Getting with the Times: Drug Education in America
In our world filled with potentially harmful over-the-counter and prescription drugs, our drug education programs focus almost solely on illicit drugs. We live in an extraordinary time in which we have...
View ArticleThe Hidden Societal Impacts of Drug Use in Mumbai
Just as a man loves his wife, he begins to love this drug. Right next to Reay Road, a railway station in Mumbai, India, is a stone-walled shack where a group of men sit huddled together. A mist of...
View ArticleCompassionate Drug Use
“I take risks, sometimes patients die, but not taking risks causes more patients to die—so I guess my biggest problem is I've been cursed with the ability to do the math.” – Dr. House At first glance,...
View ArticleThe FDA and Weight-Loss Drugs: Ensuring Consumer Freedom while Emphasizing...
Given the CDC estimate that over one-third of the U.S. adult population is obese, the availability of weight-loss drugs has been a controversial topic. According to the Mayo Clinic, weight-loss drugs...
View ArticleObama Administration Overrules FDA Decision – The Politics of Emergency...
Last December, the Obama Administration overruled a previous FDA decision regarding the availability of the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step, in what has since become a controversial...
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