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Liberalized drug laws are on the rise, with Chicago decriminalizing marijuana possession, the Illinois House approving pot for medical use and two states legalizing the substance altogether. But those are baby steps compared with the drug policy adopted by Portugal. In 2001, alarmed by a wave of heroin addiction, the small European nation decriminalized possession of all drugs, from pot to cocaine. Instead, it sends people caught with small amounts to "dissuasion commissions" that warn them about abuse, levy sanctions ranging from small fines to community service or, if needed, guide them into treatment paid for by the government. Nuno Capaz, a sociologist who serves on one of the commissions in the capital, Lisbon, visited Roosevelt University on Wednesday to discuss his country's approach. In an interview with the Tribune, he stressed that drugs are not legal in Portugal someone walking down the street with a joint or Ecstasy will still run afoul of police but the offense is handled as a health issue, not a crime. Q: Why did Portugal decide to take this step? A: We came to the conclusion that the criminal system was not best suited to deal with this situation that incarcerating drug users was … Continue reading →

STORY HIGHLIGHTS Los Angeles (CNN) -- A lawyer for Michael Jackson's family seemed satisfied as he left the Los Angeles courthouse after the first week of the pop star's wrongful death trial. "There's a long way to go and we hope the evidence supports -- and we believe it does -- that Dr. (Conrad) Murray was unfit for the job he was hired to do," attorney Brian Panish said. "He was financially motivated and was in serious financial straits." Jackson's mother and three children are suing AEG Live, contending the concert promoter is liable in the pop icon's death because it hired, retained and/or supervised Murray, the doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Murray's fatal treatment of Jackson with the surgical anesthetic the coroner ruled killed him was the result of the doctors' financial desperation and pressure from AEG executives to have Jackson ready for rehearsals for his comeback tour, Jackson lawyers argue. AEG contends it was Jackson who chose and controlled Murray, not its executives. The company had no way of knowing what treatments the doctor was giving the singer, who it said was an expert at keeping his "deepest, darkest secret" Key players in Jackson wrongful death trial Key … Continue reading →

London Drugs is suing 14 people they believe looted its Georgia Street store during the Stanley Cup riot in 2011. The Richmond-based pharmacy and retail chain is the first company to file civil suits in small claims court against the alleged rioters. Rioters tried for two hours to get into the downtown Vancouver store, eventually breaking through security bars and stealing more than $450,000 worth of goods and causing more than $200,000 in damages, according to the company. Chief executive officer and president Wynne Powell says London Drugs does not expect to get paid for the damages. "This isn't about the money," he said. "This is about making a statement of behalf of our staff, who thought their lives were going to come to an end that night, and for Vancouverites who will not tolerate that sort of behaviour in our society." Small claims court hears cases involving civil complaints of up to $25,000. Powell alleges that one rioter stole electronics and sold the product online for $1,600. London Drugs has until June 15 to file additional civil suits and plans to sue 20 more alleged rioters, Powell said. Go here to see the original: London Drugs sues alleged Stanley … Continue reading →

TORONTO, May 2 (UPI) -- More than 1,000 cancer patients across Ontario received diluted chemotherapy drugs, a pharmacy assistant at a hospital in the Canadian province discovered. The woman and two other pharmacy assistants at Peterborough Regional Health Centre uncovered the problem when they received a shipment of chemotherapy drugs from a new supplier on March 20, the Toronto Sun reported. The assistants compared the label of the new drugs with the one from their previous supplier, Medbuy, a bulk purchasing agent for the hospital, and discovered the chemotherapy drugs from Medbuy had been diluted. "PRHC is very proud of these alert and dedicated staff and all of our health professionals who are continually focused on safe, excellent quality care," said Dr. Peter McLaughlin, the hospital's chief medical officer, testified Tuesday at a hearing for the investigation into the scandal. Only one patient at PRHC was exposed to the diluted chemo drug, McLaughlin said. However, more than 1,000 cancer patients across Ontario received the watered down chemotherapy drugs, the newspaper said. PRHC CEO Ken Tremblay said that the hospital has no say in how its drugs are procured for its patients, and that it will likely buy from Medbuy in … Continue reading →

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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The worldwide market for prescription drugs is poised to demonstrate significant growth in the near future, mainly fuelled by the rising demand. It will possibly reach USD 1.18 trillion in end-2015. China represents one of the key prescription drugs markets. The country has witnessed an upturn in demand over the past several years. The local demand is set to continue growing swiftly in the years to come. As a result, the production will increase too. The Chinese market is divided into a number of segments such as antibiotics, skin cancer treatment drugs, vaccines, to name a few. Representatives of the elderly population are the most prominent buyers of prescription drugs in China. Discounted market research report Prescription Drugs Markets in China worked out by Asia Market Information & Development Co. (AMID) offers an in-depth study of Chinese markets for prescription drugs. The report offers a detailed overview of the Chinese business environment; provides economic outlook and contains an insightful analysis of the prescription drugs industry. It contains data on the capacity, key producers and potential market entrants, technology developments related to the industry and main foreign investments. The research study reviews prescription drugs production and demand in the … Continue reading →

Love and Other Drugs - Episode 16 The "Love Other Drugs" series is presented by Motown's own recording artists: "MPrynt" Get to know the production team behind MPrynt "GOOOOOOOO!!! Music" P... By: MPrynt … Continue reading →

Although theres no data to pinpoint when exactly the prescription drug addiction boomed in town, Liz Jorgensen, a Ridgefield drug counselor, sent 30 to 40 people to rehab for prescription drug addiction from September 2009 to September 2010. The prescription opiate crisis in the United States kills more than 40 people per day. Although that figure which many estimate is now more than 50 seems distant from a town like Ridgefield, the reality of this devastating situation is that nobody can afford to ignore it anymore. Seventeen overdose incidents occurred in 2012 in Ridgefield. The number of overdose deaths from prescription opiates has tripled over the past decade; they now kill more than heroin and cocaine combined, said Marita Bonanni, who has worked in Danbury Hospitals Emergency Department since 2000. Its an epidemic that is everywhere, not just in cities or urban areas. While prescription drugs have proven they are more deadly than street-level ones, the prescription opiates are merely the first step in an insidiously destructive cycle of drug use and abuse that continues to cripple the nation. Prescription drugs is the beginning of the cycle we tend to see that leads to heroin use, said Detective Brian Durling … Continue reading →