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Young Marijuana Smokers 'Face Increased Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes'
Young marijuana users may face increased risk of heart attacks and other serious cardiovascular problems, according to a new study. Records from the French Addictovigilance Network, a system of national centres in France that collects information about drug abuse, revealed a clear link between cardiovascular complications and cannabis use. Researchers found 35 reports of patients who experienced … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Drug company objects to new Massachusetts rules
BOSTON — A San Diego company that makes the new prescription painkiller Zohydro says it is disappointed with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick's decision to impose new restrictions on the drug after a federal judge said his attempt to ban it outright was unconstitutional. The new requirements, announced by Patrick on Tuesday, include the doctor's completion of a risk assessment and a "pain … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Official: Massachusetts gave Zohydro maker airing
BOSTON — A spokeswoman for Gov. Deval Patrick says state officials have met several times with the San Diego drugmaker of the new painkiller Zohydro and still have concerns the medication could get into the hands of the wrong people and contribute to the surge in drug abuse in Massachusetts. The governor initially banned Zohydro last month but set new restrictions this week since a federal judge … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results    Read more...

Proove Biosciences Will Sponsor National Drug Take-Back Day Coast-to-Coast
Proove Biosciences Will Be Participating and Sponsoring This Week’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day in Howard County, MD and Orange County, CA (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/04/prweb11787660.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

New Best Drug Rehabilitation Blog Post Looks at the Different Phases of Getting Drunk
Best Drug Rehabilitation, which offers treatment programs and believes that having family close by during a stay in rehab can make a big difference in whether or not the process is successful, is focusing on the different phases of getting drunk in its latest blog post. (PRWeb April 23, 2014) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Best-Drug-Rehabilitation/04/prweb11788333.htm Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Zogenix Responds to Governor's Action Singling Out Zohydro™ ER in Massachusetts, Encourages Officials to Consider …
SAN DIEGO, April 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zogenix will continue to work to ensure patients suffering from severe chronic pain have access to the FDA-approved medications they need in every state nationwide, … Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

DANGEROUS DRIVERS: LED lights for heavy vehicles
E VERY now and then, an express bus meets an accident and lives are lost. More often than not, investigations revealed that the drivers of these ill-fated buses were on drugs or not physically, emotionally or medically fit to drive. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Florida's child-welfare system to get million boost
House and Senate negotiators said Tuesday they had agreed to spend about $ 47 million in new money on Florida's child-welfare system, which has been the focus of legislative scrutiny after a series of children's deaths from abuse and neglect last year.  Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

DANGEROUS DRIVERS: LED lights for heavy vehicles
E VERY now and then, an express bus meets an accident and lives are lost. More often than not, investigations revealed that the drivers of these ill-fated buses were on drugs or not physically, emotionally or medically fit to drive. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results

Lawmakers Agree On Million Boost For Child Welfare
House and Senate negotiators said Tuesday they had agreed to spend about $ 47 million in new money on Florida’s child-welfare system, which has been the focus of legislative scrutiny after a series of children’s deaths from abuse and neglect last year. Causes of Drug Abuse – Yahoo News Search Results