United States

Important Step to Control Painkillers

...  step to control painkillers In fact, abuse of prescription medications is overtaking that of “street drugs” such as heroin and cocaine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spoke of a pain-pill overdose “epidemic” that cost 15,000 lives… Continue reading

Possible Treatment for Marijuana Abuse Found

...  Treatment For Marijuana Abuse Found More people seek treatment for marijuana use in the United States than for cocaine or heroin use, surveys show. Yet there are no medications approved for treating marijuana addiction. [5 Bad Habits You Should… Continue reading

Biggie Smalls Deemed Too Fat to Have a Brooklyn Corner Named After Him

...  him According to DNA Info, CB2 member Lucy Koteen, who apparently hasn't listened to the radio or left her house in the past 20 years, “looked up the rapper's history” and read some of it to the community board… Continue reading

The Attorney General and Mandatory Drug Laws

...  Attorney General and Mandatory Drug Laws The new policy may also fall somewhat short of its intended consequences with respect to racial and ethnic disparities. Drugs generally, but particularly cocaine and heroin, may change hands three to six times… Continue reading

Harsher Penalties Not Answer to Pharmacy Robbery Problem

...  against the use of illegal drugs and abuse of pharmaceuticals, and yet the drug problem persists. Believing that someone desperate enough to rob a pharmacy of oxycodone, often the sought-after drug, is going to think … Read more on… Continue reading

Philadelphia PA Drug Detox Center Announces No Charge Drug & Alcohol

...  internal system brings an incredible sense of pain and withdrawal to a person. Substance abuse problems affects … Other drugs like Suboxone, oxycontin, heroin … Read more on PR Web (press release) Study: 'War On Drugs' Failed To Limit… Continue reading