersections, thus markedly reducing the incentive to run red lights. If the purpose of camera cops is safety, isn’t this a better way to achieve it than the punitive one?

THE PRIVACY OBJECTION
The privacy of individuals in their cars is violated by camera cops. It’s also called the “mistress defense,” and although I don’t condone the practice (mistresses, that is), I understand the objection. Cameras don’t discriminate: they photograph whatever they’re pointed at, including (mostly) men who are where they should not be and with someone they should not be with.

A small price to pay, you say? Perhaps so. OK, so privacy is already invaded in everyday life: just look at all the cameras that watch us in banks, in stores, and in a lot of corporate buildings in our business centers. I’ve seen them, but I’ve also seen what they have in common: they’re in private hands; they are not part of a government-controlled bureaucracy and their controllers don’t have the power of arrest and trial at their disposal. I don’t like having cameras watch me, but I understand theft-reduction concerns in private business. And I have a choice about which businesses I will patronize. However the road system is a government monopoly so I have no choice in what roads I use. But let’s look at my next objection.

THE RIGHTS OBJECTION

A camera is not human; a camera is a machine. That is obvious, you might say, but here is the real problem with that: camera cops are being used in lieu of a human witness — a witness who can be called to testify and be cross-examined. You can’t cross examine a machine. A machine has no rights; a human must. If we elevate a machine to the level of a human, by instilling in it the capacity convict, you are debasing the humanity of the human. Human beings have a Sixth Amendment right to face an accuser. Just who is doing the accusing when the only witness is a contraption of metal and glass? Is convenience a sufficient reason to discard a constitutional right?

In fact, opportunistic contractors and politicians are promoting exactly that: the convenience of red-light cameras. The more cameras we have watching dangerous intersections, the more cops we free up to pursue other crimes. You just can’t have a cop at every intersection, they say, because it isn’t cost-effective. While this is true, it is also true that most municipalities already know which intersections are the most dangerous ones. It is, indeed, part of the police department’s job to allocate resources judiciously. In fact, camera cops are not installed at only the most dangerous intersections: they are installed at the intersections with the highest volume of traffic. Why do you think that is? The reason brings me to my final issue with camera cops.

THE PROFIT OBJECTION

Tickets issued on the basis of camera cop “evidence” are usually paid without demur, as I mentioned above. How can you argue with a machine? Here’s how: by pointing out that traffic enforcement should not be a profit center. Camera cops are marketed to eager municipalities by hungry contractors who argue that it’s a win-win situation. The contractor makes about 30%-50% of each ticket paid; the municipality gets the ticket revenue — and people become a little more careful in high-volume intersections. And don’t think for a minute that there isn’t a profit motive for insurance companies: they can charge a higher rate if you have tickets on your driving record! I think it’s wonderful that people are encouraged to be better behaved behind the wheel, but isn’t it just a little unseemly for law enforcement to be contracted out?

Given my four reasons — the design objection, the privacy objection, the rights objection, and the profit objection — there is ample cause to consider camera cops a vice, whatever their safety virtues. I don’t think I would even object to a police officer taking pictures at notoriously dangerous intersections (as opposed to the merely profitable ones), as long as he or she remains a human witness who can be subpoenaed to testify in support of what was witnessed. That way, the camera is a servant, not a master. No one wants lawbreakers to get away with traffic violations, especially if their misbehavior results in injury or death. But isn’t that why we have living, breathing police officers on the public payroll?

Camera cops, or red-light cameras, or radar cameras, are a cop-out. They will not prevent anyone from being killed at an intersection. Their only effect is after the fact. What we really need are red lights. In a few rear-view mirrors. Flashing from police cars.
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