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New year to bring new rules on e-prescriptions, pill mills

New year to bring new rules on e-prescriptions, pill mills
Filed under: meth addict stories

USA TODAY is now using Facebook Comments on our stories and blog posts to provide an enhanced user experience. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then "Add" your comment. To report spam or… Continue reading

A better pill to swallow

A better pill to swallow
Filed under: addiction withdrawl

Dispensing it freely ensures addicts become Stepford citizens, chained to the chemist. It is a real bitch to get off – withdrawal symptoms can be twice as severe as morphine or heroin at equivalent doses and can last for several weeks.… Continue reading

A 'stay-sober' pill: Coming to a pharmacy near you?

Alcohol Help in the News

Alcohol Help: A 'stay-sober' pill: Coming to a pharmacy near you?
numbers A new in-development drug treatment may help prevent drunkenness and potentially stave off those embarrassing moments of public intoxication. Photo: Sonja Pacho/Corbis SEE ALL 30 PHOTOS Korea already sells supposedly hangover-free alcohol… Continue reading

6 Month Jail Term for Illegal Diet Pill Seller

Article by Andres Hudson

A 44-year old man has been hit with a 6-month jail term for supplying unlicensed diet pills illegally. The man was found guilty of using his internet site to supply slimming pills containing ephedrine, which sold as an unlicensed preparation is a chargeable offence under the… Continue reading

Pill Poppers Part 5 of 6

Pill Poppers – BBC Horizon (2010) How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can they be trusted to work? Over a person’s lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol lowering tablets, anti-depressants, painkillers, even tablets to extend youth and improve… Continue reading

Pill Poppers Part 4 of 6

Pill Poppers – BBC Horizon (2010) How much is really known about the medicines we take, and can they be trusted to work? Over a person’s lifetime they are likely to be prescribed more than 14000 pills. Antibiotics, cholesterol lowering tablets, anti-depressants, painkillers, even tablets to extend youth and improve… Continue reading