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...Mental Health Services Administration found that the number of people who had used oxycodone, the main ingredient in OxyContin, for nonmedical reasons jumped from 11.8 million in 2002 to 13.7 million in 2003. The increase happened even though OxyContin's maker stopped distributing its strongest pill, the 160-mg tablet, in 2001 and more states began prescription-monitoring programs to detect abusers who go from doctor to doctor looking for pills. In December the Drug Enforcement Administration announced a toll-free number to report the illegal sale of prescription drugs...
...Tazewell lies in one of the original nicknames for OxyContin: coal miner's cocaine. Retired miners with back injuries were among the first in the area to use the powerful drug, and as word of its effectiveness spread, abusers began diverting it, selling it for up to $1 per mg, Caudill says. "We're seeing a lot of elderly people dealing drugs," he says. "A lot of people are retired or on disability, and they think, Well, if Paw-paw can sell his pills, that's $2,400. And if Maw-maw can sell hers, that's $4,800." Census...
...with any medical news report, it's important to understand what this study, which will be published in the New England Journal of Medicine, does--and does not--mean. For starters, if you think you are in the midst of a heart attack, chewing a 325-mg aspirin tablet right away may save your life, whether you are a woman or a man. Aspirin also helps many women (and men) who have already suffered a heart attack avoid having a second one. And anyone with diabetes who also suffers from high blood pressure or high cholesterol should talk...
...what aspirin can't do. The new study looked at 40,000 healthy women, most of whom were in their 40s and 50s at the beginning of the investigation. Half took 100 mg of aspirin every other day; the rest took a placebo. After following the women for a decade, doctors saw no statistically significant difference between the two groups in the number of heart attacks, with one important exception: women who were at least 65 years old at the start of the study were less likely to suffer a heart attack if they followed the aspirin regimen. Aspirin helped...
What's more, as users chase the caffeine buzz, their intake climbs--sometimes to 1,200 mg a day or more, leading to jitteriness and sleeplessness. Blood pressure may become elevated, and although the increase is not always dramatic, it can be dangerous for people at risk for hypertension or other cardiovascular problems...