Hydrocodone Reclassification Could Take Awhile, Says FDA
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been pressured by numerous agencies and groups to reclassify hydrocodone combination drugs like Vicodin as a Schedule II drug, making it more difficult for patients to abuse.
Task Force Offers 58 Recommendations for Legalization of Marijuana in CO
Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use in the fall of 2012. They are now faced with a big task: figuring out how best to regulate the new industries that will inevitably pop up as people flock to the area to exercise their new legal rights.
The War on Drugs: Did We Win or Lose?
In 1971, Richard Nixon declared war on the drug problem in the United States. The goal was to cut the supply of drugs coming into the country by increasing federal policing efforts and thus significantly decrease the rate of drug addiction in the US. Clearly, it hasn’t been a success.
Lance Armstrong Admits to Doping
Over the last few years, Lance Armstrong has repeatedly denied all charges of doping during his biking career – and the charges came thick and fast from multiple legal entities. Ultimately, the World Anti-Doping Agency stripped him of his seven Tour de France titles though he never confessed. But in an Oprah interview that will air over two nights, Armstrong has reportedly come clean, apologizing to many of his staffers and to fans for his use of performance enhancing substances during his career.
WA State Approved Legal Use of Marijuana for the 21+ Crowd
When Initiative 502 was passed in Washington, many assumed it was a free-for-all for those interested in the recreational use of marijuana.
3 Strikes and Drug-Related Crimes are Up for Debate in CA
California is notorious for its Three Strikes law, a piece of legislation designed to stop the repeat offenders from continually taking the time of the court by remanding every person with three convictions under their belt to life in prison. No exceptions.
The FDA Loses Fight Over New Cigarette Labels
One of the tobacco industry’s giants, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, did not want to see their bottom line affected by graphic images and took the FDA to court. Recently, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of R.J. Reynolds, upholding a decision handed down by a federal district court earlier in the year.
Charlie Sheen’s Ex, Brooke Mueller, is in Treatment for Substance Abuse Issues
After the December incident, Mueller agreed to a plea bargain.
Teen Mom Reality Star Chooses Five Years in Jail Over Drug Rehab
In a move that seemed to even shock her lawyer who was shaking his head, Portwood chose the jail time over treatment. She told the judge that she has been using drugs the entire time she’s been in treatment and that she “can’t stand” the program. The judge obliged Portwood’s request, and she is now in a Madison County jail cell awaiting her sentencing.
Project Prevention Pays Drug Addicted Women to Sterilize Themselves
How much is your fertility worth to you? According to Project Prevention, a nonprofit organization that advertises in homeless shelters, methadone clinics, and AA meetings across the US, it might be worth about $300 – at least, that’s what they’re offering to women who are struggling with addiction.