Obama Continues His Policy of “Change”
June 24th, 2009 by RickOn Monday, President Obama, signed the country’s toughest anti-smoking law, in another attempt to keep the children “safe” from a designated adult product and habit.
The bill would give free reign for the Food and Drug Administration to:
- Regulate what goes into tobacco products (candy and fruit flavored blunt wraps?)
- Publicize the ingredients (all 3000+ of them)
- Prohibit marketing campaigns receptive toward children
Obama spoke from experience about the risk of teens smoking:
I know. I was one of these teenagers. [...] And so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it’s been with you for a long time.
So many studies have come out that should have caused this drug to be banned a long time ago. The tobacco industry however has become such a big business that the federal government seemed to ignore as it danced to it’s corporate fiddle.
Rx Drugs Aren’t All Fun & Games
October 22nd, 2008 by Alex
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has issued a report about the increasing dangers of reactions to prescription drugs.
In the first three months of 2008, a record number of serious problems and deaths linked to medications has been reported to the government.
The FDA has received reports of around 21,000 serious drug reactions, that number includes over 4,800 deaths. The total of 20,745 cases, from January ‘08 to March ‘08, is a full 38% higher than the same period of 2007. Scary.
Thomas J. Moore, a senior scientist with ISMP, had this to say:
We believe that one of the most important tools to promote is to monitor trends on a regular basis. Knowing which drugs are causing injuries and how many people are being hurt is the raw material we need to fashion sound measures to promote patient safety.
As someone who recently went to a 24 year old girl’s funeral, with evidence of medication as the cause of death, please be careful about what prescriptions you take.
Always let your doctor know what you’re currently taking before something new is prescribed, and if you feel funky, don’t hesitate to head on down to emergency care.
Be safe people.
