Heroin Users and Overdose Deaths Rising Fast in US

Posted on 08/07/2015 by sumayah

Heroin abuse and death from an overdose of heroin are factors that have been on the increase in the United States. Once we analyze the trends, a better and clearer picture of the problem emerges....

Leah Calvert of ‘Teen Mom 2’ has a Drug Problem

Posted on 23/10/2014 by affam

Leah Calvert is known as “Super Mom” among her fans. The Teen Mom 2 star is immensely famous among her fans due to her performance in this series. Recently it was revealed that Super Mom might be...

Zohydro Ban Possible? Senator Introduces Bill To Revoke FDA Approval

Posted on 14/03/2014 by forbes

Earlier today, Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) submitted a bill that, if passed, would force the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approval of the painkiller Zohydro, which a...

Toddler Heroin Scandal Leads to Father’s Arrest

Posted on 12/03/2014 by sumayah

Could somebody be so irresponsible in the case of his own child or other children? One supposes not, but anything is possible in today’s world where anything goes. A dad in New Jersey left his son at...

Zohydro: Super Potent New Opiate Painkiller But Too Dangerous?

Posted on 28/02/2014 by forbes

A new opiate painkiller with 5 to 10 times the power of Vicodin, set to hit the market in March, could trigger a disastrous spike in overdoses and deaths, says a powerful coalition of doctors,...

New painkiller ‘Zohydro’ raises more questions than answers

Posted on 28/02/2014 by gene

A consortium of health professionals, law enforcement officials, and addiction specialists is calling on the Food and Drug Administration to stop a new drug called Zohydro due its risks.Zohydro, a...

Acetyl Fentanyl Deaths Spread To The Southeast

Posted on 20/02/2014 by forbes

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued a health advisory today after conclusively linking three drug overdose deaths with acetyl fentanyl, a designer opioid drug. While...

CVS Educates on Acetaminophen Safety

Posted on 06/02/2014 by forbes

After I read online yesterday about CVS announcing plans to stop selling tobacco products in their retail outlets, I moseyed up the driveway to fetch the mail I neglected to bring in the night before...

Ohio executes convicted killer using new two-drug procedure

Posted on 17/01/2014 by gene

Ohio is the first state in the U.S. to use a new two-drug procedure in executions. 53-year old Dennis McGuire, convicted of raping and killing a pregnant woman in 1989, was executed on Thursday at...

Why Too Much Acetaminophen Can Lead To Liver Damage

Posted on 16/01/2014 by forbes

The FDA has just issued a statement urging doctors not to prescribe acetaminophen in doses higher than 325 mg. Liver damage has been a known risk of the drug for many years, with even low doses...

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