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A Safer Way to Tame Insomnia

One night in July 2022, a month after his first bout of COVID-19, Dan Elton woke up around 2:00 a.m. and couldn’t get back to…

Oct 29, 2025

Controlled Drug Classifications: Schedule I, II, III, IV, V

Since the early 1900s, the federal government has attempted to regulate narcotics and other drugs with a potential for abuse or dependence  (whether for medical or recreational…

May 8, 2025

Drinking and Drugs: How Alcohol Can Mess With Your Medicine

Mixing Alcohol and Medicine Alcohol has strong associations with fun and relaxation, but it’s just another drug as far as your body is concerned. The…

Feb 8, 2022

Hospital-Induced Delirium

I wasn’t prepared for the late-night call from the hospital. My elderly mother, who’d recently been admitted, was swearing at the nurses, demanding they call…

May 20, 2021

6 Common Medications That Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction

What is Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction. We’ve all heard of it. And Pfizer’s advertising campaign when it introduced its blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil)…

Apr 29, 2021

4 Drugs That Interact with Anxiety Meds, Benzodiazepines

If you suffer from anxiety, panic disorder, or insomnia, your doctor may have prescribed you what’s known as benzodiazepines (or benzos). This class of drugs contains popular…

Jul 6, 2020

Anxiety Meds: Options, Side Effects & Alternatives

In 2006, as she was preparing for her wedding, panic attacks began to take over Kara Baskin’s life. “I worried constantly that I was on…

Sep 18, 2019