Controversial weight loss drug Belviq causes concern
Controversial weight loss drug Belviq causes concern
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The pill also comes with a warning to stop the drug after three months if 5 percent weight loss is not achieved. Belviq claims to have “mood enhancing side-effects” through the use of the ingredient Lorcaserin Hydrochloride. Can you explain exactly …
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Why it's time to legalize marijuana
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The coalition of drug policy experts, affiliated with the Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health and Addiction at Simon Fraser University, calls the increasing emphasis on drug criminalization under the Conservatives an “overwhelming failure …
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Prescription Drug Abuse on the Rise in Fairfax County, Officials Say
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“Kids just don't think in terms [of consequences][. It's our job to elevate the conversation to a certain level, to talk about the hazards of prescription drug abuse,” said George Young, a UPC board member and senior clinician for National Counseling …
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