Tag: Drugs
Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and...
Gary Reisfield, University of Florida
The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members...
Rap artists have penned plenty of lyrics about US presidents –...
Stefan M. Bradley, Amherst College
Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S....
Why are drug names so long and complicated? A pharmacist explains...
Jasmine Cutler, University of South Florida
At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription...
Many drugs can’t withstand stomach acid – a new delivery method...
Khatcher O. Margossian, UMass Amherst and Murugappan Muthukumar, UMass Amherst
For patients and physicians, taking medications orally is often...
Why prescription drugs can work differently for different people
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
Different people taking the same drug can have markedly different responses to the...
Poison or cure? Traditional Chinese medicine shows that context can make...
Yan Liu, University at Buffalo
Poisons today typically evoke notions of harm and danger – the opposite of medicines...
From trippy drugs to therapeutic aids – how psychedelics got their...
Ian Hamilton, University of York and Harry Sumnall, Liverpool John Moores University
For many years, drugs such as LSD,...
Weed withdrawal: More than half of people using medical cannabis for...
Lara Coughlin, University of Michigan
CC BY-NDIn stark contrast to the overblown fears portrayed during decades past, these days, most people think cannabis is relatively...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
