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Survey Finds Doctors Misunderstand Opioid Abuse, Continue Overprescribing

Many primary care physicians – the top prescribers of prescription pain pills in the United States – don’t understand basic facts about how people may abuse the drugs or how addictive different formulations of the medications can be, new Johns …

Maryland General Assembly Passes Grain Alcohol Bill

On March 28, the Maryland General Assembly voted to ban the retail sale of alcohol 190-proof and stronger. If the bill is signed into law, Maryland will join the ranks of over a dozen other states that ban the sale …

Hot-Air Balloon Rides Come With Risks

Recent data show that helicopter and fixed-wing commercial air tour operations in the U.S. have high crash rates compared with similar commercial aviation operations, and crash rates increase with less regulated standards of operation. The findings raise concerns about the …