Ativan, Valium among drugs facing tighter controls in Alberta CALGARY – The Alberta college of physicians and surgeons has added benzodiazepines, like Ativan and Valium, to its Triplicate Prescription Program over concern the drugs are being increasingly abused. “We know that drugs like this are subject to misuse … Read more on Globalnews.ca Ativan, Valium, other… Read More »
Battle Creek, MI (PRWEB) May 21, 2014 A Forever Recovery, an open-ended drug and alcohol treatment program that gets clients off to a great start and gives them a solid foundation in recovery they can believe in, is asking a critically important question in its latest blog post: Can I be addicted to my anxiety… Read More »
Rochester, NY (PRWEB) June 16, 2014 polyDNA’s most recent survey, taken in June 2014, showed that 45% of respondents wanted to know if their prescription sleeping pills or other tranquilizers could cause chronic fatigue. The answer is yes. Studies show that a common side effect of these drugs is a feeling of physical and mental… Read More »
Battle Creek, MI (PRWEB) September 04, 2014 In its latest blog post, A Forever Recovery, an open-ended drug and alcohol treatment program that gets clients off to a great start and gives them a solid foundation in recovery they can believe in, is asking: which addiction is the most difficult to overcome? “All addictions… Read More »
Clonazepam study supports European practice in status epilepticus A study comparing outcomes among patients treated with first-line lorazepam, midazolam or clonazepam for status epilepticus finds that the three drugs are broadly equivalent. “We were pretty happy to find that, because we use clonazepam every day in … Read more on News-Medical.net Cambridge residents arrested for trafficking… Read More »
Overland Park, KS (PRWEB) September 18, 2014 Long-term use of several common anti-anxiety and insomnia drugs could increase the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease later on in life. According to the new study published in BMJ-British Medical Journal, consistant use of benzodiazepines — including medications such as diazepam, lorazepam, alprazolam and clonazepam — is… Read More »
Battle Creek, MI (PRWEB) October 08, 2014 A new infographic from open-ended drug and alcohol treatment program A Forever Recovery is revealing shocking facts about the psychoactive drugs commonly known as Benzos (Benzodiazepines). As the infographic points out: Benzos reduces the activity of neurons that cause stress and anxiety Benzos are variously classified… Read More »
Baltimore, MD (PRWEB) September 19, 2014 SNBL Clinical Pharmacology Center, Inc. (SNBL CPC), a 96-bed clinical pharmacology research unit specializing in complex early-phase trials, announced today the successful completion of a validation study of the NeuroCart. The study validated the NeuroCart as an effective tool for detection of benzodiazepine-evoked pharmacodynamic CNS effects. The NeuroCart… Read More »