Dr. Harry L. Leider on the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic
Dr. Harry L. Leider on the Prescription Drug Abuse Epidemic – Harry L. Leider, MD, MBA, FACPE, Chief Medical Officer and Senior Vice President, Ameritox medication monitoring solutions, discusses the epidemic of prescri…
Who is Molly? Dangerous drug gaining popularity with new name
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The effects, which include a sense of increased energy, euphoria and empathy, can last from three to six hours after ingestion, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Advertise | AdChoices. It was first created as a diet drug in 1914, and …
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Hispanic teens more likely to use drugs, study says
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A larger percentage — 62% of Hispanic teens — have been offered drugs such as ecstasy, crack/cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine at least once, compared with 53% of Caucasian teens and 46% of African-Americans. When it came to Hispanic parents, …
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Electric Zoo music festival canceled after 2 deaths blamed on drugs
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MDMA was created in Germany in the early 1900s, according the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Decades later, the drug … Emergency-room visits rose steadily from 421 in 1995 to a peak of 5,542 in 2001, according to DEA statistics. Questions were …
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