Tag: drugs

Americans plugged into drugs to fight weight, diabetes

About 12% of all Americans have taken Ozempic or another GLP-1 drug, according to a new survey released Friday by health policy research nonprofit KFF. Glucagon-like peptide-1 drugs help spur weight loss and help prevent heart attacks and strokes.  Zepbound, Wegovy and Saxenda are GLP-1 drugs prescribed for losing weight, while Ozempic, Mounjaro and Rybelsus […]

British Columbia Re-Criminalizes Public Use of Drugs – HotAir

Last January the Canadian province of British Columbia received permission from the federal government for a three-year pilot program decriminalizing the possession and use of hard drugs. From Tuesday, adults can possess up to 2.5g of such drugs, as well as methamphetamine, fentanyl and morphine. Canada’s federal government granted the request by the west coast […]

Oregon bill to recriminalize drugs heads to Gov. Tina Kotek

PORTLAND, Ore. — The future of an Oregon bill that would roll back the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law is now in the hands of Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek. The bill – which would make the possession of small amounts of drugs a crime once more – has not yet reached Kotek’s desk, but she […]