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

Hospital-induced delirium is when patients (most often elderly ones) become confused, anxious, aggressive and in some cases have verbal and physical outbursts while in the hospital. This sudden and severe change in mental status affects more than seven million hospitalized Americans each year.

“When your whole body is a giant toothache, nothing fixes it,” observes Charley Pavlosky, 65, recalling the systemic pain that…

If you suffer from anxiety, panic disorder, or insomnia, your doctor may have prescribed you what’s known as benzodiazepines (or…

Is weed a schedule 5 drug? What about ketamine or gabapentin? Here is a list of drugs by schedule from 1 – 5. Drugs in Schedules IV (4) and V (5) are considered to be the highest risk for abuse, addiction or harm.

Or Z-drug patients — Lunesta, Ambien or Sonata too Originally published in Benzodiazepine Fundamentals Note: This article was written for…

The number of prescriptions for benzodiazepines, a class of tranquilizing drugs, has increased dramatically, and benzodiazepine-related overdose deaths have increased…

What were the most popular stories we published in 2018? Our Top 10 includes two stories on drugs that have…

By Christy Huff, MD KevinMD.org As physicians, we are experts at prescribing medications. However, we often fail miserably when it…

Over half of Americans are misusing their prescription drugs — such as taking too much of a drug they are…