Overdose deaths from fake pills are rising, especially among younger adults
The number of people who have overdosed and died from fake prescription pills has more than doubled in recent years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. The majority of those deaths were among people younger than 35, who were taking what they thought was oxycodone or…#xanax #tonjamyles #saltlakecity #julieodonnell #cdc #odonnell #jakecarter #noblesville #indiana #kayleedugger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Driving impairment and altered ocular activity under the effects of alprazolam and alcohol: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study - Aitken B, Hayley AC, Ford TC, Geier L, Shiferaw BA, Downey LA.
BACKGROUND: Alprazolam, also known by trade-name Xanax, is regularly detected along with alcohol in blood samples of drivers injured or killed in traffic collisions. While their co-consumption is principally legal, policy guidelines concerning fitness-to-d... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Robert De Niro ’s grandson died from fentanyl, cocaine and other drugs, medical examiner says
Robert De Niro’s grandson died from a combination of illegal drugs, including fentanyl and cocaine, a New York City medical examiner said Tuesday. Leandro Anthony De Niro-Rodriguez, 19, was found unconscious on July 2 at an apartment on 55 Wall St. in lower Manhattan. The aspiring actor was…#robertdeniros #newyorkcity #manhattan #sophiamarks #marks #robertdeniro #denirorodriguezs #drenadeniro #xanax (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ric Flair's Hit-For-Hit Weed Session With Mike Tyson:'I Thought I Died '
Ric Flair is a tough guy. No one has ever seen him shy away from a fight or an argument, in or outside of the ring, so the stories go. But the wrestling legend met his match on one occasion when he sat down in the Hamptons with another legend, his pal Mike Tyson and smoked a bit too much weed, he…#miketyson #theovon #natureboy #tyson #flair #alltime #palmerhousehotel #xanax (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cape Coral Man Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl and Other Federal Offenses
FDA OCI, Brandon Albanito, Cape Coral, FL, guilty plea, possession, fentanyl, distribute, counterfeit, Rx, prescription, drugs, forfeit, pill press, oxycodone, opioids, fentanyl, alprazolam, clonazolam, drug trafficking, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - July 17, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Meta's Threads Directs Cannabis & Psychedelics Users To Rehab Help But Alcohol And Tobacco Are No Biggie
Launched Wednesday night by three former Facebook employees, the text-based social media platform Threads apparently doesn't care for cannabis or psychedelics and feels a need to protect users from them. Viewed as a “potential Twitter killer” and the source of the proposed cage fight between…#threads #elonmusk #metaplatforms #markzuckerberg #marijuanamoment #samhsa #mdma #percocet #xanax #kylejaeger (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Turbulence is getting worse. So is my fear of flying. Can I cure it in time for a wedding?
Up to 40% of the US population may have aviophobia. Is it possible to conquer it – and how?“Why don’t you just take a Xanax?”That ’s what most people suggest when I tell them I’m afraid of flying.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 5, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Anna Codrea-Rado Tags: Life and style Air transport Psychology Mental health Society Source Type: news
Study Finds Xanax, Valium Associated With Brain Injury, Suicide
About 30 million Americans are taking benzodiazepines like Xanax, Valium, and Klonopin- about 12.5% of the adult population. Doctors and psychiatrists have prescribed these drugs for decades to treat anxiety. But a new study reveals…#xanax #alexisritvo #mph #bind #christyhuff #oxycontin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action
The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 17 people and entities based in China and Mexico who it accused of enabling production of counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, as the Biden administration seeks to stem imports of the deadly drug. The Treasury Department said it slapped sanctions on…#mexico #treasurydepartment #xanax #m30 #treasury #counterfeit #cdc #beijing #liupengyu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drugs Like Adderall and Xanax Can Be Prescribed Online Into 2024
Controlled substances like Adderall will be allowed to be prescribed online into late 2024, U.S. health and drug officials said, reversing their earlier position that restrictions on the drugs would be reinstated as the pandemic eased.
Health-care providers can prescribe controlled substances online through Nov. 11, according an advance copy of a rule posted online Tuesday. In addition, practitioners who establish relationships with patients on or prior to that date can continue to prescribe controlled substances for an additional year.
The Drug Enforcement Administration, which regulates medications with potential for abu...
Source: TIME: Health - May 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ike Swetlitz and Ganny Belloni/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
‘Barry’ Star Sarah Goldberg on Sally’s Greatest Performance Yet
And the best performance by an actress who is married to a murderer and pretending to be a waitress named Emily goes to…Sally Reed! After last Sunday’s Barry concluded by jumping ahead in time, the fifth installment of the final season, “tricky legacies,” officially catches up with the new lives…#sallyreed #billhader #sarahgoldberg #abrahamlincoln #xanax #genecousineau #henrywinkler #barry #cousineau #hbo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aaron Carter Drowned in Bathtub After Taking Xanax and Huffing Compressed Air: Coroner
A cause of death has been determined for singer Aaron Carter. The musician, 34, drowned after inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam, according to the Los Angeles Country Medical Examiner-Coroner. Difluoroethane is a gas often used in cans of compressed air, while alprazolam is the generic…#aaroncarter #difluoroethane #xanax #subscribe #peoplecatch #royalfamily #aaroncarterdrowned #huffingcompressed (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aaron Carter drowned accidentally in tub after inhaling cleaner, coroner rules
LOS ANGELES — Singer Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub in November after inhaling compressed gas and taking alprazolam, the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has ruled. The former teen heartthrob, who rose to fame in the 1990s and in recent years opened up about mental…#aaroncarter #losangelescounty #lancaster #difluoroethane #xanax #iwantcandy #lizziemcguire #hilaryduff #sabrinateenagewitch #melissajoanhart (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aaron Carter ’s Cause of Death Revealed
Five months after his tragic passing, Aaron Carter‘s cause of death was made public on Tuesday (April 18). The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the former child star’s death accidental, stating that he drowned in the bathtub at his home in Lancaster, Calif., after inhaling…#aaroncarters #lancaster #nickcarter #aaroncarter #xanax #hilaryduff #parishilton #christycarlsonromano #melissajoanhart #memoriam (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aaron Carter drowned accidentally after using drugs, coroner rules
LOS ANGELES — Singer Aaron Carter accidentally drowned in his bathtub in November after inhaling compressed gas and taking alprazolam, the Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has ruled. The former teen heartthrob, who rose to fame in the 1990s and in recent years opened up about mental…#aaroncarter #losangelescounty #lancaster #difluoroethane #xanax #iwantcandy #lizziemcguire #hilaryduff #sabrinateenagewitch #melissajoanhart (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
