Drug slang and code words are often used to describe controlled substances, designer drugs, and synthetic compounds, which may cause confusion for clinicians attempting to treat patients under the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Come next year, doctors may start to see a problem they've yet to experience -- a pen shortage. New guidelines released on Thursday by the Pharmaceutical Research and ...

A mother is bringing attention to how emojis can be used as a secret code to purchase and sell drugs after she lost her son to a drug overdose. Most parents are unaware that emojis are being used as ...

Drug dealers have been talking in code for years out of fear law enforcement might be listening to their conversations. But now, your teenager’s cellphone is making it easier than ever to communicate ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Emojis are taking over for drug terms on social media and other forms of electronic communication, according to a new report from the Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center. In a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Sometimes, emojis have hidden meanings much more sinister than what’s on the surface. For example, emojis can be used to represent certain drugs, becoming a new slang of sorts for ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has mandated that pharmaceutical companies put bar codes on all drugs dispensed in hospitals, a move HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson called a key ...