The name dolofin is derived from 2 words 1 dolor which is Latin for pain and fin which is french for end but also appears in different forms across different languages finito in Spanish of finish in english this word eventually traces its roots to latin and probably exists in some other form before latbut im no expert in proto indo European languages so you have to settel with latim but if you put dolor amd fin togather you dolofin to finish or end pain that is why methadone was originaly called dolofin
The only time I have managed to "feel the methadone" is when I have got down to a very low dose and then flooded my system - so if I have been at under 20mg/day and then take ~100 mg suddenly. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to do anything other than keep the sick away. Must be different for everyone.
I personally get nothing but pain relief and sedation when i take more than i'm prescribed. some report a strong euphoria, but i've "double dosed" and still only felt drowsy. Methadone keeps you right on that line between high and totally sober when you find your right dose. Sure i feel good, but who shouldn't? Dr. Dole showed many years ago that this is often a metabolic issue with our natural endogenous opioids being ran so this medicine just keeps us well and in our correct state of mind.
I was impressed by Professor Meyerson's presentation, which I will include in a list of videos on the policy process for students. Professor Meyerson manages to be both comprehensive and succinct. She also provides great examples. Thank you. (Miriam Laugesen, Associate Professor, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University)
Do people who make these policies understand the science behind their actions? How can we separate politics from science? How can we ensure that there is a connection between policies and the communities it affects?
Hi Emm. Thanks for your question. You are coming from an important place in our policy research -- how to determine what people believe about their policy making and actions, its relationship to science and evidence. We have not solved this, and I would say that if you asked* policy makers, they would give you evidence valued to them. You may not agree that it is evidence. I recommend Ross Brownson and colleagues and their work on evidence-based policy communication for additional learning. As to community engagement in policy, this is a civic development question that we are watching in real time during the 2020 presidential election and Senate runoff in Georgia. Our approach to deepening community engagement in policy is to train and support 'evidence ambassadors' who not only have lived experience with the issues at hand but develop skills in policy communication, self efficacy to do it, and hopefully this will be sustainable. Your questions are really important. Thanks so much.
I loved this parable the first time you told it at the MPH orientation! I am so glad it's on RU-vid so I can use and distribute it to friends and colleagues! Thanks.
Thank you Beth Meyerson, this has been informative. I am creating a health policy for a competition on 'food desert,' It will relate to land-use regulation and impact on food desert analysis. I hope to earn a graduate degree in Health Policy and Management.
ႊBeth Thank you so much for your explanation, I found it very useful and informative. I thoroughly enjoyed your lecture especially small p and Big P. I have a question that what defines a good policy and for a policy to work quite effectively it needs a good political system ? in cases of country with let's say not perfect political grounds is it possible for a policy that could actually benefit the public to grow ? where should we start in such cases ?
Julia Bucher Hi Julia, thanks for the question. All public policy is governmental, so just because HHS is part of our governmental expression does not necessarily define it as big P. HHS is not part of elected government, but a creation of it and is an organizational expression of our administration. So, then, the actions of HHS are little p. The way HHS is organized is also little p.
