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Risk of psychosis in illicit amphetamine users: a 10 year retrospective cohort study

Scientific article

18 December 2021

The illicit use of amphetamines, the stimulants commonly known as ‘speed’, is linked to a 5-fold heightened risk of psychosis, finds a 10 year study published online in the journal Evidence-Based Mental Health.

OxyContin Goes Global — “We’re Only Just Getting Started”

News

The LA Times investigates the expansion of pharmaceutical companies internationally which are trying to sell highly addictive OxyContin, an opioid medications, and are utilizing entertainers and sports figures to enter markets around the...