Life Expectancy Grows for Women Older than 50
With the successful management and even eradication of some communicable diseases such as the flu and polio, life expectancy grows for women older than 50. Nowadays, the reasons women older than 50 die are from mostly treatable or at least manageable diseases. Leading Causes of Death Are Treatable According to the World Health Organization’s Department . . . . Continue Reading
Is Drug Dealing a Religious Right?
Drug dealing, say some, is a religious right. Others adamantly disagree. One Rastafarian minister claims that he’s the doing the world a service by honoring his own religious rights by peddling pot to locals. The parolee had a medical marijuana card when he was picked up with 161 grams of pot, a digital scale, 45 . . . . Continue Reading
Heroin Addiction Picking Up Where Pill Mills Left Off in FL
The war on prescription pills has left a void to be filled among addicts in Florida. Opiate addicts are now turning to heroin as their drug of choice because it’s inexpensive, accessible, and offers effects that are similar to that of opiate painkillers. Patients who began their journey into opiate dependency in their doctor’s office . . . . Continue Reading
Attorneys General Advocate for Painkiller Warning Label for Pregnant Women
Across the country, more and more babies are born addicted to opiate painkillers, and law makers are working hard to figure out how they can help to deter the problem. In an attempt to educate pregnant women before they take the drugs, 43 attorneys general pooled their efforts in a letter calling for the implementation . . . . Continue Reading
Woman Fakes Cancer to Get Money for Heroin Addiction
Brittany Oxarowski is facing charges for soliciting donations online and from her community to pay for cancer treatments when in fact she was using the money to pay for her heroin addiction. She put up a website that detailed her “struggle” with cancer, the medications and medical treatments she had supposedly undergone and even started . . . . Continue Reading
Lindsay Lohan Talks to Letterman About Court Ordered Drug Rehab
Maybe it was a PR move to convince viewers and potential employers alike that she’s doing well and on the right track, but Lindsay Lohan recently appeared on Letterman to talk about how much she’s “looking forward” to heading off to court ordered drug rehab. But Letterman wasn’t letting her off easy. He pushed to . . . . Continue Reading
UPS, FedEx are Under Investigation in Connection with Online Pharmacies
In an effort to crack down on the copious amounts of prescription pills that are diverted on the black market and the resulting skyrocketing rates of addiction and overdose, the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is investigating absolutely everyone who could possibly be involved, no matter how remotely – even shipping companies like FedEx and UPS, . . . . Continue Reading
Lindsay Lohan Goes to Rehab
Lindsay Lohan is no stranger to the court room or to rehab and she recently revisited both, according to The National Ledger.
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.
Poetry Vs. Addiction, Homelessness
In Canada, one youth center is working to combat rampant drug addiction and homelessness in Vancouver – with poetry.