Variations in quality of illegal Class B drug mephedrone could risk safety of users

Variations in quality of illegal Class B drug mephedrone could risk safety of users
Pharmaceutical scientists have discovered that the recently reclassified drug mephedrone varies in quality so much that users could be at risk of overdosing. Six samples were tested in the University of Sunderland’s labs by Dr John Lough and his team, and although impurities levels were low, three samples revealed various particle size and crystalline form, which means that the drug is more …
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Surgeon General visits Ala. bayou as spill ills rise
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. (AP) — Surgeon General Regina Benjamin, returning to the bayou where her old clinic survived batterings by hurricanes, said Wednesday that the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico poses a new challenge and many will need help with the emotional stress.
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Tobacco industry on offensive amid menthol review
The tobacco industry is running a full-court press ahead of a federal scientific panel’s meeting to discuss how to regulate menthol cigarettes, a still-growing part of the shrinking cigarette market.
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