Officials at the United Nations offices in New York City were shocked recently when 35.5 pounds of cocaine was accidentally shipped to their office by Mexican drug traffickers who failed to properly fill out shipping labels for ...
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Demi Moore's visit to the hospital following a seizure is now believed to have been caused after the 49-year-old actress inhaled an overdose amount of nitrous oxide from "whip-it" shots, a popular high among teens and college ...
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The NFL has had a problem with wide receivers and drugs over the last year, first Sam Hurd of the Chicago Bears was arrested on intent to distribute charges and now Jerome Simpson of the Cincinnati Bengals ...
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Another big victory for marijuana supporters this week after a study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association which found that smoking a moderate amount of pot can actually help your lung capacity.
Researchers at University of ...
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Proponents of the cancer drug Avastin were dealt a blow this week when new data regarding the drug's effectiveness in battling ovarian cancer fell short of expectations.
Back in November, the Food and Drug Administration made the controversial ...
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Mexico's Zeta cartel is a multi-billion dollar high tech operation and that fact has recently been revealed more openly with the realization that hidden on rooftops and in bushes the cartel has managed to create their own ...
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The European Union announced on Wednesday that they were going to put new restrictions on all short and long acting anesthetics to country's that have not abolished the death penalty.
The European Commission is strengthening export controls on ...
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The terrorist group Hezbollah (Army of God) seems to have a new interest...The Used Car Business. Drug Enforcement Agents raided a used car dealership in Oklahoma where they says drugs and cars were sold to benefit the ...
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First former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich lied about and ultimately admitted that he tried to sell off the vacated senate seat of President Barack Obama and now it looks like he may quite possibly be lying his ...
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Ritalin, Adderall and other stimulant drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been found to pose no significant risk to the hearts of adults. It was feared that because they can increase users blood ...
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Ecstasy is a popular drug that has gotten most of its press due to its association with raves and is said to produce feelings of euphoria and emotional warmth; but as researchers at Vanderbilt University have discovered ...
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As our very own Michael Söze reported earlier today the Pfizer created pharmaceutical brand Lipitor watched it's cholesterol lowering medication patent expire today and now in response to that expiration we have learned that they plan to ...
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Miley Cyrus has appeared on a leaked video in which she proclaims herself a "stoner." The footage was shot at Cyrus' 19th birthday party in Los Angeles last week, and ended up in the hands of The ...
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Federal and state laws on the medical use of marijuana vary greatly in California. While federal law states the possession and sale of marijuana is a serious crime, Californian voters approved medical use of the drug in ...
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The Food and Drug Administration ruled this week that the drug Avastin, often used in advanced breast cancer patients should not be used because there is no verifiable proof that it extends the lives of patients. The ...
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Nigerian comic actor Babatunde Omidina, known as Baba Suwe, is now a free man on $3,300 bail. He was initially arrested last October 12 at the Lagos international airport, accused of swallowing narcotics before boarding a flight ...
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A new drug currently in the experimental stages is showing promise over older forms of treatment. According to researchers the new drug is so effective that in some cases it appears to be keeping psoriasis out of ...
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A federal judge in Florida on Wednesday ruled that the state can not test welfare recipients for drug use. According to the judge their ruling comes as “suspicionless drug testing” has raised questions of constitutionality while noting ...
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New York state health officials estimated in July that more than 1.4 million blank prescription forms could have been stolen. This estimated is according to an internal memorandum obtained by Newsday.
The State Health Department, however, said that ...
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A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study has revealed some scary data about Americans consumption of antidepressant drugs.
According to the agency one in 10 American's (11%) now consume antidepressants when over the age of 12. ...
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When you sell ice cream, you are supposed to sell ice cream. You obviously cannot sell prescription painkillers just like what Louis Scala of New York City did in his ice cream truck.
Scala was sentenced to ...
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Medicinal marijuana is still a hot button topic for federal, state and local governments and now a recent Gallup poll says 50% of American's support the use of pot for medical purposes.
According to the report the number ...
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