Away from public view, this safe haven for drug users has 1,000 regulars. Crime is down, the streets are safer. Could it work in Britain? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
An influential group of cancer experts has warned that the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies for cancer drugs are effectively condemning patients to death. Original post on independent.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
It may have taken 30 years to prove, but it seems we were on the right track way back when: on Wednesday, the White House announced a new direction in the War on Drugs, where stopping drug use before it starts and treating drug addition as a health issue will now be priorities. Original post on newsone.com Comments on reddit.com
David Nutt, the former Government drugs tsar sacked after claiming that horse riding was as safe as taking ecstasy, has said that the banking crisis was caused by too many workers taking cocaine. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
A girl remains seriously ill in hospital after allegedly being poisoned by her mother. Original post on today.com Comments on reddit.com
A mutation that gives people rock-bottom cholesterol levels has led geneticists to what could be the next blockbuster heart drug. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s first clinical trial designed to explore using a hallucinogen from magic mushrooms to treat people with depression has stalled because of British and European rules on the Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
A new study suggests alcohol is more harmful than heroin or crackMOST people would agree that some drugs are worse than others: heroin is probably considered to be… Original post on economist.com Comments on reddit.com
Modafinil’s moment. Original post on nymag.com Comments on reddit.com
The ruling is a precedent that prevents international pharmaceutical companies from obtaining fresh patents in India on updated versions of existing drugs. Original post on foxnews.com Comments on reddit.com
PubMed comprises more than 22 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites. Original post on nih.gov Comments on reddit.com
The actor and executive producer of the documentary The House I Live In says US drugs policy needs a radical rethink Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Researchers might have found the Holy Grail in the war against cancer, a miracle drug that has killed every kind of cancer tumor it’s come in contact with. Original post on nypost.com Comments on reddit.com
Twelve years ago, Portugal eliminated criminal penalties for drug users. Since then, those caught with small amounts of marijuana, cocaine or heroin go unindicted and possession is a misdemeanor on par with illegal parking. Experts are pleased with the results. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
Aspirin-related drugs suggest a way towards more effective stem-cell transplants. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
A research proves that a single anti-ageing enzyme in the body can be targeted, with the potential to prevent age-related diseases and extend lifespans Original post on sci-news.com Comments on reddit.com
A small group of adults given rapid drug treatment after HIV infection no longer need drugs to keep the virus in check Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
Harvard University professor Jeffrey Miron has advocated the legalization of drugs for decades. In a SPIEGEL ONLINE interview, he explains why prohibition is more dangerous than selling drugs in supermarkets. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
Doctors say they have cured an infant born with HIV for the first time by giving her a cocktail of drugs shortly after birth, a result that could point the way toward saving the lives of thousands more infected children. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
Compressed-air gun mounted on truck could throw 13-kilo packets over fence into California Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
The global war on drugs has cost billions and taken countless lives — but achieved little. The scant results finally have politicians and experts joining calls for legalization. Following the journey of cocaine from a farm in Colombia to a user in Berlin sheds light on why. Original post on spiegel.de Comments on reddit.com
CHICAGO (AP) — Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines.In 2010, there were 38,329 drug overdose deaths nationwide, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Medication, mostly prescription drugs, was involved in nearly 60 percent of overdose deaths that year, overshadowing deaths from illicit narcotics. Original post on ap.org Comments on reddit.com
Ian Birrell: It would save money, aid global security and be tough on crime. What could appeal to Conservatives more? Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma and other uses, also reverses obesity Original post on umich.edu Comments on reddit.com
Studies in mice show therapy is effective even in hard-to-treat brain tumours. Original post on nature.com Comments on reddit.com
UC Irvine biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that can be targeted by cancer-fighting drugs. The finding heralds a new treatment approach, as mutant forms of this protein are implicated in nearly 40 percent of diagnosed cases of cancer, which kills more than half a million Americans each year. Original post on uci.edu Comments on reddit.com
