March 2, 2021 Harvard Health Publishing – Harvard Medical School Two common classes of drugs have been linked to dementia. Fortunately, there are alternatives to both. Image: Thinkstock If you’re worried about developing dementia, you’ve probably memorized the list of things you should do to minimize your risk—eating a healthy diet, exercising regularly, getting adequate …
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Diabetes drugs and anticoagulants top the list of medications causing dangerous interactions or side effects by Cheryl Platzman Weinstock, AARP, October 29, 2021 In a recent study of emergency room visits, diabetes medications and anticoagulants, which help prevent blood clots, were found to be the leading prescription medications sending older people to the emergency room with problems …
Marin addresses high suicide rate Marin Suicide Prevention Hotline at 415499-1100. Marin Independent Journal, 25 Sep 2021, By Keri Brenner kbrenner@marinij.com A print of digital art submitted for a youth art exhibit about suicide prevention is shown. A disproportionately higher rate of Marin’s teens and young adults have suicidal thoughts or mental health incidents than their population …
The opioid crisis has ravaged America… and in many cases destroyed lives to fill the pockets of the fat-cat drug manufacturers. Consultancy giant McKinsey & Co. is now apologizing for its role in the opioid crisis after The New York Times revealed its proposed 2017 plan to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales by giving distributors rebates for overdoses. Link to Full …
As an individual’s addiction worsens, its impact on them is likely to become increasingly severe. During this stage, an addict is aware of substance reliance’s adverse effects, but they continue justifying their actions. Some people might even acknowledge that they have a drug addiction that needs to be addressed and reduce the amount of substance …
If somebody dies, even in drug rehab, shouldn’t it be a potential crime? Activists acknowledge that drug use can be lethal. But rehabs charge huge money for safe recovery. When they fail, criminal charges are rare. With enormous hope, Gail and Warwick Dunnett sent their son Harrison — a rapper, poet and musician who struggled …
Dangerous Addiction Treatment Scam 5 charged in $11.7 million Southern California addiction treatment fraud scheme. By TERI SFORZA | tsforza@scng.com and TONY SAAVEDRA | tsaavedra@scng.com | Orange County Register PUBLISHED: June 19, 2020 at 6:48 p.m. | UPDATED: June 19, 2020 at 10:25 p.m. Five more men have been charged in connection with a scheme that lured vulnerable drug users to Southern California with promises of …
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White House “drug czar” Jim Carroll told Politico earlier this week that an Office of National Drug Control Policy analysis finds an 11.4 percent year‐over‐year increase in opioid‐related overdose deaths during the first four months of 2020. Kentucky has seen a 25 percent increase in overdose deaths during the first four months of this year, and West …
