Police say the Percocet tablets have become the drug of choice for teens and young people in their 20s, replacing the once widespread OxyContin but leading area youth down the same dangerous path of addiction and crime. “It’s an epidemic. It’s out of control,” said East Bridgewater Detective Michael Jenkins, a member of the regional … Read more
The highly addictive narcotic OxyContin (oxycodone hydrochloride) is the No. 1 drug dispensed by these clinics, and it has become a huge problem. Because the state of Florida is one of seven states that does not have a prescription-drug tracking system,* patients can go from one clinic to another and purchase pain pills without anyone … Read more
A MAN died after consuming the head shop drug MDPV, which has a similar effect to cocaine but is 20 to 30 times more potent. Read more: https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/man-died-after-taking-head-shop-drug-132310.html#ixzz11Qn0WPke
The most popular medicine in the U.S. was prescribed 128 million times last year, even as a panel of experts called together by the Food and Drug Administration recommended that regulators ban it. The drug is Vicodin, a 40-year-old addictive medicine that combines the narcotic hydrocodone with acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol; the prescription … Read more
Thirty-one of 75 patients hospitalized for opioid detoxification told University physicians they first got hooked on drugs legitimately prescribed for pain. Another 24 began with a friend’s left-over prescription pills or pilfered from a parent’s medicine cabinet. The remaining 20 patients said they got hooked on street drugs. However, 92 percent of the patients in … Read more
On January 1, 2018, the Department of Transportation’s final rule amending its drug-testing program goes into effect. In an effort to more closely align with the revised HHS Mandatory Guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the rule clarifies existing drug-testing program provisions, makes technical amendments, and removes certain requirements for … Read more
The California State Supreme Court has ruled that employers have the right to fire potential or current employees, regardless if they’re medical-marijuana patients. Without this ruling, employers would risk violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. https://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_15733603
As the debate over marijuana legalization heats up, misinformation and inadequate understanding are running rampant. While many proponents of legalization stake the claim that marijuana is a benign drug that charges no substantial toll to society, research and common sense prove otherwise. A critical look at marijuana exposes the societal and cultural dangers the drug … Read more
More than half the owners of medical-marijuana centers in Colorado have criminal arrest or conviction records for crimes such as dealing drugs, sexual assault, burglary, and weapons violations, according to statistics developed by the Drug Enforcement Administration and obtained by 9News. https://www.denverpost.com/headlines/ci_15627263