Opioids Front and Center in First Global Picture of Illicit Drug Use

Published August 31, 2013

Opioids Front and Center in First Global Picture of Illicit Drug Use
The first-ever analysis to examine global and regional prevalence of dependence on 4 major categories of drugs — amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis, and opioids — shows that of all the illicit drug–related deaths in 2010, more than half (55%) were … Read more on Medscape

HIV Protein Boosts Cocaine's Effect
“This study also has clinical ramifications as it sheds light on the ability of HIV Tat to increase the possibility of relapse in abstinent subjects with a history of cocaine abuse.” She added that it will be important to next test how this animal … Read more on Scientist

Video surfaced August 10 showing Ford allegedly drunk at street festival and …
Despite the lingering questions regarding Ford's alleged addiction to crack cocaine, the mayor has continued to enjoy a hard core of support from a segment of Toronto voters, particularly in the suburbs, who lifted him to power in 2010 on a platform of … Read more on Daily Mail