drug overdoses

Lindsay Lohan, via Lawyer, Pleads Not Guilty in Misdemeanor Car Crash Case

...  has served several stints behind bars, which have … Read more on OnTheRedCarpet.com Laws help, but synthetic drugs remain a danger Herald-Dispatch.com. In recent years, thousands of Americans have found out first-hand about the effects of synthetic drugs manufactured… Continue reading

You Think America May Be Ready to Do Away With Drug Prohibition?

...  the face of a growing number of deaths and cases of HIV linked to drug abuse, the Portuguese government in 2001 tried a new tack to get a handle on the problem—it decriminalized the use and possession of heroin,… Continue reading

Four More People Charged in Connection With Synthetic Drug Overdoses in

...  more people charged in connection with synthetic drug overdoses in … Spofford also admitted to dealing cocaine, marijuana and ecstasy, and delivering a drug meant to counteract effects of the hallucinogens that did not have instructions for use. Carlton… Continue reading

Federal Judge Dismisses Endo's Suit Against FDA on Painkiller Opana ER

...  judge dismisses Endo's suit against FDA on painkiller Opana ER The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently said, "Although many types of prescription drugs are abused, there is currently a growing, deadly epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse. Nearly… Continue reading

Abusers of Prescription Painkillers Can Be Hard to Spot

...  of prescription painkillers can be hard to spot Filed under: cocaine use side effects Opioid, or narcotic, painkillers have become the second most-abused category of drugs behind marijuana, according to the federal 2011 National Survey on Drug Use and… Continue reading

Cocaine in a Poly-Substance Death

...  in a Poly-substance Death Filed under: cocaine overdose treatment … to make treatment available to those in need.” The body also had early signs of decomposition present at autopsy. This may seem a bit early for it to begin,… Continue reading