According to a new study from the National Center for Health Statistics, death by prescription drug and painkiller overdose increased again in 2010, for the 11th consecutive year. A total of*38,329 people died of drug overdoses, and the study authors attribute the majority of deaths to opioids...
Brooke Mueller Camp Slams Overdose Report: "No Illegal Drugs in Her System," Lawyer S
A report that Brooke Mueller was rushed to the hospital today after a drug overdose is not true, according to her camp. "It is confirmed there were no illegal drugs in Brooke's...
According to reports, Jon Bon Jovi’s daughter Stephanie Bongiovi was recently rushed to the hospital after a heroin overdose. She’s doing fine now but was arrested for possession of heroin after cops found the drug in her dorm room. However, the charges against Stephanie Bongiovi have now been...
Methadone is not a commonly used painkiller - it was prescribed for only 2% of painkiller needs in the United States during 2009. However, the monthly Vital Signs Report from Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which was issued today, showed methadone as being indicated in nearly...
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have shown that an injectable solution can protect mice from an otherwise lethal overdose of cocaine. The findings could lead to human clinical trials of a treatment designed to reverse the effects of cocaine in case of emergency. Cocaine is involved...
According to TMZ, cocaine was recovered from the hotel room that Whitney Houston died in. Initially, there were rumors that someone had removed cocaine from the room before the cops showed up. But now, it doesn’t sound like that happened because the police are in possession of the rumored...
Repeatedly taking marginally too much paracetamol (acetaminophen, Tylenol) over time can cause a dangerous overdose that is hard to detect and can lead to death, because patients usually don't report an overdose when they visit the hospital, rather that they feel unwell. Clinicians need to be...
I have all the symptoms of it
Kidney pain
Severe diarrhea
And abdominal pain.
I feel like I
Might be wasting money as I'm 16 and idk if they can do anything about it?
</p>
Bubba Smith died from an overdose of diet pills, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner report released Wednesday.
TMZ reported that the official coroner's report on Smith's Aug. 3 death listed "acute phentermine intoxication" as the first cause of death. Phentermine is a drug used...
Death by painkiller overdose isn't just the plight of celebrities; it's a widespread epidemic, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report shows that 40 people die per day from overdosing on prescription narcotics like hydrocodone...
Charles "Bubba" Smith was a big guy—as we all know from his role as Hightower in the Police Academy movies, those funny Miller Lite commercials and his terrific NFL Pro Bowl...
Just look at Michael Jackson. He was millions in debt, and now his family is milking him for all he's worth.
Besides the family, the drug dealers profit, although they suddenly lose a good customer.
I smoked ten strong cigarettes one after the other once , then I felt really sick and very weak , I couldnt even get up out of the chair.How serious was this , could I have died?
Reports have reached the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) of CT brain perfusion scans which exposed patients to excessive levels of radiation. After checking the equipment, the FDA reports they were working fine, without any excessive radiation risk for the patients "when properly used". The...