Former UM Pharmacologist Details Drug Use That Ended in Fiancee’s Death

Seniors, low-income earners more likely to be long-term users of benzodiazepines: Study
Drugs to treat anxiety and sleep disorders are still being prescribed for extended periods to British Columbian patients – and increasingly so for baby boomers – despite warnings against long-term use, according to a University of British Columbia study.

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Mother’s Day miracle
Rosemary Briggs with her youngest daughter, Theresa, outside of Union Gospel Mission’s drop-in centre in Mission. The centre has been her constant support.

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Former UM pharmacologist details drug use that ended in fiancee’s death
McCracken says “intellectualization” blinded him to dangers Eight months after his fiancee died in Baltimore after injecting bogus drugs, former University of Maryland pharmacologist Clinton B. McCracken has ended his silence, calling his substance abuse “a cautionary tale regarding the extreme dangers of intellectualizing drug use.”

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