5 Health Problems Linked to Energy Drinks

5 health problems linked to energy drinks

Filed under: drug addiction news 2010

Impaired cognition and increased risk of drug abuse are some of the potential health problems with the pick-me-up beverages. By MyHealthNewsDailyFri, Nov 16 2012 at 10:40 AM EST. Red Bull can. Photo: Dawn Ashley. Concerns over the potentially …
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More than 40 deaths in 2010 linked to legal highs as figure jumps by eight …

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Controversial substance mephedrone, also known as meow meow, claimed 29 victims in 2010, compared to five the previous year, the National Programme on Substance Abuse Deaths report showed. Methcathinones, which include mephedrone, and have since been …
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Drug court: Addicts kick habit, charges

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For three decades Fore was addicted to crack cocaine, and he did a lot of things he wasn't proud of. But in 2010, police picked him up on a charge, drug possession with intent to sell, that was one too many under California's "three strikes and you're …
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Marijuana: Facts about Cannabis

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Also called "pot," "weed," "grass," "ganja," and other slang terms, marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. In a 2010 survey, 17.4 million people in the United States said they had used …
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