Category: Drug Abuse
Time for the Washington state Legislature to legalize marijuana, writes The Seattle Times editorial board. The push to repeal the federal prohibition should come from the states, starting with Washington.
Eight percent of fans who agreed to be tested after attending professional football and baseball games were too drunk to legally drive and 40 percent had booze in their bodies.
Drug sold under a wide variety of names including: Spice, K2, Black Mamba, Damiana, Summit, Genie, Blaze, red x dawn, Zohia,Buzz, Pulse, Hush, Mystery, Earthquake, Stinger, Serenity, and JWH-073.
Bad reactions to medications are on the rise:
Between 1997 and 2008, hospital admissions doubled among Americans aged 45 and older for medication and drug-related conditions.
These hospital admissions include the effects of prescription and over-the-counter medicines as well as illegal drugs.
Common problems: confusion, delirium and agitation; narcotic overdose; and symptoms of drug withdrawal from legal and illegal drug use.
Washington State banned the drinks last week in response to reports that nine CWU students fell ill after drinking one of the products targeted by the FDA.
DEA will take back controlled prescription drugs. The program is anonymous–no questions asked.
Seattle Times investigates deaths in adult family homes. New state pain medicine prescription rules stir controversy.
While we tend to think of the homeless as single men living on the street—because those are the homeless we see—55 percent of the homeless in King County are, in fact, families with children.
In the news: driving under the influence of prescription drugs; federal funds boost community health clinics; and Whatcom County “super rice” goes global
Young people in romantic relationships during two years after high school are less likely to report heavy drinking and marijuana use.
Patients on highest doses were nine times more likely to overdose than those on lowest doses
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has posted an updated version of its guide for finding drug and alcohol treatment programs near you. The guide provides a directory that you can search by city, state or zip code to find local programs and facilities that are licensed and certified in each state. [...]
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
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Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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