13 DECEMBER 2017 – WHO has this week endorsed a recommendation from the Expert Committee on Drug Dependence (ECDD) to include carfentanil, an analogue of the prescription opioid fentanyl, into Schedules I and IV of the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs. Schedule I substances… Read More »WHO recommends the most stringent level of international control for synthetic opioid carfentanil
Notwithstanding the $600 million federal Settlement with Purdue in 2007 — one of the largest in history with a drug company — opioid litigation has yet to financially dent the $13-billion-a-year opioid industry. View PDF
In a brutally honest account Kerryn Redpath describes the terrifying scenes she witnessed as what began as “a bit of fun” spiralled into a shocking journey through the dark world of drug addiction. Chilling stories of drug overdoses, precious lives lost, drug and alcohol fuelle d fights, months spent gravely ill… Read More »CHASING AFTER THE WIND! (Must have book!)
Highlights Patients with depression frequently used marijuana and nearly half met the AUD criteria. Fewer patients with AUD were using marijuana at baseline compared to patients without AUD. Patients with AUD using marijuana increased over 6 months compared to those without AUD. Patients with AUD… Read More »Adverse impact of marijuana use on clinical outcomes among psychiatry patients with depression and alcohol use disorder
