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Study Claims to Find First Two Deaths Caused by Marijuana
Cuts against many other studies that have showed pot doesn’t have fatal health implications
60% of High School Seniors Do Not Think Marijuana Is Harmful
A new survey from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) shows that marijuana use among young people is on the rise.
Why We’re Spending $1 Trillion on Health Medications
Global spending on drugs for diseases ranging from cancer to heart disease are on the rise, and according to a new report from the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics, worldwide, patients will spend $1 trillion on such drugs …
Experimental Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Shows Promise
One in six Americans have high cholesterol, but one in five can’t take the popular statin medications to keep their levels down.
In Case You Hadn’t Realized, The War on Drugs Is a Spectacular Failure
All over the world, drugs are cheaper, purer and more plentiful than ever
Fewer Drugs Being Prescribed to Treat Mental Illness Among Kids
As rates of behavioral disorders like attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and anxiety rose among children, so did concerns about treating them with psychotropic drugs.
Concert Deaths: Four Myths About the Drug Molly
In the last week, three young adults have died after taking apparent overdoses of a drug known on the street as “molly”— two of them over the Labor Day weekend at a New York electronic music festival.
Viewpoint: U.N. Admits Drug War Is ‘Floundering,’ but Is Regulating Recreational Drugs the Answer?
As the DEA reported its largest-ever bust of synthetic-drug dealers and manufacturers, the U.N. admitted that its law-enforcement efforts to contain illegal drugs have largely failed.
Drug War Blocking Potential Treatments for Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Journal Claims
Potential treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, cancer and many other illnesses are being blocked by anti-drug laws, according to a new editorial review published in Nature Reviews Neuroscience.
Viewpoint: From ‘Aggressive’ Trayvon to ‘Laid-Back’ Dzhokhar — Marijuana’s Changing Image
Differences in the way the media have covered Trayvon Martin and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s cannabis use are a troubling reminder of the racism that still largely prevents us from seeing drugs as a health issue
Viewpoint: Drugs to Boost Female Sex Drive: That’s a Good Thing, Right?
In the past, women who lacked sexual desire were stigmatized as “frigid” — today, psychiatry’s diagnostic manual labels them with hypoactive-sexual-desire disorder. Big Pharma is betting that many such women will want to …
Doctors Not Informed of Drug Side Effects During Sales Visits
Even though promotional drug meetings are one of the most common ways doctors find out about new medications, a new study shows they’re not getting all the information.