March 24th, 2011
United States and Russia promises better communication in Future Afghan Drug Raids
The United States has claimed today that it would attempt better communication with its partners during heroin raids in Afghanistan. For two years the U.S. has joined a co-operative effort with Russia to clamp down on heroin production in the country, which produces roughly 90 percent of the ...
March 22nd, 2011
Obama to visit Central America to provide support, encouragement in Drug War
As we have noted many times on AllTreatment, The Mexican Drug War is not only devastating Mexico and Central American countries, but it is at a virtual standstill. President Barack Obama is currently planning to visit El Salvador later this week to give a talk on poverty and security, in order ...
March 22nd, 2011
West Coast Preparing for Japan Radiation Scare
With the unfortunate tsunami incident in Japan, Americans are beginning to raise their concerns for radiation levels. The destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has caused numerous Americans to call for a monitoring of the food and drugs imported from Japan in order to test ...
February 11th, 2011
Montana Considering Medical Marijuana Repeal
Roughly eighteen states in the country have laws advocating medical marijuana, but that number may be seeing a decrease. Today, Montana’s Republican-led House of Representatives approved a measure to fully repeal the law on medical marijuana. The repeal bill, carried by Speaker of the ...
December 10th, 2010
New Drug approved to fight Obesity
It has been a difficult year for diet drugs. October saw the Food and Drug Administration banning two weight loss-drugs, lorcaserin and Qnexa, due to possible links with cancer and heart problems. However, this week an FDA panel gave the approval for a new drug, Contrave, in the fight against ...
November 19th, 2010
Parents Hides Crack in Daughter’s Shoe
On Wednesday a Boston preschool teacher heeded the complaints of one of her students, who complained of foot pain. When the teacher took off her sneaker, she found 17 bags of crack cocaine hidden inside. The girl claimed that her mother had put “candy” inside the sneaker, and the ...
November 17th, 2010
Four Loko to Remove Caffeine From Formula; Get FDA Warning
They may as well change their name to Loko. In light of Washington and other states banning Four Loko after incidents of hospitalization, Phusion Projects LLC, the makers of Four Loko, have decided to remove caffeine, guarana and taurine from the Four Loko formula. Those are three of the four ...
November 15th, 2010
Medical Marijuana Approved in Tight Race in Arizona
Add Arizona to the list of states where Medical Marijuana is approved. In a closely contested race, voters approved Proposition 203 – a ballot measure that legalized medical marijuana in the state. More than 1.6 million votes were cast on the ballot, with 50.1 voting “yes” on ...
November 12th, 2010
Los Angeles City Council considering reopening Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
Though California has defeated the proposition to legalize marijuana for recreational use, legislation is still occurring to get marijuana into the hands of the public. The Los Angeles City Council recently met to discuss amending the medical marijuana ordinance for the city, and is expected to ...
November 10th, 2010
Four Lokos and other Alcoholic Energy Drinks to be banned in The State of Washington.
In a follow up to the Four Loko blog post published last month, the anti-Alcoholic energy drink has continued to grow. Now, entire states are banning drinks such as Four Loko, with Utah being the first. Other states, such as California, Michigan, and Montana, have banned or provided limited ...
November 10th, 2010
FDA Requiring Cigarettes to Display Warning Labels.
For the first time in 25 years, The Food and Drug Administration will be requiring cigarette companies to change the packaging for cigarettes. More specifically, it will require graphic warning labels that would cover half of a package’s front and back, as well as the top quarter of all ...
November 5th, 2010
San Francisco vs. The Happy Meal
San Francisco has voted with a veto-proof margin to prevent McDonald’s to serve Happy Meals. This measure makes San Francisco the first bit city to ban fast food restaurants from giving a free toy with meals that have a high level of calories and fat. Instead, the ordinance is requiring ...
October 29th, 2010
FDA deined approval for a new weight-loss drug: Qnexa
In July, an advisory committee to the FDA voted against approval of the Qnexa, a new weight-loss prescription drug. Qnexa is a combination of two pre-existing drugs: phentermine and topiramate. Concerns have been raised about whether the medication can cause birth defects, heart attack and ...
October 29th, 2010
Would Taking “Study Drugs” Be Considered Cheating?
Adderall. Ritalin. Those of us who have been to college know of the stresses that come with trying to maintain a great GPA, and I am sure many of us know the pressures with being the best. And many have been known to take the aforementioned study pills – small amphetamines that some call ...
October 25th, 2010
Drunk Driving Mom Uses Child to Fool Sobriety Test
Last week, in La Pêche, Quebec, Nicole Gagnon, a 43-year-old mother of four, was arrested for driving drunk. Her blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit. At the time of her arrest, Gagnon was driving with three of her children, aged five, eight and ten. While she did have ...
October 22nd, 2010
Drug-Sniffing Dogs Offered to Concerned Parents
Every parent has the concern that their children are partaking in illegal drugs behind their backs. It would be difficult to tell whether or not the children are lying on the subject, but in Baltimore, a way has been presented to remedy this. A Maryland-based non-profit group, known as Dogs ...
