A Billings businessman has proposed an initiative for the November 14 ballot that effectively would ban the possession, use, trafficking...
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Google faces new pressure from states to crack down on illegal online drug sales
Several state attorneys general are pressing Google to make it harder for its users to find counter¬feit prescription medicine and...
U.S. Coast Guard offloads $110 million of cocaine
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare offload approximately 3,300 kilograms of cocaine worth an estimated wholesale value of $110...
Colorado health director warns Georgia families to beware ‘miracle cure’ marijuana
Although Colorado has become a popular destination for families seeking medical marijuana to treat children’s seizures, that state’s public health...
E-cigarettes are targeted at youths, report says
An investigation by Democratic members of Congress into the marketing practices of electronic cigarette companies has found that major producers...
Casual marijuana use linked with brain abnormalities, study finds
For the first time, researchers at Northwestern University have analyzed the relationship between casual use of marijuana and brain changes...
UK drug company Glaxo ‘paid bribes to Polish doctors’
UK drug company GlaxoSmithKline is facing a criminal investigation in Poland for allegedly bribing doctors, BBC Panorama has discovered. Eleven...
New Zealand: I looked like death on legal highs, addict says
A former legal-high addict is cleaning up his act after “hurting” his family and wants to help other users quit...
Mother wishes she had restricted flow of prescription drugs to her son
Looking back, Pam Herrera wishes she had asked more questions and been more forceful with her son’s therapists. The list...
Drug firms have used dangerous tactics to drive sales to treat kids
Pharmaceutical companies wooed academic leaders, ghostwrote articles, suppressed damaging health data and lavished doctors with gifts to make prescribing powerful...