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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.…

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

Anxiety can be debilitating. Anxiety meds might help, but learn about the possible side effects and consider the options of alternative medicines.

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.

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…

While it’s no surprise that many older adults take a lot of different medications, many of those drugs can potentially…

Deprescribing of inappropriate medications to seniors is more effective if pharmacists work with doctors and patients are educated about potentially…

Although tranquilizer drugs known as benzodiazepines are only meant for short-term use, about one-third of older adults who get a…

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