Hip Fractures Not Caused By Benzodiazepine
...Annals of Internal Medicine. Benzodiazepines are sedative drugs prescribed for anxiety, sleep, and seizure disorders. Concerns about abuse, misuse, and adverse effects of these drugs - including hip fractures among the elderly - have prompted state and national policies intended to regulate access to them. ...Using Morphine to Hasten Death Is a Myth, Says Doctor
...not shorten life or hasten death, he explains. Its sedative effects wear off quickly (making it useless if you want to stay unconscious), toxic doses can cause distressing agitation (which is why such doses are never used in palliative care), and it has a wide therapeutic range (making death unlikely). The ...This 'Grass' is Not Green - Say, 'No Thanks, I Am Fine Without Drugs'
...se categories - amphetamine-type stimulants (ATS), sedative hypnotics, cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, and opiates. To put a figure on the extent of penetration of narcotic drugs, there are close to 16 million people who use opiates. Cannabis is extremely popular; marihuana, hashish, THC- tops the list w...Inquest of Date-rape Drug Victim Attracts Wide Attention in Australia
...logy reports later revealed that the amount of the sedative drug in her system was three times the amount that a recreational user would have used. Her body was found on the floor of cabin D182, which belonged to four of the men whom she had met at the ship's disco the previous night. Four years later, only...