The Rolleston Report of 1926 helped to establish British policy toward OPIATES, COCAINE, and other drugs. It institutionalized a drug policy in which medical expertise and public-health considerations were given importance along with punishment and...

The legal use of what we now term illicit drugs was widespread in nineteenth-century Britain. Opiates in various forms were used by all levels of society, both for self-medication and for what we now call recreational use. The differentiation between...

Acts of English Parliament to 1601 Acts of English Parliament to 1641 Acts and Ordinances (Interregnum) to 1660 Acts of English Parliament to 1699 Acts of English Parliament to 1706 Acts of Parliament of Scotland Acts of Irish Parliament to 1700 Acts of...

Asthma sufferers have been dying since a new drug hit the market in April, some apparently because they mistakenly believed the long-lasting drug would immediately relieve their breathing problems. There have been 20 deaths reported to the Food and Drug Administration among users...

Stroke drug dangerous if misused, studies find Associated Press Wednesday, March 1, 2000 Chicago -- Two new studies underscore just how tricky it is to use TPA, the revolutionary clot-busting drug that can save stroke victims but can do more harm...