Force explains drug needles plan
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Colwyn Bay councillors will hear from police who want to install a needle vending machine in the town.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A pain management doctor charged with drug trafficking acknowledged Monday he prescribed unusually high doses of opiates for some patients, but maintained it was always for a medical reason.
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Doctors were told yesterday to restrict the use of the NHS&#39;s frontline painkiller for very sick patients in an attempt to eke out supplies.
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Mirwais Yasini, director general of  Afghanistan's counter-narcotics department, tells the story of  how a British general asked him for a list of Afghan commanders  involved in the drug trade.
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Police get new powers to make drivers to take roadside tests to see if they are under the influence of drugs.
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A new initiative to encourage the development of more medicines designed specifically for use in children was announced today by Health Minister, Lord Warner.
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Ron Daniels is director of the only needle exchange program in Washington. The city is prevented by law from financing such programs.
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A report is expected to say a radical new approach is needed if drug laws are to work in the UK.
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The pharmaceutical enlists help to thwart a troublesome illness.
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The government is to launch what it says is the country's biggest public consultation on tackling drugs.
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The dangers of over-the-counter painkillers will be prominently highlighted on the labels under a new proposal by the F.D.A.
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Epidemic levels of hepatitis C among London&#39;s injecting drug users are a result of the government&#39;s &quot;sidelining&quot; of harm reduction drug policy, according to a study released today.
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Greater numbers of seriously ill patients could get experimental medicines under proposed federal guidelines released Monday that also would allow drug companies to charge for the medicines.
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Washington announces a major new initiative to try to tackle the production of illegal drugs in Afghanistan.
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The health minister pledges to investigate claims of waiting list manipulation.
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Scientists develop a patch which can inject medicines painlessly through the skin.
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Rep. Dan Lipinski endures at least nine needle pricks a day to control the diabetes he's had since childhood. Rep. Joe Barton takes a half dozen prescription pills daily to ward off another heart attack. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry's little girl may need her fourth open-heart surgery in a few months. Such personal details are spilling out in debates close to home for the lawmakers shaping policy on prescription drugs, stem cell research and more.