The Drug Recognition Expert is trained to recognize signs of impairment in seven different categories of illegal drugs, based upon their observations. The program was developed in the early 1970s ...

Begin the lesson with an introductory discussion on drug use: How widespread do they feel the drug problem is in their country. What about their state, city, neighborhood, and school? How does today's ...

Five drug categories, including shortages of controlled substances, have affected hospitals the most in terms of cost and reallocation of resources, according to a new survey from Vizient. For its ...

Almost of half of 41 common drug classes were associated with alterations of the microbiota of the human gut, Dutch researchers reported. Extensive changes in taxonomic structure, metabolic activity, ...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) this week asking for marijuana to be reclassified in a lower-risk drug category. Bloomberg reported ...

GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors are linked to greater reduction in risk for Alzheimer’s disease than DPP-4 ...

Certain prescription medications, including beta-blockers and gabapentinoids, could increase fall risk in older adults, as ...

Credit: Getty Images In an unexpected finding, phosphodiesterase inhibitors and sympathomimetics with α- and β-effect were strongly associated with higher AKI risk in this analysis. High AKI risk was ...

Over the past decade, people have increasingly used medications that affect the brain and induce drowsiness, which are ...