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The medical field is seeing more and more babies born to mothers addicted to prescription drugs. The problem has reached epidemic proportions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the biggest news is that it is causing several organizations to reevaluate how it treats these tiny patients. ...

Some people have lived in the country for generations. Some people leave the hustle and bustle of city life in search of peace and quiet. For those who leave the city for life in the country, there may be at least one misperception. While it is certainly true that in leaving the urban areas, families will likely leave behind things like traffic snarls, pollution and noise, it is less certain that they can g ...

There are organizations in place to measure drug usage in local areas and across regions and nations. It is also helpful to have a broad understanding of global trends in drug use and its consequences for the global population. ...

Long-term changes in brain chemistry can result from the recreational use of the illegal drug commonly known as ecstasy. A new Vanderbilt University Medical Center study found that the drop in serotonin levels as a result of consuming the "rave" drug can last as long as two years. ...

Those who push for the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes often promote the medicinal value found in its use. It has been shown to relieve pain for chronic pain sufferers without some of the unpleasant side effects found in certain other types of treatments. The drug must be fully explored for potential harmful effects before it could be legalized. Previous research has shown an ...

Researchers have long known that Ecstasy users experience memory loss, but Dutch researchers recently explored whether or not changes in the brain structure may also take place – especially in the hippocampus, the region of the brain that manages the capacity for longer-duration memory. Perhaps even more alarming are study results that suggest the loss of long-term memory capacity for Ecstasy users ap ...

The nonmedical use of pain relievers has become an increasing problem, with use of prescription pain relievers second only to marijuana in 2008 for illegal drug use. The Treatment Episode Data Set collects information about the primary substance of abuse when individuals are admitted to treatment facilities. A recent report from TEDS data compares characteristics of admissions related to primary use of pres ...

Steroids have been a part of some athletes’ muscle-building strategies for decades, first emerging on the health scene originally in 1930s. During this time, researchers created man-made forms of testosterone, a hormone responsible for many male gender traits. Sixty years later, steroids joined the list of other substances that are controlled by law with the Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 ...

Each and every one of us has the potential to be a drug dealer. Many of us may already be one, or may have been one in the past. How can that possibly be, you ask? Well, you may very well be a fine, upstanding citizen with a nine-to-five five job who drives a Volvo, but if you’re not locking your medicine cabinet you are also a drug dealer in the making. Studies show that over eighty percent of abused presc ...

For those individuals who must have any type of medical procedure done that will require pain, anesthetic is a very good thing. This medication allows for the temporary reduction or elimination of sensation. It is the medicine used when surgery is to be performed, while it is also used when a tooth needs to be filled. ...