drugs

Drugs are chemical compounds intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. More informally, a drug is any non-food substance that causes changes in the structure or function of the body.

Drugs have played a major role in the history of medicine. Perhaps the most famous example is the accidental discovery of penicillin, a drug which proved to be a highly effective treatment for many infectious diseases, by the biologist Alexander Fleming.

Drug abuse occurs when the steady use of one or more addictive drugs, prescription or illegal, results in overuse with negative consequences. Even familiar drugs like aspirin can have significant side effects. Several blogs offer useful overviews on drugs, including Brain Blogger and Rx Blog.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “drugs”

• in Lifestyle
  Vaccine to Curb Cocaine Addiction is 'Not a Magic Bullet'
  A new vaccine for cocaine could help addicts but doctors warn there is no silver bullet when it comes to stopping an addiction.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Dec 19, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Bright Spot for Drug Addiction
  The numbers of drug addicts in the UK are on the decline but there is still a need to invest in new and effective treatments.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Dec 13, 2012
• in Lifestyle
  Steroid Abuse Among Teens Growing
  A growing number of teens are turning to steroids to solve their body image issues.
  by lifeworkscommunity1 / on Nov 22, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “drugs”

 

• Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season

  
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  MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season. Visit link: Real Madrid says coach Jose Mourinho will leave at end of season
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• Dirty Medicine: Ranbaxy’s Criminal Generic Drug Fraud

  
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  Dirty medicine By Katherine Eban Fortune May 15, 2013 The epic inside story of long-term criminal fraud at Ranbaxy, the Indian drug company that makes generic Lipitor for millions of Americans. 1. The assignment On the morning of Aug. 18, 2004, Dinesh Thakur hurried to a hastily arranged meeting with his ...
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• Merkel messes up!

  
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  As I know you are all rabid followers of the EurovisionSong Contest … Quite possibly the world’s dumbest fucking TV event after “American Idol,” you will no doubt beaware that the heavily favored German entry failed to win a single fucking votefrom 34 of the 39 counties voting. Apparently, this is because ...
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• Alliance Of Western Nations Flags Public Safety Benefits Of Drug Decriminalization

  
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  In the wake of calls from several Latin American leaders to end the failed war on drugs, a new report by an international alliance of major Western Hemisphere nations flags the potential benefits of decriminalization and/or legalization . Although the 200-page Organization of American States report shies away ...
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• Taiwan vows to protect Filipinos from attacks

  
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  Taiwan yesterday ordered all law-enforcement personnel to step up the protection of Filipinos on the island, after a suggestion that Manila might evacuate its nationals from the island after hearing reports of attacks targeting them. “We have instructed all prosecutorial and law-enforcement agencies to step up ...
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• Li Keqiang visits New Delhi and vows to end disputes on border with India

  
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  China and India agreed yesterday to launch a fresh round of talks to settle their long-running border disputes. They also pledged to draw up a roadmap to reach a “dynamic balance” in trade between the two emerging economic powers. We need to improve the border mechanisms…and make them more efficient Li Keqiang, ...
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• South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of Japan’ is dismissed

  
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  Academics and the Japanese government have dismissed the complaint by South Korea’s defence ministry about US Forces Korea referring to the body of water between the Korean peninsula and Japan as the “Sea of Japan”. Read more from the original source: South Korea’s complaint about US use of term ‘Sea of ...
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• Drug trafficking charges for US Virgin Islands environment officer

  
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  Federal agents have arrested the top enforcement officer for the US Virgin Islands environment agency on drug trafficking charges after he was allegedly caught with a cache of cocaine on a government patrol boat. Read more here: Drug trafficking charges for US Virgin Islands environment officer
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• Beware of pitfalls in buying property

  
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  Signing a contract to buy a property (a flat, an office block or whatever) marks a point of no return. You have passed from the zone of negotiations to that of binding commitment. At least that is the idea. Once you sign the contract it should be all over bar the shouting. In principle, it only remains for the seller ...
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• Divorced Briton confesses to killing his children in France

  
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  A 48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle has confessed to killing his two young children by slitting their throats near the eastern French city of Lyons. The bodies of a five-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy were discovered on Saturday afternoon in the man’s apartment in Saint-Priest, a ...
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• Cyclone Mahasen a ‘dress rehearsal’ for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims

  
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  Myanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon season weeks away. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people – mainly Rohingya Muslims – ...
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• Silly Me, Expecting My Mail-Order Pharmacy To Pay Attention To My Meds

  
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  ( voteprime ) Don’t expect your mail-order pharmacy to look out for you or for your health. That’s what reader Kathleen learned when her auto-refill prescription got auto-refilled, in spite of her new and exciting prescription for the same medication in a higher dose. Isn’t the point to having everything run ...
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• Kanye West’s “New Slaves” Is Right On Prisons And Consumer Culture, But Weird On Women

  
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  Kanye West’s debuted a new song, “New Slaves,” for a mass audience on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and as an art project last Friday, projecting a video for the song on buildings in London , Chicago, New York, and Sydney. Among those locations was the Prada store Fifth Avenue: It’s a fitting choice ...
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• Lawyer Blames Steroid Use In As I Lay Dying Frontman’s Murder-for-Hire Case

  
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  The case of Tim Lambesis’ arrest in connection to a murder-for-hire plot took another turn this afternoon as members of the press were informed that his lawyer believes the singer’s steroid abuse is to blame. Lambesis’ defense lawyer, Thomas Warwick, told the California court last week that the As I Lay ...
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• The IRS War On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  
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  Congressional Republicans (with the Obama administration’s bipartisan support) are all for using the IRS to target and decimate one sector of the U.S. economy — medical marijuana providers. Alternet reports: The IRS employs Section 280E, a 1982 tax code addition that was a response to a drug dealer’s ...
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• The IRS War On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  
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  Congressional Republicans (with the Obama administration’s bipartisan support) are all for using the IRS to target and decimate one sector of the U.S. economy — medical marijuana providers. Alternet reports: The IRS employs Section 280E, a 1982 tax code addition that was a response to a drug dealer’s successful ...
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• So many questions as Encke among new positive tests at Zarooni yard

  
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  Seven more horses formerly in the care of the disgraced trainer have now tested positive for stanozolol, giving rise to shock and suspicion The capacity of the Godolphin doping scandal both to shock and amaze shows no sign of diminishing. The initial revelation that 15 horses at Mahmood al-Zaroonis Moulton Paddocks ...
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• William Fine Dies: Helped Pioneer Strict Drug Laws

  
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  William fine Died on Friday, at the age of 86. Fine is credited with helping to pioneer strict drug laws, in New York State. Family members state that his death was due to multiple atrophy syndrome. Fine started out working as a publisher for several well-known magazines, in the 1960′s. He is credited with his work ...
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• Natural Blood Pressure Remedies

  
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  Most people will deal with managing high blood pressure at some point during their lives. There are many natural ways to help support healthy blood pressure levels, ranging from adjusting your diet to making simple and gradual changes in your lifestyle and routine. Engage in moderate or more intense exercise at least ...
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• Ireland Welcomes Watson Pharmaceuticals, an American Success

  
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  NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Watson Pharmaceuticals, founded by a Taiwanese immigrant in the early 1980s and now a rival to generic drug giants Teva Pharmaceuticals and Novartis , is such an American success story the company has wound up in Ireland. On Monday, Watson capped its intercontinental move when the company ...
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