Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know FDA.gov
When your medicines are no longer needed, they should be disposed of promptly. Consumers and caregivers should remove expired, unwanted, or unused …
Month: April 2019
Kratom Craze: After wife’s death, Franklin County man seeks ban on popular substance KMOV.com
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — People say it can relieve anxiety and pain, even give you a boost of energy, but others say it can kill you. Kratom is legal in Missouri …
New Machine Learning Research ID’s Opioid Addiction Self-Treatments and Risks Georgia Tech News Center
Using advanced machine-learning techniques, Georgia Tech researchers have examined nearly 1.5 million Reddit posts to identify risks associated with several …
Witness: State death drugs will be painful Arkansas Online
An Oklahoma pharmacologist testified Wednesday that midazolam, the first of three drugs administered under Arkansas’ lethal injection protocol, is incapable of …
Do perceived spiritual encounters, from psychedelics such as ayahuasca or without drugs, have mental health benefits? SciTech Europa
Does encountering “God” or “ultimate reality”, either on psychedelics such as LSD and ayahuasca, or without drugs, have mental health benefits?
Eminem is 11 years sober WRAL.com
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN. CNN — Eminem is staying away from the venom. The real Slim Shady is 11 years sober and commemorated the occasion with by …
Kratom: Friend or Foe? Citizen Truth
Due to the opioid-like properties of Kratom, it is currently under investigation and is being considered a “drug of concern.” Kratom is the new hip thing across …
From Bushwick warehouses to the vet’s office: What is Ketamine? Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Once deemed a “club drug,” ketamine is now being touted as a treatment for depression.
Susan Jamison was 16 when she had a full-blown seizure at school. It had never happened before, though for weeks she’d been getting bad headaches. A neurologist diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed her a high dose of sodium valproate — four 500mg pills a day. The drug was considered effective and safe for preventing seizures. It worked for Susan, who is now 53: she has taken it ever since. Sodium valproate is prescribed in the UK under various brand names — Susan takes one called Epilim — and works by blocking nerve activity in the brain involved in seizures. For some patients, it is the only …
Lee County to consider kratom ban | Local News Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
TUPELO • Lee County supervisors will consider a ban on the controversial herbal product kratom, but not until further study and a public hearing.