Pain Pill Abuse Helped by Doctor Inattention, DEA Says

Published January 28, 2013

Pain Pill Abuse Helped by Doctor Inattention, DEA Says

Filed under: Drug Addiction Maryland

“This drug has got a hold of this society and it's killing us,” Joseph Rannazzisi, deputy assistant administrator in the DEA's office of diversion control, said at a Food and Drug Administration advisory meeting today in Silver Spring, Maryland. “There …
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Kineta Adds to Its Pipeline of Venom-Derived Drug Candidates, In-licenses …

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Peptides like those in cone snail venom block excitatory ion channels in the neurons that transmit pain signals to the brain without affecting the brain itself, and thus do not produce tolerance or addiction or affect mental acuity. … ShK-186 was …
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'Two camps' on Ravens' Ray Lewis in Florida hometown

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In recent years, Lewis has formed a relationship with his dad, who also was a stellar athlete at Kathleen but later struggled with drug addiction. The father and son exchanged a warm embrace in Lewis' final Ravens home game during the player's end-zone …
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