Rural US Continues to Deal with Prescription Medication Misuse Epidemic

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“The opioid and prescription pain medication issue has become a major health and safety concern in for far too many Americans,” said Pax Prentiss, CEO of Passages Addiction Treatment Centers. “Some people start treating the pain associated with a …
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A categorically novel finding: Fighting against severe and progressive …

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Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University, Stanford University, the University of Colorado and the University of Michigan recently reported results from a study that uncovers this new and potentially pivotal role for macrophage-derived LTB4 in …
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Proper treatment of mentally ill could prevent crime

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They found that a schizophrenic with an unresolved drug abuse problem was at high risk for violence 927 percent); whereas, the risk of violence without substance abuse was small. They state that recent work shows that antipsychotic … Torrey, a board …
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