Opioid prescriptions down in Hawaii West Hawaii Today
HILO — A state health official told legislators Thursday prescriptions written for opioid pain relievers in Hawaii have declined over the last four years. Dr. Daniel …
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Police charge boy and girl, both THIRTEEN, after 10 school pupils fall ill after ‘taking pills’ Daily Mail
The alarm was raised just after lunchtime on Friday at Dunfermline High School in Fife, with the substances believed to have been consumed outside the …
Overdose deaths tied to antianxiety drugs like Xanax and Valium continue to rise Science News
Benzodiazepines, widely used but addictive drugs to treat anxiety and insomnia, are contributing to a growing number of overdose deaths.
Steve-O reveals he once snorted cocaine that was tainted with HIV-positive blood AOL
Steve-O is opening up about a “desperate” time in his life. The 44-year-old Jacka** star sat down with Graham Bensinger for a new interview that was posted to …
Celia Barquín Arozamena lived an extraordinary life before her tragic murder Golf.com
The murder of Iowa State phenom Celia Barquín Arozamena is unbearable for many reasons and for the many people who adored her. The story gets even …
The Pentagon Sent A Special Jumbo Prison Cell To An Al Qaeda Detainee At Guantanamo Bay Task & Purpose
The Pentagon is shipping a handicapped-accessible cell big enough to accommodate a hospital bed and wheelchair that, in a first, would let an accused war …
Analysis | The Health 202: It’s not just drugmakers criticizing Trump’s effort to lower Medicare drug spending The Washington Post
THE PROGNOSIS. President Trump announces a plan to lower Medicare Part B drug spending at the Department of Health and Human Services.
Middle-aged women see biggest jump in drug overdoses deaths WSAZ-TV
The epidemic of drug overdose deaths is worsening at a startling rate among middle-aged women, federal health experts reported Thursday.
Drug overdose deaths rocketing among middle aged women: Rate shot up 500% since 2000 Daily Mail
The rate has rocketed 260 percent among women aged 30 to 64 since 1999. But among women aged 55 to 64 years old specifically, the rate shot up 500 …
Why are so many New Brunswick doctors prescribing a potentially deadly drug combo? CBC.ca
Some people have known for decades that benzodiazepines and opioids are a potentially deadly combination of drugs. A 2012 article from the Journal Drug …