Addiction
Deadly 'bath salts' legal high banned across EU
The European Union banned Thursday the party drug nicknamed "bath salts" and other so-called legal highs that have been linked to nearly 150 deaths.
Sep 25, 2014
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Health
Overdoses from synthetic drug spur state of emergency in N.H.
(HealthDay)—New Hampshire has declared a state of emergency after 44 overdoses linked to a synthetic marijuana-like product sold in convenience stores as potpourri. Nearly all of the overdoses that occurred in people who ...
Aug 15, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacteria growing less susceptible to common antiseptic
Bacteria that cause life-threatening bloodstream infections in critically ill patients may be growing increasingly resistant to a common hospital antiseptic, according to a recent study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins. ...
Aug 13, 2014
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Health
Surge in designer drugs, tainted 'E' poses lethal risks
In the span of a decade, Canada has gone from ecstasy importer to global supplier of the illegal party drug. At the same time, even newer designer highs—sometimes just a mouse-click away—are flooding the drug market faster ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Health
'Bath salts' drugs led to 23,000 ER visits in one year: US report
(HealthDay)—Street drugs called "bath salts" were linked to nearly 23,000 emergency department visits in the United States in 2011, a new report says.
Sep 17, 2013
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Medications
Interest grows in New Zealand's designer drug law
A novel New Zealand law that could legalize some designer drugs is being scrutinized with interest by other countries struggling to keep up with the proliferation of "party pills" and similar products.
Aug 2, 2013
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Addiction
Team shows 'bath salts' stimulant could be more addictive than meth
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have published one of the first laboratory studies of MDPV, an emerging recreational drug that has been sold as "bath salts." The TSRI researchers confirmed the drug's powerful ...
Jul 10, 2013
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Addiction
New designer drugs multiplying, testing authorities, UN says
New drugs marketed as "legal highs" and "designer drugs" are emerging fast and in great numbers, and authorities are struggling to keep up, a new UN report warned Wednesday.
Jun 26, 2013
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Medical research
Amphetamines only work when 'well lubricated'
The misuse of amphetamines is increasing steadily. Ahead of the "International Day against Drug Abuse" (26th June 2013) MedUni Vienna researchers are presenting a study which unlocks a significant mechanism involved in their ...
Jun 26, 2013
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Addiction
Not really 'bath salts'—paper provides update on 'designer stimulants'
The last few years have seen the emergence of a new drug problem in so-called "bath salts"—actually "designer stimulants," packaged and sold in ways that skirt drug laws. A review and update on these designer drugs is presented ...
Jun 4, 2013
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