Drug News
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Drug policy is emerging as a campaign issue in the Texas Senate race, according to local media reports. On Tuesday, Republican incumbent Ted Cruz attacked Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke for his pro-cannabis stance. O’Rourke currently represents Texas’ 16th...
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As a synthetic opioid, fentanyl and its variants fall into the same chemical class as heroin and prescription opioids like oxycontin. Originally intended to manage severe pain before and
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“My state has legalized marijuana for personal use, and as California continues to implement this law, we need to ensure we have strong safety rules to prevent impaired driving and youth
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Thousands of North Carolina doctors are breaking a new state law that limits opioid prescriptions for patients using the addictive drugs for the first time, according to the state's largest health
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Olivia Hajnos said she suffers from Arnold–Chiari malformation Type I, a brain condition that causes the cerebellum to descend through the base of the skull and crush the spine. The defect has led
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Iowa doctors, dentists and nurse practitioners will soon have to check more closely before prescribing addictive painkillers to patients. They'll also no longer be allowed to write paper prescriptions for such pills, which
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Just because marijuana is still illegal in New York City doesn’t mean you can’t find it’s popular non-psychoactive cannabinoid, CBD. Not only does cannabidiol, abbreviated to CBD, relax you without...
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Fred Mills, a pharmacist, and hashed out the regulatory framework for dispensing medical marijuana to treat certain qualifying conditions: cancer, HIV, AIDS, cachexia/wasting syndrome, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, and seizure disorders
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin is opening up about her mother's opioid addiction, telling the story for the first time publicly as she runs for re-election. Baldwin on Tuesday
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