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Like many other drugs, propofol can make you high but also has important therapeutic indications and is an indispensable medication. Tighter control as well as education is critically important to ensure appropriate and safe use of this drug.

The published reports of Mr. Jackson's medications illustrate an important issue- any two drugs may be safe in combination but the cumulative effect of many drugs can be difficult to detect and very dangerous.

We owe it to ourselves, those afflicted, those lost and their families to demand a commitment to NO LONGER ACCEPT IGNORANCE, STIGMA, APATHY and a LACK OF OVERALL RESOURCES as acceptable excuses for INACTION.

Information about drug use is now just a click away with the recently launched DopeStats.com. The new site is an online statistical database documenting drug use in more than 3,000 counties in the United States.

BIAXIN should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by bacteria.

Pediatrician Gwenn O'Keefe offers tips on protecting kids from taking too much.

LegalView immediately launched a practice area detailing the recall of a pain-relieving patch that has caused 120 patients to overdose. The Duragesic patch was recalled because of a manufacturing defect that caused many of the patches to leak.

As Prescription Drug Deaths Increase – DEA Reduces Restrictions on Schedule II Drugs

“Methadone related deaths continue their upward trend in many areas across the Country. Currently Methadone is the #2 Killer Drug in the United States”, say HARMD, Inc. (Helping America Reduce Methadone Deaths).