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CBD: One trucker’s answer to chronic pain, opioid addiction
The tale of one trucker’s use of a CBD product with a small amount of THC in it to get the addiction monkey of longtime opioid use for chronic pain “off my back,” he says. The current regs around CBD essentially ask him to “put the monkey back on my back,” he says. “No thank you.” …
December 2, 2019
Business
The vape escape — Survey shows growing use among operators
More and more truckers are vaping to get away from tobacco’s dangers. It’s working for some, though it has drawbacks.
February 9, 2015
Channel 19
Kick the habit with hypnosis?
Tried to quit smoking 20 times only to start again? If so, you’ve got a friend here. A hypnotist based in Florida has developed both in-person hypnosis and at-home self-hypnosis tools that may help.
October 18, 2012
Channel 19
Kicking the habit: Why a blanket cell-phone ban won’t work
As if hearing the plethora of truck drivers’ objections to the prohibitions on handheld cell use in-cab while driving, minus any similar prohibition for the motoring public and given the wide problem of motorist distraction on the highways, the National Transportation Safety Board formally recommended that all personal electronic devices be banned from use while […]
December 15, 2011
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