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Boots admits its prices for some drugs will increase within days
A LEADING pharmacy chain has admitted that some of its medicine prices will rise because of changes to its drug pricing structure.
Dublin city firms plagued by drugs
Dublin City Business Improvement District today called on the Minister for Health to move swiftly to enact new legislation to make it an offence to possess certain prescription drugs without a prescription.
Treating alcohol withdrawal with benzodiazepines - Safe if mindful
Alcohol withdrawal can be extremely unpleasant . Symptoms vary from person to person, but most people will experience some negative symptoms of alcohol withdrawal if they try to stop drinking after long term use.
Trenton crash victim's toxicology report shows large amounts of drugs
Emergency crews face medication shortage
Emergency responders in the Des Moines metro area are running out of some essential medications needed to treat patients in life-threatening situations.
Drugs courier had 40,000 tablets in Castleconnell
Twenty-eight-year old Keith Connolly of Edencourt Shopping Centre, Raheny has pleaded guilty to possession of the tablets for sale or supply at Castleoaks Hotel, Castleconnell on the 30th of November 2009.
Woman given suspended sentence for receiving Valium package worth 32,000
A DUBLIN woman has been given a four-year suspended sentence for receiving a package of Valium worth more than 32,000. Amanda Little of Oak Road, Donnycarney pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to possession of more than 16,000 valium tablets.
PAINTER dies of intoxication "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade died of accidental acute intoxication from alcohol and an anti-anxiety medication, according to an autopsy report made public this week.
Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade: autopsy
Artist Thomas Kinkade died from an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers, but his heart had grown so enlarged that he was vulnerable to a fatal heart attack at any point, according to a detailed autopsy report released Tuesday.
Plymouth Herald published Burglar jailed to 'protect public'
A YOUNG man jailed after his fourth conviction for house burglary was told he had to be put away to protect the public.
Questions and Answers from 'Drug Shortage Action Plans for EMS' Webcast
Editor's Note: If you missed the webcast, don't stress! You can watch the archived event and even share it with your colleagues! Question: We carry morphine, Valium and Versed.
Experts Explain Deadly Combo Blamed For Artist's Death
The artist Thomas Kinkade, 54, died from a lethal combination of alcohol and Valium, according to an autopsy report from the Santa Clara County, California, medical examiner.
Kinkade's Cause Of Death Released
"Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade died of accidental acute intoxication from alcohol and an anti-anxiety medication, according to autopsy report made public on Monday by local NBC Bay Area TV.
Main image for Youngsters 'Gambling Their Lives'
YOUNG people are gambling with their health and even lives by experimenting with a new batch of "legal high" drugs, say police.
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Report: Thomas Kinkade died of accidental booze, Valium overdose
PHOTO BY RICK E. MARTIN 4/9/02 Thomas Kinkade on a TV set designed to display his artwork.
Autopsy Reveals Thomas Kinkade Died from Alcohol & Valium Overdose
The Santa Clara County Coroner released details of famed-artist Thomas Kinkade's autopsy and found that he died of "acute ethanol and Diazepam intoxication." "Mr. Kinkade died of respiratory depression as a result of a high concentration of ethanol combined with benzodiazepine use," the report stated.
Local EMS providers change meds to account for drug shortages
Drugs normally stocked to treat vomiting, diabetic insulin shock, pain and other medical emergencies have sometimes run low to the point of some ambulance services switching to different medications to treat those issues.
Gerard McBlain: Barrister tells court his heroin addict client spent 3k Government payout on drugs
A heroin addict won 3,000 in compensation after he complained he was mistreated in prison - and then blew it all on drugs when he was released.
Huge Increase In Maternal Opiate Use In Nine Years
Five times as many pregnant women were using opiates in 2009 compared to 2000 , while during the same period the number of newborns with a diagnosis of drug withdrawal syndrome, neonatal abstinence syndrome has increased 3-fold, researchers from the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, reported in JAMA .
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