Planning to travel? Health experts warn your prescription could be illegal in these 10 countries
Rules governing prescribed drugs vary by country, and some prescription drugs available in the US may be illegal overseas, from cannabis to painkillers like Vicodin. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

America ’s opioid epidemic
For most of the 1980s, drug overdose deaths in the US remained fairly steady, at well under 10,000 per year, largely because illegal heroin markets remained relatively small and stable. Then, in the 1990s, deaths rose sharply. By 2000, nearly 20,000 people were dying from overdoses annually. In…#worldwars #oxycontin #fda #purdue #vicodin #mexican #stanford #drcurtiswright #merrickgarland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Matthew Perry Wanted to Be Remembered for Helping Others Get Sober Instead of Just ‘Friends’: ‘I’m Gonna Live the Rest of My Life Proving That’
Matthew Perry discussed what he wanted to be remembered for most during an interview that occurred a year before his death. The “Friends” star died Saturday at age 54. Perry spoke publicly about his legacy on the “Q With Tom Power” podcast in 2022 while promoting his memoir “Friends, Lovers and…#matthewperry #perry #tompower #friendslovers #bigterriblething #vicodin #malibu #perryhouse #chandlerbing #jenniferaniston (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why is it so hard to get my ADHD medication in the US?
Obviously, I made sure to bring as much Vyvanse as possible with me. “As much as possible” turned out to be two months’ worth, and the first month of our return was occupied exclusively with finding a place to live. Once that was sorted, though, my Vyvanse supply had started to wane, and with a…#vyvanse #vicodin #hoo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Tea Woman Charged with Tampering with Consumer Products and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Fraud
FDA OCI, Brittany Enstad, Tea, South Dakota, indict, R.N., nurse, OxyContin, hydrocodone bitartrate, oxycodone hydrochloride, oxycodone and acetaminophen, remove, blister pack, replace, different, medications, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - June 12, 2023 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news

The doctor didn't believe my symptoms. But I was right
One day, when I was 19 years old, I swung my legs out of bed and felt a twinge in my lower back. It didn't seem like that big of a deal, but within two weeks, I was having trouble walking. Later, I discovered I had a herniated disc in the L4-L5 part of my spine, located on the lower right above…#oakland #hispanic #vicodin #ct #cymbalta #annaacosta #smartcitydiaries #monicagreep (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Opioid Crisis Worse Now Than Ever: Drug Overdose Deaths Spike Amid Fentanyl Surge
Deaths from overdoses soared in 2021, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continuing a years-long incline that has propelled drug deaths to record levels—though particularly alarming is the surge in deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl, which has…#cdc #oxycontin #vicodin #naloxone #fedsseize #stat (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Biden Administration Moves to Limit Telehealth Prescriptions for Some Drugs
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved Friday to require patients see a doctor in person before getting attention deficit disorder medication or addictive painkillers, toughening access to the drugs against the backdrop of a deepening opioid crisis. The proposal could overhaul the way millions of Americans get some prescriptions after three years of relying on telehealth for doctor’s appointments by computer or phone during the pandemic. The Drug Enforcement Administration said late Friday it plans to reinstate once longstanding federal requirements for powerful drugs that were waived once COVID-19 hit, en...
Source: TIME: Health - February 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: AMANDA SEITZ and LINDSAY WHITEHURST / AP Tags: Uncategorized wire Source Type: news

Steam has a huge sale on mystery games right now
Noir thrillers, point-and-click adventures, detective classics, and social deduction games are discounted on Steam right now for Steam Mystery Fest. The sale includes more than 600 games across a variety of genres. Some are more lenient with the “mystery” label — Norco, a fantastic point-and-click…#steammysteryfest #caseofgoldenidol #herstory #wolfamongus (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Opioid Addiction Crisis & U.S. National Security
Methadone Maintenance Therapy is offered in Thailand to reduce harm for people dependent on injected opioids, like heroin. Credit: World Bank/Trinn Suwannapha   Opioids are a class of drugs that includes the illegal drug heroin as well as power pain relievers available by prescription, such as oxycodone (Oxycontin), hydrocodone (Vicodin), codeine, morphine, fentanyl, methadone, and many others.By Geetika Chandwani and Purnaka L. de SilvaNEW YORK, Feb 10 2023 (IPS) The opioid addiction crisis in the United States is an acute public health emergency and a profound threat to national security – which is caused by the...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Geetika Chandwani and Purnaka de Silva Tags: Crime & Justice Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health Human Rights TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

Warehouse boom transformed Inland Empire. Are jobs worth the environmental degradation?
For decades, Bosch Dairy in Ontario, where three generations raised cattle, was a bucolic outpost with fields of cows and rows of eucalyptus to cut the driving wind that came down the Cajon Pass. A few years ago, Bud Bosch noticed semitrailers occasionally rumbling along the two-lane rural road by…#boschdairy #ontario #cajonpass #budbosch #longbeach #inlandempire #colton #norco #gavinnewsom #sanbernardino (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

California announces plans to close 2 prisons, deactivate facilities at 6 others
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation on Tuesday, Dec. 6, announced it will close two prisons — one in Blythe and another in Kern County that is the state’s last privately run prison — and deactivate facilities at six other prisons due to budget cuts and an inmate population…#californiarehabilitationcenter #gavinnewsom #usninthcircuitcourtofappeals #chuckawalla #chinoinstitutionformen #curb #norco #assembly #newsom #geogroup (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 7, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Vicodin (Hydrocodone and Acetaminophen) - updated on RxList
Vicodin is a prescription opioid medication used to treat the symptoms of moderate to severe pain. Learn about uses, dosage, side effects, drug interactions, warnings, overdose, and more. (Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - August 9, 2022 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

He shot my arm off': Armed man flees when 80-year-old store owner fires shotgun, video shows
Surveillance video captured the moment the business owner opened fire on would-be robbers armed with long rifles at the store in Norco, California. #ownerfiresshotgun #norco #businessowner #robbers #rifles #surveillancevideo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

hydrocodone/acetaminophen
Title: hydrocodone/acetaminophenCategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General)
Source: MedicineNet Chronic Pain General - February 1, 2022 Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: news