Fentanyl-related deaths shoots up by more than 1000% from 2011 to 2016
A recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated that fatalities related to the synthetic opioid fentanyl shot up by more than 1000 percent from 2011 to 2016. According to the report, the number of deaths due to fentanyl overdose recorded in 2011 and...
Public health groups call federal authorities to add cancer warnings on labels of alcoholic beverages
Not many people consuming alcohol are aware of the health hazards associated with it, especially the risk of cancer. Therefore, to raise awareness about the issue, several public health agencies and consumer groups have joined hands and are requesting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to make it mandatory...
Liam Payne of One Direction opens up about his alcohol addiction and mental health
In 2010, five young teenagers, called One Direction, from the streets of England and Ireland, with dreams in their eyes, participated in X Factor. Even though they finished third in the competition, the kind of success and fame that followed them was something they had never imagined in their...
Alcohol, drugs, and suicide fatalities peaked ever since federal data collection began, reveals analysis
The number of fatalities caused due to drugs, alcohol, and suicide reached its peak in 2017, ever since federal data collection began in 1999, revealed an analysis of data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The analysis was carried out by two public health non-profit organizations....
Opioid crisis raises concern about its impact on cardiovascular health
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) revealed that more than 130 people in the United States lose their lives every day due to opioid overdose. Around one out of four individuals prescribed opioids by their physicians is believed to misuse them. Opioids are usually prescribed in the form...
Lethal combination of alcohol and energy drinks kills Sydney teen
Intended for fun, a combination of alcohol and energy drinks proved fatal for a Sydney teen who passed away on June 12, 2018, after consuming a potent concoction of alcohol and energy drinks, whose recipe she found online. As per reports, 15-year-old Paris Kamper was found unconscious on her...
Researchers working on developing non-addictive painkiller
At a time when opioid crisis is wreaking havoc on the United States, a team of researchers in Massachusetts are on the verge of developing a revolutionary non-addictive painkiller. Called the Blue-181, the painkiller developed by Blue Therapeutics is 50 times more potent than morphine and does not carry...
3 pharmacists, 1 doctor charged in $9.6 million prescription drug fraud in Metro Detroit
Six people, including three pharmacists and a doctor, have been charged in a $9.6 million illegal operation to over prescribe prescription medications across Metro Detroit. According to authorities, Dr. Vasan Deshikachar of Boca Raton, Florida, along with two patient recruiters and three pharmacists, were involved in a drug distribution...
Purdue was aware of widespread OxyContin abuse, but chose to be quiet, says report
Termed as the new American plague, opioid overdoses have claimed more American lives than car crashes, homicides and critical illnesses combined. One of the major contributors to the opioid epidemic is pharmaceutical companies that have played an active role in getting the consumers habituated to these drugs, often through...
Proteus digital pill to improve medication adherence rate among patients
Medications are there to treat us from an ailment, but when not taken as prescribed or misused, they can become ineffective in treating the problem and even make a person resistant to its effects. Non-adherence to any form of prescription medication can aggravate or worsen the existing medical condition....