February 15, 2017 'Speed' and other recreational stimulants tied to heart damage Middle-aged adults who use recreational amphetamines like "speed," "ecstasy" or "ice" may develop a prematurely aging heart and experience health problems normally associated with older people, a recent study suggests.
February 8, 2017 Synthetic marijuana substitutes are likely not safe Drugs known as K2 or Spice, often sold as "safe" or "legal" versions of marijuana, are none of those things, a research review concludes.
January 27, 2017 Students given potentially lethal doses of caffeine A misplaced decimal point put two students at Northumbria University in the ICU.
January 26, 2017 How to treat an opioid epidemic The grim faces of the nation’s opioid epidemic—an overdosing parent slumped in the front seat of a car, mouth agape, with a neglected child in the rear seat—have become too familiar in recent years.
January 23, 2017 Changes mulled as synthetic drug sentences cause confusion The men who sold it called it Mr. Miyagi, a mind-altering chemical compound mixed with vegetable material and resembling marijuana.
January 23, 2017 UK scientists give cancer risk warning on overdone chips, toast Potatoes and bread cooked at high temperatures for a long time could increase the risk of cancer in people who eat them regularly, British government scientists said on Monday.
January 20, 2017 Seeing e-cigarettes may boost desire to smoke Newer versions of e-cigarettes known as vape pens may not look much like traditional cigarettes, but seeing someone use these devices still sparks a desire to smoke, a recent study suggests.
January 18, 2017 Illicit drug overdose deaths reach record high in British Columbia last year Canada's Pacific coast province of British Columbia reached a new peak of 914 illicit drug overdose deaths last year with the arrival of the deadly opioid fentanyl.
January 18, 2017 Industry money may taint advice from patient groups, regulators As a social worker, Susannah Rose referred clients with cancer to patient advocacy groups she trusted to dispense unbiased advice - until she heard the groups might be taking money from pharmaceutical companies.
January 18, 2017 Autopsy: Oklahoma State student died of alcohol poisoning An autopsy on an Oklahoma State University student from Texas who was found dead in a fraternity house says he died of alcohol poisoning and an enlarged heart.