Getting Prescription Meds Right

Getting prescription meds right
The media seems to have three modes of action when it comes to psychoactive drugs: intense promotion of advances and benefits; general disregard; and full-on panic about negative effects, including potential for misuse and addiction. During … Read more on Salon

Celebrities & Addiction: Charles R. Cross on Ryan Leaf
But Charles R. Cross, Seattle author and journalist, perhaps most well known for his 2001 biography of Kurt Cobain, knows better. He's dealt with a lot of famous … We have to come up with real solutions to drug and alcohol addiction." Cross thinks … Read more on MyNorthwest.com

Personal Health: News and Notes
The fact that several rock stars – such as Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Brian Jones, and Kurt Cobain – died at 27 makes that age seem very unlucky. … OxyContin abuse fell, they found. But the percentage of patients who … Read more on Philadelphia Inquirer