Prescription drug misuse or abuse results in dramatic increases in the numbers of people needing emergency medical care between 2009 as in 2004. Read the rest of this entry »
After falling out of popularity, a drug’s appeal can grow among a new population who was not exposed to its perils. Read the rest of this entry »
Adding ecstasy to a New Year’s Eve celebration turns out to be a dangerous way to party, with more than a dozen ecstasy overdoses needing treatment from one Los Angeles event. Read the rest of this entry »
Studies that show the dangers of marijuana abuse are strangely absent amid all the furor about marijuana legalization or medical use. Read the rest of this entry »
The 2010 poppy blight cut the opium poppy production almost in half but skyrocketing prices mean that the industry actually brought in much more money than in 2009. Read the rest of this entry »