drug use

Chicago Area Krokodil Victims Describe Drug's Horrifying Effects

Chicago Area Krokodil Victims Describe Drug's Horrifying Effects
“Amber stopped shooting in her legs a little over a month ago, because it was making black spots everywhere,” their mother Kimberly Neitzel, also a heroin addict, told WBBM News Radio in… Continue reading

The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath

The Soaring Cost of a Simple Breath
The repatenting of older drugs like some birth control pills, insulin and colchicine, the primary treatment for gout, has rendered medicines that once cost pennies many times more expensive. “The increases are stunning,… Continue reading

Non-Senior Stroke Rate Climbs 25 Percent Over Past Two Decades

Non-senior stroke rate climbs 25 percent over past two decades
If not treated quickly, patients can be left with long-term side effects, including speech and memory problems, paralysis and the loss of some vision. While a … He added that… Continue reading

Ohio to Use Untested Execution Drugs Combination

Ohio to use untested execution drugs combination
AP Photo/Ohio Dept. of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Ohio said Monday that it does … "No other state has used these two drugs in an execution," said Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death… Continue reading

Could Several Months of Using Alcohol and Benzodiazepines Together Daily Have Hurt My Body?

Question by mycophagist: Could several months of using alcohol and benzodiazepines together daily have hurt my body?
Yeah, so last summer I got into the habit of getting drunk and taking benzos practically every day. Usually xanax or klonopin, but… Continue reading

Teenage Drug Use a Growing Trend in Towns Like Wayne, Officials Warn Parents

Teenage Drug Use a Growing Trend in Towns Like Wayne, Officials Warn Parents
… are using drugs like heroin and cocaine. Posted by Daniel Hubbard (Editor) , October 08, 2013 at 05:56 AM. 9 Comments 1 Recommend. School officials listen… Continue reading