Posts tagged addiction

• One Baby Per Hour Born Addicted to a Prescription Painkiller

  David Mittleman | May 04, 2012 9:56 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The number of babies addicted to prescription painkillers is on the rise due to a growing addiction problem among pregnant women. Many of the women say that they did not realize that the drugs...

• Prescription Painkiller Sales Soar as More Americans Become Addicted

  David Mittleman | April 07, 2012 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Soaring sales of the nation's two most popular prescription painkillers are fueling concerns that more Americans are addicted to Oxycodone and Hydrocodone. Oxycodone is the active ingredient...

• 200 Million People Use Illicit Drugs Worldwide

  David Mittleman | January 07, 2012 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A new report revealed that illcit drug use is a major problem across the world. In fact, Australian researchers found that nearly 200 million people use marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, and...

• Poisoning Now Leading Cause of Death

  David Mittleman | December 29, 2011 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Although I've often written about the number of people killed in car accidents, you might be surprised to know that more Americans die from poisoning. I know I was shocked to read this...

• Prescription Drug Crimes On the Rise in Michigan

  David Mittleman | September 10, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Ingham county safety officials are in the process of creating a new task force to deal with a growing number of crimes associated with prescription drugs. But we're not talking about just illegal...

• Prescription Drug Deaths in Michigan

  David Mittleman | July 12, 2011 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The number of prescription drug deaths in Michigan is on the rise. As prescription drugs become increasingly popular to treat a host of maladies such as anxiety, pain, and hyperactivity, the number...

• The Corner Pharmacy – Not So Safe Anymore

  David Mittleman | June 23, 2011 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  One of several reasons I stopped working as a pharmacist not long after becoming licensed in Pennsylvania in 1980 was a fear of the growing number of pharmacy break-ins. The writing was on the wall...

• “Healthy” Habits Can Go Too Far

  David Mittleman | May 10, 2011 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Diet and exercise. Doctors, nutritionists, and health experts have been telling us that these two things are central to a healthy lifestyle. And, in general, this is true – healthy eating and...

• E-Cigarettes: FDA Puts Its Foot Down on False Smoking-Cessation Claims

  David Mittleman | September 10, 2010 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  You've probably heard of e-cigarettes, the nicotine-less battery-powered devices that only resemble the real thing. Manufacturers have recently started marketing them as stop-smoking aids, since the...

• Study Identifies Risk Factors in Adolescents for Internet Addiction

  David Mittleman | October 09, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote on an article concerning Internet addiction. Now it seems that there is further risk factors to look out for in your teenager. In fact, a recent study performed by...