FDA Convenes Hearing on Pain-Pill Labels
... Convenes Hearing on Pain-Pill Labels … are fueling an epidemic of addiction and overdose deaths. The agency is considering a petition by a group of 35 doctors and pain specialists to include a recommended upper daily dose on the… Continue reading
Colombian Rebels Call for Legalization of Drug Crops
... Rebels Call for Legalization of Drug Crops They include setting aside some lands for growing marijuana, coca—the main ingredient for cocaine—and poppies, which are used to make heroin, so long as the crops are used for medicinal purposes. The… Continue reading
City Turned Under Koch Leadership
... Turned Under Koch Leadership Symptoms of dysfunction had flared up the previous summer: riots; a blackout; and the Son of Sam killings. By the time Mr. …. By 1989, as the crack-cocaine boom took hold in New York as… Continue reading
Doctors Say UK Drug Policy Should Focus More on Health
... say UK drug policy should focus more on health Problem drug use affects about 10% of all UK drug users, with the highest levels in the 25 to 34 age group. Cannabis is the most commonly used drug, followed… Continue reading
Prescription Painkiller Overdoses Surpass 'street' Drugs
... … This is what they overdosed on.” In the … Read more on Today.com (blog) Benzodiazepines Plus Buprenorphine Linked to ED Visits AVENTURA, Florida — Increased visits to the emergency department (ED) appear to be one of the downsides… Continue reading
Pain Pills' Littlest Victims
... Pills' Littlest Victims Between 2000 and 2009, the number of newborns showing symptoms of withdrawal from drugs called opioids—including painkillers like oxycodone and antiaddiction drugs such as methadone—tripled in the U.S., according to a study published earlier this …… Continue reading