Addiction Isn't Easily Overcome
Addiction isn't easily overcome
I taught in an inner-city school during the height of the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1980s and 1990s, and have had many students who came from homes where one or both parents were addicted to crack… Continue reading
Lives 'Left in Ruin' by Rising Tide of Depression Drugs
Lives 'left in ruin' by rising tide of depression drugs
He believes that some drug giants have obfuscated the truth about antidepressants, much as tobacco firms tried to hide the dangers of cigarettes. “My research has led me to the… Continue reading
In Plano as in New York City, Heroin Is a Killer
In Plano as in New York City, Heroin Is a Killer
It grabbed headlines in February with the death of 46-year-old actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who succumbed to an “acute mixed drug intoxication including heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines and amphetamine” in… Continue reading
A Novel Compound Found Effective Against Cocaine Addiction
A Novel Compound Found Effective against Cocaine Addiction
Cocaine is a highly addictive drug. People who are addicted may eventually prefer taking cocaine and their lifestyles may alter completely as their addiction increases. Treatment of cocaine addiction is different… Continue reading
Systematic Review on What Works, What Does Not Work and Why of …
Systematic Review on what Works, what Does Not Work and why of …
mHealth projects can potentially be scaled-up to help tackle problems faced by healthcare systems like poor management of drug stocks, weak surveillance and reporting systems or lack… Continue reading
Benzodiazepine Addiction Meds the Same, but Different?
Benzodiazepine Addiction Meds the Same, but Different?
… can lead to severe withdrawal symptoms, such as hallucinations, seizures, insomnia, increased heart rate and blood pressure, tremulousness, and diaphoresis, so it is important to do studies to address treatment protocols for… Continue reading