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Study Says Mixing Energy Drinks, Alcohol May Affect Young Brains Same as Cocaine
Oct 28, 2016A new study has found out that mixing caffeinated energy drinks with alcoholic beverages can adversely affect the adolescent brains just like cocaine. Conducted by the Purdue University, the research looked into the possible effects of ...
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The Electronic Cigarette's Future
Jun 13, 2014President of the Spanish Society of Pathology double Supervisor (EDPS), Dr. Nestor Szerman defended Wednesday by inhaling nicotine electronic cigarette as "effective treatment" for these patients because they help to counteract the side ...
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Kentucky Heroin Overdose Deaths and Emergency Department Visits Increased
Feb 27, 2014LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Kentucky heroin overdose deaths and emergency department visits increased from 2011 to 2012, while prescription painkiller overdoses dropped, officials say. A report by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and ...
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Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents
Feb 26, 2014Health Affairs: Use Of Telemedicine Can Reduce Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Residents And Generate Savings For Medicare Hospitalizations of nursing home residents are frequent and result in complications, morbidity, and Medicare ...
Tags: Telemedicine, Medicaid, Medicare Premium
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Washington and Colorado Became The First States to Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use
Feb 26, 2014NEW YORK, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- In 2012, Washington and Colorado became the first states to legalize recreational marijuana use. Another 15 states have decriminalized the drug. And 19 states allow it for medical purposes. An increase in ...
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New York Researchers Have Identified a Molecular Mechanism
Jan 23, 2014NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- New York researchers have identified a molecular mechanism by which cocaine alters the brain's reward circuits and causes addiction. Dr. Eric J. Nestler, director of the Friedman Brain Institute at the Icahn ...
Tags: molecular mechanism, PARP, ADP, drug
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The Potentially Dangerous Levels of Caffeine That May Be Involved
Jan 16, 2014A couple of years ago, after reports surfaced about deaths that might be attributable to popular energy drinks, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) demanded that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigate the potentially dangerous ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Energy drinks
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More Than a Week After Marijuana Prohibition Came to an End in Colorado
Jan 13, 2014More than a week after marijuana prohibition came to an end in Colorado, the joy has faded as residents adjust to the new normal of having the most liberal marijuana laws in the U.S. Long lines are gone from the 37 -- and counting -- pot ...
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Extending Treatment with The Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix May Help Them Avoid a Relapse
Jan 9, 2014For people with serious mental illness who are trying to quit smoking, extending their treatment with the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may help them avoid a relapse, according to a new study. After a standard 12-week ...
Tags: mental illness, quit smoking, Chantix, avoid relapse
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Slightly Less Than 1%of U.S. Anesthesiology Residents Had a Substance Abuse Disorder
Jan 2, 2014Slightly less than 1 percent of U.S. anesthesiology residents who began their training between 1975 and 2009 had a substance abuse disorder during their residency, a new study reveals. Researchers examined data gathered from nearly 45,000 ...
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The Number of U.S. Teens Taking The Club Drug Ecstasy Has More Than Doubled
Dec 27, 2013The number of U.S. teens who wind up in the emergency room after taking the club drug Ecstasy has more than doubled in recent years, raising concerns that the hallucinogen is back in vogue, federal officials report. Emergency room visits ...
Tags: US teens, club drug, Ecstasy, hallucinogen, teens health
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You Should Take Preventive Action When Hosting a Party
Dec 26, 2013Prescription-drug abuse likely isn't on your mind when you open your home to holiday guests. But it's amajor problem in the United States, and you should take preventive action when hosting a party, experts say. "We don't like to think of ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Prescription-drug, drug
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Oxycodone and Hydrocodone Are The Most Popular Drugs Among Americans
Dec 26, 2013Oxycodone -- the active ingredient in OxyContin -- and hydrocodone are the most popular drugs among Americans who abuse prescription painkillers, a new study finds. OxyContin and Percocet are brand names for drugs containing oxycodone. ...
Tags: oxycodone, abuse prescription painkillers, OxyContin, Percocet
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A Leading Doctors' Group Is Urging Members to Exercise Tighter Control on The Medications
Dec 26, 2013Abuse of narcotic painkillers and other prescription drugs is a growing problem in the United States, and a leading doctors' group is urging members to exercise tighter control on the medications. The American College of Physicians (ACP) ...
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Here Are Some of The Latest Health and Medical News Developments
Dec 20, 2013Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments: Teens Opting for Real Pot While U.S. teens are staying away from synthetic marijuana, they're smoking more of the natural version, a new survey of more than 40,000 ...
Tags: Health, US teens, Drug Abuse, New Mosquito-Borne Virus
