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Generic Drugs Health: Does It Make a Difference if It's Generic or Not?

Generic Drugs Health: Does It Make A Difference If It's Generic Or Not?

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

According to a 2010 report from The Drug Abuse Warning Network, antidepressants contributed to <a href="http://www.samhsa.gov/data/2k10/WebSR018Pharma50+/Pharma50+HTML.pdf" target="_hplink">8.6 percent of emergency room visits</a> by adults …
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Curing Addiction: Twelve Steps or Fixing the Brain?

Curing addiction: Twelve Steps or fixing the brain?

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The personal stories that have emerged out of addiction literature reveal that the Alcoholics Anonymous model has been thoroughly ingrained into the wider story of addiction. This may affect individuals' experience of the condition. It's… Continue reading

Advair Misused: Article Describes Troubling Details of the Overselling of an

Advair misused: Article describes troubling details of the overselling of an

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The financial links between the asthma drug companies, the medical associations that promoted the drugs and the doctors who wrote treatment guidelines that recommended the drugs followed a pattern identified with other… Continue reading

Hope for Effective New Malaria Treatment

Hope for effective new malaria treatment

Filed under: drug treatment news 2011

In addition, 102 cases were reported in Europe by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2011. Although treatments for malaria are currently available, the Plasmodium parasite is rapidly becoming resistant to the most common drugs, and new strategies… Continue reading

High Stake Search for the Next Lipitor

High Stake Search For The Next Lipitor

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Pfizer (PFE) has recently released data on its PCSK9 inhibitor, RN 316, showing the drug at its highest dose lowered bad cholesterol in patients on statins by 80 percent after their first treatment. Cholesterol fell so low… Continue reading

Effects of Marijuana

Effects of Marijuana

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

In a 2010 survey, 17.4 million people in the United States said they had used marijuana in the past month. The National Institute on Drug Abuse says marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug. marijuana smoker. Smoking marijuana produces …… Continue reading

Reform and Reality

Reform And Reality

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The latest cool stuff out of some of the nation's best labs; news on medical research and what it may mean for patients. …. People who are at increased risk of overdose include those taking long-acting opioid medications (like Vicodin and… Continue reading

MARK BONOKOSKI

MARK BONOKOSKI

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Until a few months ago, opiate addicts from the surrounding region fighting to take an edge off their dependency had to go out of town to get their methadone soothers, a daily round trip of several hours until trust and drug testing permitted… Continue reading