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A 2012 DEA report revealed that in 2010, US pharmacies dispensed enough Vicodin to give 24 tablets of 5mg each to every single person in the country. The current epidemic in prescription drug abuse is partially to blame on Vicodin, since it’s the most widely prescribed drug in the country. Despite accounting for only 4.6 [...]
In real estate, it’s all about location, location, location. In mental health, the same is true. According to a Perth-based study, new evidence suggests that where you live can have an impact on your risk of consuming large amounts of alcohol and developing mental health issues. According to a recent Science Network article, the greater [...]
A new study finds that educating doctors about potentially inappropriate medications for seniors may be more effective than targeting patients with similar information. The effort among Italian doctors resulted in a significant decline in the prescription of such drugs in a three-year period. The drop in potentially inappropriate medications for those aged 65 and older [...]
Two Democratic lawmakers want states to have a say in how they tax and regulate the sale and use of marijuana. Colorado’s Jared Polis and Oregon’s Earl Blumenauer are set to introduce two new bills in the House that affect the way marijuana is legislated today. According to a recent Reuters report, one bill would [...]
According to the most recent end-of-year World Drug Report by the United Nations, the United States is one of the countries most affected by substance use in the developed world. Last year, the United States had one of the highest rates of marijuana use, matched by Canada, New Zealand and Australia. The same holds true [...]
Delusional parasitosis, also known as delusions of parasitosis, is a condition characterized by an affected individual’s mistaken, deep-seated belief that he or she has a serious parasite or insect infestation. In some cases, the condition results from the use/abuse of one of several different illegal drugs and legal medications. In the United States, this form [...]
Diphenhydramine is a medication that belongs to a class of substances known as antihistamines. As their name implies, all substances in this class achieve their effects in the body by blocking the actions of a naturally occurring chemical called histamine, which plays several important roles in the maintenance of normal health. People who take diphenhydramine [...]
The dust and the fallout from the recent U.S. presidential elections may be over, but the results of voting in two states means that recreational use of marijuana is now legal – in the states of Washington and Colorado, that is.
Whose fault is it when you drive drunk and get caught, or worse yet, hurt someone? A New Mexico man has sued his friend and two restaurants after he drove drunk and killed two teenage girls. The 37-year-old man with five DWIs to his name said that Applebee’s and the Blue Corn Café served him [...]
Substance intoxication delirium is a mental health condition that occurs when the accumulation of drugs, medications, or alcohol in the bloodstream leads to a delirious, disoriented state of mind. It belongs to a larger group of mental health problems known as “delirium, dementia, and amnestic and other cognitive disorders.” Some substances can trigger intoxication delirium [...]