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Medical Notes: December 12, 2021

>> December 12, 2021

Researchers have come up with several new treatments that can keep people from getting seriously ill if they’re infected with Covid-19. And now they’ve found a number of drugs already on the market that do the same thing. The latest, according to a study in …

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Inside Look: The Safety of Generics

>> June 19, 2019

Reed Pence speaks with investigative Reporter Katherine Eband, author of Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom about the quality of regulation of generic drugs. Guest Information: Reed Pence, host of Radio Health Journal Katherine Eban, …

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High Drug Prices Lead to Drug Misuse (2019)

>> May 5, 2019

Millions of Americans cannot afford the medications they’ve been prescribed. Many skip doses, split pills, trade pills with friends and family, or don’t fill prescriptions at all as a result––with sometimes even fatal consequences. Dr. Stacie Dusetzina, …

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Using Naloxone for Drug Overdoses

>> September 9, 2018

The drug Naloxone has been hailed as a lifesaver, as it can reverse the effects of what would otherwise be fatal opioid overdoses. Expert panels recommend that more average citizens carry it, especially those likely to be in contact with drug users. However, …

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Addiction, Relapse and Criminalization

>> August 12, 2018

After criminal convictions, many people with substance use disorder are placed on probation with the condition they remain completely drug-free. They are often jailed when they relapse, setting back recovery and removing them from treatment that helps …

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Harm Reduction and Drug Abuse

>> June 17, 2018

America’s opioid epidemic has taken 64,000 lives in 2016. While many people support prosecution and strict punishment for drug users, Vancouver in British Columbia has taken a different approach with their drug use policy of harm reduction. Travis Lupick, …

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The Biology of Addiction

>> October 22, 2017

Addiction has become undoubtedly entangled in modern American society. Whether it’s gambling, food, sex, technology, alcohol or drugs, the deadly disease hijacks the human brain with severe ramifications. Recent eruptions in the number of opiate addicts and …

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Remaking the FDA

>> March 5, 2017

The Trump Administration has signaled it intends to revamp the Food and Drug Administration to speed the approval of drugs. Some FDA commissioner candidates have proposed radical reform, including an end to the requirement that drugs must be effective to be …

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Drug Shortages

>> April 10, 2016

For more than 10 years, hospitals have been plagued by shortages of important drugs, sometimes forcing doctors to decide who will receive them, and who will die. Experts explain why these drug shortages occur, the unfortunate outcomes, and what they do to try …

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The Nature of Addiction

>> April 19, 2015

Many people have misconceptions about what addiction is and is not. A noted British journalist explains how these myths fuel the war on drugs, and alternatives that might really curb addiction and drug trafficking. Guest Information: Johann Hari, …

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Medical Notes: December 12, 2021

Inside Look: The Safety of Generics

High Drug Prices Lead to Drug Misuse (2019)

Using Naloxone for Drug Overdoses

Harm Reduction and Drug Abuse

The Biology of Addiction

Remaking the FDA

Drug Shortages

The Nature of Addiction

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