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It sounds counterintuitive, but new research suggests that the hallucinogen LSD may help alcoholics in early recovery to avoid relapse, according to the US Department of Health and Human Services. Apparently, during the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, a number of studies were conducted on LSD and its efficacy in treating various different disorders including alcoholism. [...]
Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has taken the lead in trying to combat the out-of-control prescription drug problem that has reached epidemic proportions in the southern part of his state over the past few years. After some major successes, he is now appealing to legislators on a national scale to do their part. He recently urged [...]
The far right evangelical Christian spokesperson and host of the 700 Club, Pat Robertson, ignited a firestorm of debate when he made a public statement in support of legalizing marijuana. In his announcement, he declared his belief that the federal government’s “war on drugs” has failed, and therefore marijuana should start being treated in the [...]
Those who use marijuana regularly have anecdotally been noted to experience a lapse in short-term memory as one of the common effects. Now, a new study has been published that demonstrates this short-term memory loss in marijuana users as well as the drug’s effect on the user’s ability to process, retain and utilize information – [...]
David Scacchetti was a successful criminal defense lawyer in Ohio. Today, he has a public defender standing by his side as he shows up to court, no longer speaking to the judge but being spoken for, and he’s had his law license indefinitely suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court. Why? The 55-year-old is facing a [...]
Prescription drug databases are becoming more and more common in the United States. Currently, 35 states have a statewide database that allows pharmacists and physicians to work together to make sure that patients are not getting an overload of a particular type of medication. If all goes according to the plan of one Pennsylvania lawmaker, [...]
All you have to do to understand Xanax’s potential for addiction is read the drug’s 2011 label that states: “Some patients may find it very difficult to discontinue treatment with XANAX XR due to severe emotional and physical dependence. Discontinuation symptoms, including possible seizures, may occur following discontinuation from any dose…” Some may call this [...]
