Pharmaceutical patent protection can be extended when drug companies bring newer products to market before their first patent ...

For 70 years, politicians in both parties have fought an unwinnable war on drugs. In the latest chapter, the Biden Administration has labeled Mexican cartels the top criminal threat facing the U.S.

A 10-panel drug test is a common way to check for various drugs in a person’s body. It typically involves testing urine for drugs, such as cannabinoids, opioids, and more. Typically, traces of these ...

25% of Americans (70 million people) admitted they use illicit drugs, according to the most recent National Survey on Drug Use. 48.7 million people nationwide struggle with substance abuse according ...

There’s a lot of confusion around words like “tolerance,” “dependence,” and “addiction.” Sometimes people use them interchangeably. However, they have very different definitions. Let’s look at what ...

It had been several years since professor Joseph Palamar had seen that unmistakable “caveman face,” the telltale sign of an imminent overdose of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid, or GHB. Standing among ...

This story was originally published on Nov. 9, 2023 and has been updated to include an episode on the topic from Life Kit. College sophomore Elias Myers thinks his friends are lucky to be alive. The ...

Some people use the terms “drug tolerance,” “addiction,” and “dependence” interchangeably, but they do not mean the same thing. Drug tolerance occurs when the body or brain does not respond to a drug ...

The unique and extraordinary microorganism that produces the avermectins (from which ivermectin is derived) was discovered by Ōmura in 1973 (Figure 1). It was sent to Merck laboratories to be run ...

The United States puts more people behind bars than any other country, five times as many per capita compared with Britain or Spain. It wasn't always like this. Half a century ago, relatively few ...

From the homely aspirin to the most sophisticated prescription medicine on the market, all drugs come with side effects. Many are minor, some are just an inconvenience, a few are serious, and some are ...

Professionals in certain positions where they are responsible for the safety of others may need to take a 10-panel drug test. It tests for the misuse of prescription and illegal drugs. The 10-panel ...