heroin and cocaine

Fearing Abuse, States Challenge FDA on Painkiller Approval

Fearing Abuse, States Challenge FDA on Painkiller Approval
Filed under: cocaine opioid addiction
Overdose deaths involving prescription painkillers have quadrupled since 1999, and now outnumber those from heroin and cocaine combined. Zohydro is the first single-ingredient, long-acting product containing the semi-synthetic opioid … The use of … Read more on Stateline

 

Deadly addiction: Heroin use, a tragic wrong turn for prescription drug
Filed under: cocaine opioid addiction
The man was asking for his keys moments later. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Commissioner Patricia Rehmer said this spring that on average one Connecticut resident a day dies of a drug overdose, which also is the leading cause of … Read more on TheDay.com

 

Drinking Alcohol Should Be Banned

Drinking Alcohol Should be Banned
Filed under: cocaine abuse heart disease
Alcohol can cause cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic lung disease and diabetes in moderate drinkers. Heavy drinking, or alcoholism, is a chronic, … According to a study, alcohol is more dangerous and causes more deaths than heroin and cocaine … Read more on Capital city weekly

 

Challenges and Opportunities in the Management of Obesity
Filed under: cocaine abuse heart disease
Abstract. Despite advances in understanding the roles of adiposity, food intake, GI and adipocyte-related hormones, inflammatory mediators, the gut–brain axis and the hypothalamic nervous system in the pathophysiology of obesity, the effects of … Read more on Medscape

 

Christie Speaks With Compassion on Drug Addiction and Treatment

Christie speaks with compassion on drug addiction and treatment
Filed under: drugs to treat cocaine abuse
(CNN) – Republican Gov. Chris Christie teamed up with former Democratic Gov. Jim McGreevey to talk about drug addiction on Thursday, the same day Christie signed a bill aimed to improve treatment programs in New Jersey correctional facilities and … Read more on CNN (blog)

 

Treating Drug Abuse as a Disease, Not a Crime
Filed under: drugs to treat cocaine abuse
The survey asked 1,821 Americans, "In dealing with drug policy, should government focus more on providing treatment for people who use illegal drugs such as heroin and cocaine, or do you think it should focus more on prosecuting people who use these … Read more on The Atlantic

 

DIY Remedies to Give Up Smoking

DIY remedies to give up smoking
Filed under: bupropion cocaine addiction
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), nicotine can be as addictive as heroin and cocaine. … An antidepressant called bupropion has been found to help smokers to quit but is slightly less effective than Champix, according to Saloojee. Read more on Mail & Guardian Online

 

Steve Coogan on 23 Years of Alan Partridge

Steve Coogan on 23 years of Alan Partridge
Filed under: cocaine addiction help uk
In “Alan Partridge,” in domestic theaters after its release last year in the U.K., Coogan's unparalleled comic creation makes his big screen debut after years of TV series, specials, a stage show, a Web series and a memoir. In the film, where a fired … Read more on Daytona Beach News-Journal

 

Mother-of-two given suspended sentence for convincing court staff she was dead
Filed under: cocaine addiction help uk
Defending, Oliver Kirk said Sully, now a mother of two, had been using cocaine on a regular basis and had been advised by a friend on how to avoid appearing in court. Mr Kirk said: “It was a very foolish decision. “It involved others as well. “She … Read more on Bury Free Press

 

Rob Ford Adds Ben Johnson — Best Known for Losing His 1988 Olympic Medal in

Rob Ford adds Ben Johnson — best known for losing his 1988 Olympic medal in
Filed under: cocaine treatment eggs
The mayor, who has admitted to smoking crack cocaine, didn't seem concerned about the optics of aligning himself with Mr. Johnson, who was stripped of an Olympic gold medal at the '88 Seoul Games after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. Related … Read more on National Post

 

Video: 'Osage,' 'Smaug,' 'Grudge Match' coming April 8
Filed under: cocaine treatment eggs
Razor is lured out of retirement for the bout he evaded three decades earlier, and all the requisite training scenes — the jabbing and jogging, raw-egg-swilling and truck-pulling — are nearly as exhilarating as they were in 1976. … Cohen Film … Read more on The Macomb Daily