Prescription opioid use, misuse, and diversion among street drug users in New York City.
CONCLUSIONS: POs are an important component of street drug users' drug-taking regimes, especially those who are Physically Ill Chemical Abusers (PICA). Future research is needed to model PO use, misuse, and diversion among this population.
PMID: 17913395 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence)
Official quits breast cancer charity over funding dispute
An executive with a major U.S. breast-cancer charity has resigned after a dispute over funding for the country's best-known family planning organization. The resignation came in a letter obtained by The Associated Press. (Source: CTV Health)