New York State Is Investigating Energy Drink Makers

New York State Is Investigating Energy Drink Makers

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A November 2011 report by the Drug Abuse Warning Network, produced under the auspices of the Department of Health and Human Services, showed a tenfold increase in emergency room visits linked to energy drinks from 2005 to 2008. “Consumption of …
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Marijuana Science: Do US Pot Laws Make Sense, Scientifically Speaking?

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In the U.S., there were 4.9 million drug-related emergency room visits in 2010, according to the Drug Abuse Warning Network. About 750,000 involved alcohol, while 461,028 involved marijuana. A study published this year in the British Medical Journal …
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Senators Durbin, Blumenthal Once Again Ask FDA to Address Their Energy

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A November 22, 2011, Drug Abuse Warning Network report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) cites levels of caffeine in energy drinks ranging from 80 to 500 mg per serving. These levels are well above the …
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What the White House says about Legalizing Marijuana – Full E-mail: “What they Have to Say About Legalizing Marijuana By Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy When the President took office, he directed all of his policymakers to develop policies based on science and research, not ideology or politics. So our concern about marijuana is based on what the science tells us about the drug’s effects. According to scientists at the National Institutes of Health- the world’s largest source of drug abuse research – marijuana use is associated with addiction, respiratory disease, and cognitive impairment. We know from an array of treatment admission information and Federal data that marijuana use is a significant source for voluntary drug treatment admissions and visits to emergency rooms. Studies also reveal that marijuana potency has almost tripled over the past 20 years, raising serious concerns about what this means for public health — especially among young people who use the drug because research shows their brains continue to develop well into their 20’s. Simply put, it is not a benign drug. Like many, we are interested in the potential marijuana may have in providing relief to individuals diagnosed with certain serious illnesses. That is why we ardently support ongoing research into determining what components of the marijuana plant can be used as medicine. To date, however, neither the FDA nor the Institute of Medicine have found smoked marijuana to meet the modern standard for safe or

 

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Highlights of the 2010 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency… http://t.co/ArRlXFoe #Substanceabuse – by IntegratedTrtmt (IntegratedTrtmt)

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Highlights of the 2010 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency… http://t.co/ArRlXFoe #Substanceabuse – by IntegratedTrtmt (IntegratedTrtmt)

From Twitter:

Highlights of the 2010 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) Findings on Drug-Related Emergency… http://t.co/ArRlXFoe #Substanceabuse – by IntegratedTrtmt (IntegratedTrtmt)