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Murray's defense drops claim that Michael Jackson swallowed propofol
An attorney for Dr. Conrad Murray dropped the claim that Michael Jackson swallowed a fatal dose of the anesthetic propofol Wednesday, even when the claim had been key in the case.more
10 13, 2011
Painkiller Addicts Plead Guilty to NY Pharmacy Murders
A New York man and his wife pleaded guilty to the murder of four people and robbery at a Long Island pharmacy last June as they stole prescription painkillers.more
09 08, 2011
Painkiller deaths rising in U.S. and Canada
An increasing number of deaths in the United States and Canada are from prescription painkillers known as opioids, experts said in the British Medical Journal.more
09 03, 2011
Brain Reveals Truths to Defeat Nicotine Addiction
Researchers have found that by removing a protein from cells located in the brain's reward center blocks the anxiety-reducing and rewarding effects of nicotine.more
07 27, 2011
Does food act physiologically like a 'drug of choice' for some?
Variety is considered the "spice of life," but does today's unprecedented level of dietary variety help explain skyrocketing rates of obesity? Some researchers think it might.more
07 19, 2011
Study: 1 in 20 Australians drink while at work
A national survey has found that more than one in twenty Australian workers report using alcohol while at work or just before work, and more than one in fifty report taking drugs during or just before work...more
07 01, 2011
Research examines dentists’ role in painkiller abuse
In the cover article of this month’s Journal of the American Dental Association, a group of nine dentists, pharmacists, and addiction experts provides new research and recommendations to help dentists combat, rather than contribute to, abuse of addictive painkillers.more
07 01, 2011
2 talks with teens leads to less marijuana use for at least a year
Marijuana is the most prevalent illicit drug used by teenagers and adults around the world. Nearly a third of high school students in the United States report smoking it, and most high schoolers say they have access to the drug...more
06 27, 2011
Contaminated Cocaine Triggers Decaying, Dying Skin
If the obvious reasons for avoiding recreational drug use aren’t off-putting enough, physicians have yet another detrimental consequence to add to the list – crusty, purplish areas of dead skin that are extremely painful and can open the door to nasty infections...more
06 23, 2011
Drinking, cannabis use and psychological distress increase, CAMH survey finds
The latest survey of Ontario adults from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows increasing rates of daily drinking and cannabis use and high levels of psychological distress. The results of the 2009 CAMH Monitor survey, the longest running survey tracking mental health...more
06 13, 2011
