Dreams That Never Came To Fruition
I was securing the arterial line I had just placed in her left radial artery when I heard her singing quietly under her breathe. It piqued my interest, so I listened closer. She was singing along witRead More…
Category: Controlled substance laws
Mass Incarceration and Prison Gerrymandering, By Dr. Leonard Sowah
In the last 2 decades most new jail and prison developments in the US a country with one of the highest prison populations in the world are in rural and suburban districts. Data reported by the LondonRead More…
Recreational and Medical Marijuana use Today, Are we ready for the change? By Dr. Leonard Sowah
In the past decade several US states have enacted laws legalizing marijuana use to various degrees. Whilst these changes are very welcome federal laws at this time still classifies marijuana as an ilRead More…
An open letter to Elon Musk’s Ambien doctor, By Jemima Kankam, MD, FAPA
“Dr. Kankam, make sure to tell them not to prescribe Ambien to anyone who complains of not sleeping.”
That was the advice an internal medicine physician gave me when he learnt I was giving a talk Read More…
The war on drugs; who won that war? By Dr. Leonard Sowah
I first saw her in my clinic seeking care for HIV but when we first met like most patients with her medical condition she was not an ideal patient. The decision to start her on ART Antiretroviral theRead More…
HEALTHY ALCOHOL USE; WHERE SHOULD WE DRAW THE LINE ?
Personally I cannot say when I had my first drink because I believe I was just too young to remember. I believe I must have been three or four years old then because it was definitely before I went toRead More…
Marijuana Use and The Evolution of Medical Marijuana Laws in the USA, By Dr. Leonard Sowah
The history of cannabis laws in the US has always been a racially charged issue. Most advocates for more relaxed laws on cannabis use believe that common usage of the word Marijuana was an attempt by Read More…