Overdose

Robert Guskind, Gowanus Lounge Blogger, Died Of Drug Overdose

Brooklyn Paper | Mike McLaughlin | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York


Robert Guskind, the prolific yet troubled force behind the Gowanus Lounge Web site, died of "an accidental overdose," from a combination of prescripti...

Michael Jackson and the Overdose Crisis in America

Jill Harris | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living


Jill Harris

If Michael Jackson's death was caused by an opioid overdose, it might have been averted had people close to him had access to a simple and reliable antidote: naloxone, otherwise known as Narcan.

Recent Heroin Surge: A Major Threat

Joshua Lyon | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living


Joshua Lyon

If you're hooked on an opiate, and you find that same high at a much cheaper price, it becomes much easier to justify using heroin.

Germany Approves Prescribing Heroin to Long-time Users Unable to Quit

Tony Newman | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


Tony Newman

A new law has been approved allowing doctors to prescribe synthetic heroin to people with long-term drug addictions in an effort to reduce crime, overdose deaths and the spread of HIV.

Pharmaceutical Drug Pushers Lead to National Overdose

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 06.27.2009 | Politics


Francesca Biller-Safran

I only hope that some woman is lucky enough to be with a man who becomes afflicted with one side effect Viagra claims, a condition known as priapism, ...