For years now, painkiller abuse has been rampant in the state of Florida due to loose legislation and lax monitoring of pain clinics. According to the Charleston Gazette, several months ago CVS cracked down on Florida doctors telling a number of them they will no longer fill their prescriptions written for painkillers or other addictive [...]
In what seems like a classic case of the stereotypical big pharmaceutical company pulling the wool over the eyes of unsuspecting doctors and patients, the saga of how Purdue Pharma deliberately covered up the addictive potential of OxyContin is a striking example of hubris, greed and total disregard for human safety.
The first ever National Rx Drug Abuse Summit will take place this April in Florida and U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Regina M. Benjamin will be addressing the need for some new public health plans. The Summit is intended to address the nationwide epidemic of prescription drug abuse and create a better understanding and collaboration between [...]
When U.S. law enforcement officers catch and question drug traffickers on this side of the border, many seem unaware of the nefarious Mexican powers behind their trade. Like a deadly sea monster, the heads of Mexican drug cartels live and grow on one side of the U.S.-Mexico border while their tentacles are reaching ever deeper [...]
Viewers of the popular and somewhat controversial MTV series Jersey Shore know that one of its stars, Vinny Guadagnino, left the Jersey Shore house recently to concentrate on taking care of his emotional health. What many viewers may not know is that Vinny has suffered from clinical anxiety since he was a child and has [...]
Hundreds of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder patients are complaining daily to the Federal Drug Administration, or FDA, because they are unable to fill their prescriptions due to short supplies at their pharmacies. These shortages are the result of a troublesome partnership between the DEA, or Drug Enforcement Agency, and the drug manufacturers. While the manufacturer [...]
The American Pain Society began working on the issue of pain management in 1995 and later partnered with the American Academy of Pain Medicine to set up guidelines for opioid use when it comes to treating those with chronic pain. According to an online post, the past 15 years have produced an attitude change from [...]
The flow of illegal drugs across our nation’s borders has received much publicity over the last few years. It is, admittedly, a serious problem. Most Americans might be surprised to learn, however, that prescription drug abuse has eclipsed the misuse of all other illegal drugs combined apart from abuse of marijuana. While leaders continue to [...]
Feds believe they’re making progress in a push to stop abuse of prescription painkillers but they still say doctors in the U.S. are prescribing sufficient addictive prescription painkillers to medicate every individual American 24 hours a day for one month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the chief cause of fatalities may not [...]
According to a recent Medical News Today article, leading researchers on alcohol from both Canada and the U.S. have come together to discuss the latest discoveries at a full day conference that took place November 18th at Loyola University in Chicago.
