Drug News

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Kids May Not Need Prescription Drugs For Pain – WCPO News

Kids may be tougher than we think. Researchers found that children with broken bones did not necessarily need a prescription to deal with pain.

PRESCRIPTION – USA
Antibiotic Prescriptions Dip for Kids – Web MD

Doctors aren’t writing prescriptions for certain antibiotics to treat children’s respiratory tract infections as much as they used to, a new study shows. The researchers — who included Carlos Grijalva, MD, MPH, of Vanderbilt University’s medical school — used national data to see if antibiotic use was still declining, a trend that began in the 1990s.

CODEINE – USA
Post-Tonsillectomy Codeine May Pose Dangers – US News and World Report

Giving codeine to children after a tonsillectomy may be deadly, a new report warns.

CODEINE – CANADA
Codeine after tonsil surgery can be fatal for toddlers – Canada.com

The common practice of giving children codeine for pain after tonsil surgery may provoke a fatal reaction in some toddlers, Canadian researchers are reporting.

ALCOHOL – UK
Alcohol abuse behind increase in liver cancer, experts claim – Times Online

Rising rates of obesity and alcohol abuse have fuelled an increase in cases of liver cancer, according to figures published today.

DRUGS – USA
Many Baby Boomers are Continuing Illicit Drug Use into Their Later Years According to New Analytic Publication – SAMHSA

Many baby boomers (Americans in the generation born between 1946 and 1964) are continuing to use illicit drugs as they grow older, causing the rate of illicit drug use to go up within the 50 to 59 year old age segment of the population.

CANNABIS – UK
Teens ‘aware of cannabis harm’ – BBC News

Nearly one in two teenagers knows someone who has suffered from a mental health problem like paranoia after using cannabis, a survey suggests.

DRUGS – UK
Drug drive campaign ignores shock tactics – Talking Drugs

This week the UK Government began a new advertising campaign in an attempt to reduce the amount of people who drive while under the influence of drugs.

ALCOHOL – UK
Survey Shows Over Half Of Drinkers Unaware Of Link Between Alcohol And Sleep Problems, England – Medical News Today

Drinkers across England are losing valuable sleep and disrupting vital brain functions without knowing their boozing is the cause, new research for the Government’s Know Your Limits campaign has revealed.