Drug

  • NewsKate Solomon

    Rise In Chemsex Popularity Prompts Major Health Warning

    Having sex under the influence of illegal drugs - known as “chemsex” - should become a public health priority, researchers have said. There has been a sharp rise in the use of drugs like GHB, GBL and crystal meth to enhance sexual pleasure and reduce inhibitions - but may put users at risk, they warned. Experts writing in the British Medical Journal say that, in these groups, unprotected sex is the norm and users of the drugs report an average of five sexual partners per session.  Some drug us

  • HealthAOL

    Anger over cancer drug decision

    A life-extending drug hailed as a breakthrough for prostate cancer sufferers is too expensive to be used on the NHS, watchdogs have ruled. Cabazitaxel, which is marketed as Jevtana, can extend the life of late-stage patients by an average of