drug overdose deaths

Many Spider Bites Not Actually From Arachnids, Probably Flea Bites or

...  Spider Bites Not Actually From Arachnids, Probably Flea Bites Or … Before this was developed, however, treatments for black widow bites included whiskey, cocaine and nitroglycerine, according to a review Vetter published this month in the journal Critical Care… Continue reading

Drug Users Offered Foil to Encourage Treatment

...  users offered foil to encourage treatment Providing foil will tackle “significant health risks” associated with injecting drugs such as the transmission of dangerous blood borne viruses. Drugs such as heroin could reduce injecting behavious by encouraging different methods of… Continue reading

Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Painkillers Spike Among Middle-Aged

Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Painkillers Spike Among Middle-Aged … For many decades, the overwhelming majority of U.S. overdose deaths were men killed by heroin or cocaine. But by 2010, 40 percent were women – most of them middle-aged women… Continue reading

Westmoreland County Rally Held to Combat 'Demon of Drug Addiction'

...  County rally held to combat 'demon of drug addiction' To help battle the problem, parents need to know the signs of drug addiction, he said. At its current rate, Westmoreland County is on pace to surpass its 2012 record… Continue reading

A Chat With ASCAP President Paul Williams, Plus Exclusives From Modern

...  time through my disease of alcoholism and my addiction, I was actually forced to a place of honesty where I turned … Read more on Huffington Post Wellington researchers hunt for habit breaker They hope their research, using a… Continue reading

Sober Talk, at Last, About Drugs: Fiorito

...  talk, at last, about drugs: Fiorito You might know that the pillars are: harm reduction, prevention, treatment and enforcement. You might also know that the Four Pillars approach is used in many cities around the world, and has generally… Continue reading