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Many dementia patients being prescribed "chemical cosh" antipsychotic drugs could be better treated with simple painkillers, research says.
link:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14138884Many dementia patients being prescribed "chemical cosh" antipsychotic drugs... more
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A patient's belief that a drug will not work can become a self fulfilling prophecy, according to researchers.They showed the benefits of painkillers could be boosted or completely wiped out by manipulating expectations.
link :http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12480310A patient's belief that a drug will not work can become a self fulfilling... more
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Jason Lee’s Ex-Wife Blasts Scientology, Travoltas, and Cruises
by Maureen O’Connor
maureen@gawker.com.
Carmen Llewellyn says Scientology “ruined my life and my career. I ended up addicted to painkillers.” She blames Scientology for Tom Cruise’s divorce from “Suppressive Person” Nicole Kidman and says the Travoltas hid their son Jett from the church.
for the full story...Jason Lee’s Abused Ex-Wife Carmen Llewellyn Rips Scientology, Travoltas, and Cruises…Photos, Video…http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/jason-lees-ex-wife-carmen-llewellyn-blasts-scientology-travoltas-and-cruises/
Carmen joined the church in 1995 when she married Lee, and left when she divorced him in 2002. In an interview with the Naitonal Enquirer she says Jason “was a drunk who beat me up” and forced her to join Scientology.Jason Lee’s Ex-Wife Blasts Scientology, Travoltas, and Cruises
by Maureen... more
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I saw a story this weekend that Burt Reynolds had come out about an addiction he had to painkillers after a recent back surgery. He's hoping that revealing this can help bring some more attention to the soaring numbers of Americans addicted to prescription drugs.
He's certainly not the only celebrity plagued with prescription drug addiction. The recent deaths of both Michael Jackson and DJ AM were thought to be prescription drug related. Lindsay Lohan's father has been all over the news lately saying his daughter is addicted to painkillers.
This Wednesday, Current's Vanguard team will premiere a powerful hour-long documentary called "The Oxycontin Express" about prescription drug addiction and why this legal drug is so easy to get and so easy to abuse.
The Oxycontin Express (Trailer)
Tune in to Current TV this Wednesday at 10 ET or at 10 PT.
Also from the Prescription Drug Abuse Group:
- America's Drug Problem-- Not Heroin, Crack, Coke, Weed, or Meth
- In 16 states, drug deaths overtake traffic fatalities
- Mariana van Zeller on The Oxycontin Express during Vanguard's visit to Current SFI saw a story this weekend that Burt Reynolds had come out about an addiction he had... more
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Research led by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has opened the door for the advancement of a new category of painkillers, called TRPV1 antagonists.
LINK : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100209123808.htmResearch led by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's... more
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From Darren Foster in the Vanguard Blog:
The largest drug bust in Kentucky state history is underway as hundreds of police target the flood of prescription pills from Florida and other states. The illicit “pill pipeline” between Florida and Kentucky was the focus of our documentary “The OxyContin Express.” Kentucky leads the nation in prescription drug abuse and has become a hot market for pills from Florida, which has become the nation’s largest source of potent painkillers, particularly oxycodone.
Police obtained warrants for 518 people, mostly from Eastern Kentucky, and so far over 300 have been arrested under “Operation Flamingo Road.”
But that just might be the beginning. From the Lexington Herald-Leader:
The number of people charged, while eye-opening, still doesn’t show the true extent of the problem, said Kevin Payne, head of the state police drug-enforcement unit for Eastern Kentucky.
State police have information on 1,700 other people going out of the state to get pill prescriptions, Payne said.
“It tells me that this is a huge, huge problem,” he said.
We’re trying to get Greenup County Sheriff Keith Cooper, who was featured in “The OxyContin Express”, on the phone. According to the story at least 9 warrants were served in Greenup alone.
http://blogs.current.com/vanguard/2009/10/30/kentucky-targets-the-oxycontin-express/
From the Lexington Herald Leader: "518 in 34 counties to be charged in state's largest drug roundup" (http://www.kentucky.com/latest_news/v-print/story/998003.html)From Darren Foster in the Vanguard Blog:
The largest drug bust in Kentucky state... more
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From Test Country Blog:
"Burt Reynolds (star of such films, as Smokey and the Bandit, Deliverance, Cannonball Run and Boogie Nights) has revealed that after a recent back surgery he became addicted to pain killers. Having dealt with addiction to another drug ( Halcion, a sleeping pill) after suffering a broken jaw and a subsequent joint disorder in the late 80s he began to realize he had become addicted to the drugs he’d been given after his back surgery. He then sought treatment at a drug rehab center in Florida and overcame them. The actor urges others in a similar situation to seek treatment rather than trying to resolve it on their own."From Test Country Blog:
"Burt Reynolds (star of such films, as Smokey and the... more
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Government experts are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether Nyquil and other combination cold medications should be pulled from the market to help curb deadly overdoses.
As the second day of the Food and Drug Administration's meeting began, the agency is asking more than 35 experts to discuss and vote on ways to prevent overdose with acetaminophen — the pain-relieving, fever-reducing ingredient in Tylenol and dozens of other prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Acetaminophen is one of the most widely used drugs in the U.S. Many patients find it easier on the stomach than other painkillers like ibuprofen and aspirin, which can cause ulcers.
Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., sending 56,000 people to the emergency room annually, according to the FDA. There are about 200 acetaminophen-related deaths each year.
"It can happen to anybody, but it's very rare," said Dr. Lee Simon, an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, who attended Monday's meeting. "Obviously it's important that we improve the communication about these products because they are ubiquitous, and we still see people inadvertently overdosing."
The drugs that could be pulled off shelves are combination medications, such as Procter & Gamble's NyQuil or Novartis' Theraflu, which mix acetaminophen with other ingredients that treat cough and runny nose.
The FDA is not required to follow the advice of its panels, though it usually does. The vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Manufacturers could lose hundreds of millions of dollars in sales if combination drugs are pulled from the market. Total sales of all acetaminophen drugs reached $2.6 billion last year, with 80 percent of the market comprised of over-the-counter products.Government experts are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether Nyquil and other... more
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Experts in Britain have warned people of the dangers of buying drugs from the internet. The warnings come after a study showed the widespread availability of online painkillers.
35 websites were found to be selling prescription-only painkillers to British customers without requiring a prescription.Experts in Britain have warned people of the dangers of buying drugs from the... more
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Looking at a beautiful work of art has long been said to have the power to heal emotional distress but the new research also claims it offers a distraction from physical pain.
The research carried out by the University of Bari in Italy suggests a pleasant environment helps patients overcome discomfort and pain.
A team headed by Professor Marina de Tommaso at the Neurophysiopathology Pain Unit asked a group of men and women to pick the 20 paintings they considered most ugly and most beautiful from a selection of 300 works. They were then asked to contemplate either the beautiful paintings, or the ugly painting, or a blank panel while the team zapped a short laser pulse at their hand, creating a sensation as if they had been pricked by a pin. The subjects rated the pain as being a third less intense while they were viewing the beautiful paintings, compared with when contemplating the ugly paintings or the blank panel. Electrodes measuring the brain's electrical activity also confirmed a reduced response to the pain when the subject looked at beautiful paintings.
While distractions, such as music, are known to reduce pain in hospital patients, Prof de Tommaso says this is the first result to show that beauty plays a part.
"Hospitals have been designed to be functional, but we think that their aesthetic aspects should be taken into account too," said the neurologist. "Beauty obviously offers a distraction that ugly paintings do not. But at least there is no suggestion that ugly surroundings make the pain worse. I think these results show that more research is needed into the how a beautiful environment can alleviate suffering."
Looking at a beautiful work of art has long been said to have the power to heal... more
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