Americas..... ‘Fastest growing drug problem’ ..... the nation undeniably suffers from a massive “substance-abuse” problem. But there is another parallel drug problem, the devastation of which is arguably just as severe and detrimental to American society as that involving illegal drugs and alcohol abuse – and some would say it’s actually worse. And that is ...

Before the late nineteen-eighties, mass shootings and acts of senseless violence were relatively unheard of. Prozac, the most well-known SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant, was not yet on the market. When Prozac did arrive, it was marketed as a panacea for depression which resulted in huge profits for its manufacturer Eli Lilly. Of course, ...

Safety fears over new drugs Nearly one-third of drugs cleared by the Food and Drug Administration are later flagged for serious safety issues, reports the Los Angeles Times. In a review of 222 drugs approved by the FDA from 2001 to 2010, scientists found that 71 were later flagged for safety issues that resulted in a ...

Nicole Clark's first encounter with fentanyl-laced heroin came a decade ago, when it was a novelty in Chicago's drug scene. What she remembers still haunts her. She snorted a small line of the drug soon after she bought it on a street corner, but before she and her friend could reach the nearby expressway for ...