Holy Mixed Signals, Batman: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug

Holy Mixed Signals, Batman: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug
Mixed Signals Are Us: U.S. Attorney General Admits Marijuana Not A Gateway Drug And Opioids Are There is something so satisfying when a serial liar–or at least a serial lie–is finally called out for what it is. Especially if that comeuppance comes from their own mouth; that is the crown jewel of comeuppance, the most glorious kind there is. The only problem is that this sort of thing doesn’t often happen in real life.… Read the rest

Lethal Combination: FDA Issues New Warnings On Mixing Prescription Drugs As Overdoses Skyrocket

Lethal Combination: FDA Issues New Warnings On Mixing Prescription Drugs As Overdoses Skyrocket
Overdoses On Drug Cocktails Reach New Record High: FDA Issues New Warning Labels As the scourge of opioid drug abuse continues to ravage the U.S., the fallout and casualties continue to mount. Opioids accounted for more than 47,000 overdose deaths in 2014, and now there are reports of people being hospitalized after taking counterfeit opioid prescription pills. Indeed, one telling statistic notes that more than six out of ten drug overdose deaths involve opioids.… Read the rest

Opioids Are Addictive, Pfizer Finally Admits; Acknowledgement Of The Sky Being Blue Sure To Follow

Opioids Are Addictive, Pfizer Finally Admits; Acknowledgement Of The Sky Being Blue Sure To Follow
Pfizer Finally Breaks Their Vow Of Silence, Admits Opioids Addictive If there’s one thing you don’t expect pharmaceutical companies to be it’s comedians. Yet many observers couldn’t help but let out a bitter squawk of laughter when they read the news that Pfizer has finally admitted that yes, Virginia, opioids are indeed addictive. The admission, common knowledge on a par with the fact that Iraq didn’t have weapons of mass destruction and water is wet, came as the pharmaceutical giant agreed to a set of standards for marketing opioids that officials are hopeful will set a benchmark for other drug manufacturers will follow, and thus help reduce the incidence of addiction to the dangerous painkillers.… Read the rest

This Could Change Everything: How A New Study Might Overturn Everything We Thought We Knew About Opioids And Pain Management

This Could Change Everything: How A New Study Might Overturn Everything We Thought We Knew About Opioids And Pain Management
Flipping The Script: How A New Study May Overturn Centuries Of Thought On Opioids And Pain Management Opioids have been used by humans in one form or another since literally the dawn of time, at least the dawn of recorded, human time. The poppy was known as a painkiller in ancient civilizations, with everyone from ancient Sumerians and Assyrians to ancient Egyptians, Romans and eventually Chinese at one time or another taking part in using the opium poppy for recreational as well as pain relief purposes.… Read the rest