Dr. Paulozzi, MD, MPH, states, “The mortality rates from unintentional drug overdose have risen steadily since the early 1970s.” Since 2000, these rates have reached historic highs. As of 2008, overdose death rates were between four and five times higher than those of the “black tar” heroin epidemic in the mid 1970s. Overdose death rates were also two times greater than the ... Continue Reading
NIH Finds Succimer Ineffective for Mercury Removal
Succimer is a medication recently used as an alternative therapy for such conditions as autism. This was because researchers thought the drug effectively removed mercury from the body. As autism and mercury poisoning are allegedly linked, succimer appeared to be a viable form of treatment. Research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), however, has found that succimer ... Continue Reading