MDMA can be fatal in warm environments
NIH preclinical study suggests higher risk of death is associated with warmer brain temperature June 03, 2014 A moderate dose of MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy or Molly, that is…
Cocaine users have 45 percent increased risk of glaucoma
Public release date: 29-Sep-2011 Cocaine users diagnosed with glaucoma two decades earlier than nonusers INDIANAPOLIS – A study of the 5.3 million men and women seen in Department of Veterans…
Opioids now most prescribed class of medications ( 2011 )
Public release date: 5-Apr-2011 JAMA studies identify shift in prescribing patterns and recommend interventions to protect vulnerable populations PHILADELPHIA – Two reports by…
Antipsychotics for schizophrenia associated with subtle loss in brain volume
Public release date: 7-Feb-2011 Patients with schizophrenia who take antipsychotic medications appear to lose a small but measurable amount of brain tissue over time, according to a report in the…
Retention leads to discipline problems in other kids
Kids who are 'held back' may contribute to disruptive middle school environment DURHAM, N.C -- When students repeat a grade, it can spell trouble for their classmates, according to a…
Breast milk transmits drugs and medicines to the baby
Public release date: 24-Jun-2010 - The breast milk of smoking mothers contains between 2 and 240 nanograms of nicotine per millilitre, which means their babies receive a dose…
70 MILLION Americans are on mind-altering drugs: shock statistic which shows full extent of use of illegal and legal narcotics
One in Five adults take prescription psychiatric drugs Prescription drugs are the second most common substances to be abused 27,000 unintentional drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States 250million…
British heroin substitute may be associated with wide-ranging sight problems (methadone)
Public release date: 21-Apr-2010 - Virtually all the children (95%) had poor eyesight in addition to which seven out of 10 had involuntary eye movement (nystagmus), while in half vision…
Addiction Treatment With a Dark Side ” Suboxone “
For Shawn Schneider, a carpenter and rock musician, the descent into addiction began one Wisconsin winter with a fall from a rooftop construction site onto the frozen ground below. As…
‘Shooting galleries’: The drug plan that could be too liberal for even Brighton
Plans for Britain’s first legal ‘consumption rooms’ are unsettling the resort widely touted as a prime locationCharlotte PhilbyWednesday, 17 April 2013Britain could see its first so-called “shooting gallery” – somewhere…
Breast milk transmits drugs and medicines to the baby
Contact: SINC info@plataformasinc.es 34-914-251-820 FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology There is great confusion among the scientific community about whether women who are drug abusers should…
Young people driving epidemic of prescription drug abuse
Contact: David Kelly david.kelly@ucdenver.edu 303-315-6374 University of Colorado Denver Abuse of nonmedical analgesics up 40 percent DENVER (Oct. 16, 2012) – A new study by the University of Colorado Denver…
DEA shuts down shipments from Walgreen facility : Suspicion that highly addictive painkillers were being diverted to the black market.
Reuters – Fri, Sep 14, 2012 (Reuters) - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it shut down shipments of controlled substances from Walgreen Co's Florida distribution facility on the…
Researchers: Infant drug tests for marijuana are unreliable
By Stephen C. Webster Wednesday, August 15, 2012 12:58 EDT The most commonly used drug testing methods for detecting marijuana exposure are unreliable when used on infant babies and “should…
10% of U.S. High School Seniors Use Vicodin ( 2008 )
Public release date: 17-Dec-2008 (HealthDay News) — While marijuana and alcohol use has declined among teens, the abuse of painkillers such as Vicodin and Oxycontin has increased, a new report…
Updated standards to reduce metal contaminants in prescription drugs
Public release date: 8-Dec-2008 - toxic metals can wind up in pharmaceutical ingredients through raw materials, catalysts, equipment, and other sources Prescription medicines in the United States could soon…
New evidence on addiction to medicines Diazepam has effect on nerve cells in the brain reward system
Public release date: 27-Aug-2008 Addictions to medicines and drugs are thought to develop over a relatively long period of time. The process involves both structural and functional changes in…
United States has highest level of illegal cocaine and cannabis use, and more ( 2008 )
Public release date: 30-Jun-2008 A survey of 17 countries has found that despite its punitive drug policies the United States has the highest levels of illegal cocaine and cannabis…
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