Increased Access of Naloxone for All Pennsylvanians
Naloxone is a prescription medication that reverses the effects of a prescription opioid medication or heroin overdose…
Penn State Campaign to Reduce Underage Drinking
Penn State is leading the way with a comprehensive new strategy to reduce dangerous drinking among students…
Pa. bill banning bath salts, synthetic marijuana headed to governor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – By Miles Snyder Legislation to ban several powerful and increasingly popular hallucinogenic drugs is headed to Gov. Tom Corbett after a final and unanimous vote Wednesday in the state Senate. Senate Bill 1006 would add the cocaine known as “bath salts” to the state’s controlled substance list. It would also prohibit […]
FDA, FTC Target Alcoholic Energy Drinks
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) simultaneously notified makers of popular caffeinated alcoholic beverages that such products are unsafe, unapproved, and misleadingly marketed, The Washington Post reported Nov. 17. Large brewers like Anheuser-Busch and MillerCoors stopped selling similar caffeinated alcoholic beverages in 2008, after several states’ attorneys general argued […]