Tag: drugs

Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes
30
Jan
2024
Posted in Health Addiction Drugs Research

Popularly known as ‘gas station heroin,’ tianeptine is being sold as a dietary supplement – with deadly outcomes

Neptune’s Fix, a tianeptine-containing “Elixir” as it’s labeled, is one of the most common of these products….

Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work
22
Jan
2024
Posted in Lifestyle Health Addiction Drugs Alcohol Brain

Alcohol and drugs rewire your brain by changing how your genes work

Alcohol and other drugs can overpower the reward pathways of the brain. Simona Dumitru/Moment via Getty Images…

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains
17
Nov
2023
Posted in Overdose Drugs People Medical Addiction

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains

Only a small amount of fentanyl is enough to be lethal. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin Kavita Babu, UMass…

Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today
15
Jul
2023
Posted in History Psychology Spirituality Cannabis Question Religious Drugs

Drugs and religion have been a potent combination for millennia from cannabis at ancient funerary sites to psychedelic retreats today

Getting high to get spiritual insight isn’t a new pursuit. bestdesigns/iStock via Getty Images Gary Laderman, Emory…

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains
28
Feb
2023
Posted in Sleep Jobs Medical Drugs

Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and pain medicine specialist explains

Eating culinary poppy seeds won’t get you high, but they could lead to a failed drug test….

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects
07
Jan
2023
Posted in Archives

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects

Research increasingly shows that the dangers of alcohol have been downplayed and its benefits exaggerated. Nes/E+ via…

Benzo Dope and Tranq: The Next Wave of the Overdose Crisis
14
Sep
2022
Posted in Drugs Videos Community Helping Health Helping Others Mental Health

Benzo Dope and Tranq: The Next Wave of the Overdose Crisis

More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2021, the worst year on record. The…

The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems
27
Jul
2022
Posted in Law Drugs Health FDA Psychology Discussion Point Wellness

The opioid crisis isn’t just the Sacklers’ fault – and making Purdue Pharma pay isn’t enough on its own to fix the pharmaceutical industry’s deeper problems

How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis
18
Dec
2021
Posted in News Discussion Point Helping Others Information Health Community Helping

How the Purdue opioid settlement could help the public understand the roots of the drug crisis

Big Pharma – How much power do drug companies have?
25
Sep
2021
Posted in Archives

Big Pharma – How much power do drug companies have?