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Energy Drinks Linked to Rise in Emergency Room Visits

It’s crunch time for exams, and a college student needs a little boost of energy to help them stay up late to study. Too young for the coffee routine, they reach for the next best thing-a cold refreshing energy drink or two. But the amount they consume and its interaction with any other medications or substances could do battle with their body and send them to the emergency room (ER). Continue Reading

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The Dangers of Energy Pills

Energy-enhancing products are a big seller. There are energy drinks to get you through the late afternoon lull at work. There are slick-marketed beverages which appeal to youths on their way to soccer practice and looking to add some umph to their kick. Continue Reading

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‘Bath Salts’ Growing Drug Abuse Problem

Makers of the product call it ‘bath salts,’ but it’s anything but a soothing way to relax in the tub. Instead, these little packets of powder carrying names like Ivory Wave, Bliss, White Lightning, Hurricane Charlie and Vanilla Sky are akin to synthetic cocaine or methamphetamine – and very dangerous.

The American Association of Poison Control Centers (http://www.aapcc.org/dnn/Portals/0/prrel/BathSalts11811.pdf) issued a press in 2011 raising the alarm about toxic substances marketed as ‘bath salts’ and said states are beginning to take action. The products cause increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, agitation, hallucinations, extreme paranoia and delusions.

What ‘bath salts’ are

‘Bath salts’ contain powerful stimulants methedrone and methylenedioxypyrovalerone, also called MDPV, and there have been scattered reports across the country of drug-induced deaths accidental overdose or suicide. Continue Reading

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Ritalin Abuse

Ritalin is a commonly prescribed Central Nervous System stimulant. The effects of Ritalin are similar to (but much stronger than) caffeine. As a stimulant, it is less powerful than amphetamines.
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