Dr. Herbert David Kleber, M.D. was a pioneer in the field of addiction research and treatment. As a physician working at the federal prison hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, Herb saw addiction not as a moral failing, but as a medical problem he wanted to solve through science. Helping addicts to overcome addiction through research and […]
Every year, addiction to alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, and prescription opioids costs the U.S. economy upward of $740 billion in treatment costs, lost work, and the effects of crime. Addiction is a psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical, drug, activity, or substance, even though it is causing psychological and physical harm. The term addiction does not […]
According to the WHO Lexicon of alcohol and drug addiction, drug or alcohol addiction is the repeated use of a psychoactive substance or substances, to the extent that the user (referred to as an addict) is periodically or chronically intoxicated, shows a compulsion to take the preferred substance (or substances), has great difficulty in voluntarily […]
Substandard, spurious, falsely labeled, falsified, and a counterfeit (SSFFC) medical products are each year becoming an increasing threat to consumers’ health and the problem remains largely underreported. SSFFC is a term defined by members of state which identify the products associated with the illicit trade. Although there is currently no agreed definition, counterfeit medicines were […]
Remdesivir is an anti-viral drug administered by IV. It’s known as a nucleoside analog, meaning it mimics a component of viral RNA that the virus needs to replicate itself. Remdesivir is basically faking the virus into thinking it’s a building block of viral genetic material. The virus uses an enzyme called RNA-dependent RNA polymerase to […]
Metformin is used with a proper diet and exercise program and possibly with other medications to control high blood sugar. It is used in patients with type 2 diabetes. Controlling high blood sugar helps prevent kidney damage, blindness, nerve problems, loss of limbs. In addition, Metformin also stimulates ovulation in women with PCOS and can […]
Fake pressed Xanax bars are very common on street corners around the world. A counterfeit medication or a counterfeit drug is a medication or pharmaceutical item which is produced and sold with the intent to deceptively represent its origin, authenticity or effectiveness. Xanax is a powerful benzodiazepine that is often prescribed to treat generalized anxiety […]
The FDA have recalled dozens of hand sanitizers many widely available through Walmart and other national retailers because they contain dangerous and potentially deadly levels of wood alcohol. Hand sanitizer demand has skyrocketed during the pandemic as Americans were urged to wash their hands often to guard against the coronavirus. That has sparked a rush […]
Childhood disease and disorder, refers to any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change, both in the child and in the immediate environment. Child killer diseases account for a […]
What is misoprostol and how does it work? Misoprostol is a prescription drug used to reduce the risk of NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including aspirin)–induced gastric ulcers in patients at high risk of complications from gastric ulcers, such as the elderly and patients with concomitant debilitating disease, as well as patients at high risk of […]
