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Trends in the Abuse of Prescription Drugs is a summary of the latest data reported by NIDA's Community Epidemiology Work Group, National Survey on Drug Use and Health, Monitoring the Future Survey, Partnership Attitude Tracking Survey, Drug Abuse Wa...

Zdroj: http://psychcentral.com By: Psych Central News Editor on Wednesday, Dec, 6, 2006 Reviewed by: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on Wednesday, Dec, 6, 2006 new report provides a candid snapshot of the growing...

Zdroj: SAMHSA Dextromethorphan (DXM), an ingredient commonly found in over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, was a contributing factor in an estimated 12,584 visits to hospital emergency departments during 2004, and 5,581 of those vi...

Research Summary Marijuana has long been the most popular illicit drug in the U.S., but federal researchers say that there are now more new recreational users of prescription painkillers than new pot smokers. The

Zdroj: Daily Dose By Brian Wheeler Political reporter, BBC News Special forces sometimes have to stay awake for 48 hours or more A controversial drug which can keep people awake for days has been tested by the UK military, MPs have been told. Modafinil pills - known on the drugs scene as "zombies" - are used to treat the rare sleeping disorder narcolepsy. The Ministry of...

Zdroj: Daily Dose A RECORD number of children are being prescribed drugs to treat hyperactivity, prompting fears that hundreds are being medicated unnecessarily. Doctors in Scotland issued almost 50,000 prescriptions in 2005, an increase of 16% over the previous year, according to new government figures. Since 2001, spending on drugs to treat attent...

Zdroj: Join together U.S. household residents are more likely to report nonmedical use of prescription drugs than the use of almost all illicit drugs, according to recently released data from the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). One in twenty persons age 12 or older reported using prescription pain relievers nonmedically in the past ye...

Zdroj: Join together A new study concludes that youths who use antidepressants like Zoloft and Paxil are more likely to attempt suicide, Newsday reported Aug. 8. Researchers looked at a database of more than 5,000 youths aged 6-18 who were hospitalized for severe depression and had attempted suicide or succeeded in killing themselves. They found that youths w...

Zdroj: Join together, July 14, 2006 A recent snapshot report found 185 websites selling prescription drugs, the highest number in the three-year history of the research project, and noted that 89 percent of the sites did not require a prescription to purchase controlled substances. The "You've Got Drugs" White Paper released last month by the

May 10, 2006 News Summary A new federal study shows that more emergency-room (ER) visits are caused by misuse of pharmaceuticals -- including over-the-counter and prescription drugs -- than by cocaine, marijuana, or other illicit drugs, USA Today reported May 10. Phar...

Painkiller abuse a "huge problem," conference participants are told. April 11, 2006 Abuse of prescription painkillers has become so extensive that the drugs are being called the "new heroin" by leading drug authorities, who say the mat...

April 11, 2006 Research Summary Approximately 8% of college undergraduate students report using prescription stimulants that were not prescribed for them at least once in their lifetime, according to a random sample of full-time undergraduate students at the University of Michigan. The most common motive for use was to help with concentration (58%), followed by to increase alertness (43%), and to get high (43%), which is consistent with an ongoing University of Maryland undergraduate study (see CESAR FAX, Volume 14, Issue 34). The proportion of users reporting ea...

by Evelyn Pringle www.opednews.com A study published online in the February 2006, Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that examined data from a 2002 survey of about 67,000 households, estimates that more than 7 million Americans have misused stimulant drugs meant to treat ADHD, and "substantial numbers of teenagers and young adults appear to show signs of addiction, according to a comprehensive national analysis tracking such abuse." The statistics are alarming because people are using the drugs recreationally or to boost academic and professional performance. The scientists who published the study ...

By Shankar Vedantam Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 25, 2006; Page A09 More than 7 million Americans are estimated to have misused stimulant drugs meant to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, and substantial numbers of teenagers and young adults appear to show signs of addiction, according to a comprehensive national analysis tracking such abuse. The statistics are striking because many young people recreationally using these drugs are seeking to boost academic and professional performance, doctors say. Although the drugs may all...