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Cannabis users have been telling Newsbeat and 1Xtra News that moving the drug back to a Class B substance won't make any difference to their smoking habits.
BBC News (Toxicology) - Fri, 6 February 2009

http://news.bbc.co.uk
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International experts have established a tolerable daily intake (TDI) for melamine, the chemical found recently in contaminated milk products.
World Health Organization (Toxicology) - Wed, 10 December 2008

http://www.who.int
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A study of overdose deaths in West Virginia revealed that opioid analgesics contributed to 93% of those deaths and most of these potentially avoidable deaths occurred in younger persons (aged 18-44 years).
Journal of the American Medical Association (Toxicology) - Wed, 10 December 2008

http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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Countries across Asia are testing Chinese dairy products as fears spread over melamine-tainted milk - and some have banned these products outright.
BBC News (Toxicology) - Wed, 24 September 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk
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Opioid analgesics generate numerous side effects that complicate their use in postoperative care, in the treatment of sickle cell vaso-occlusive episodes, and in the treatment of pain associated with advanced cancer and other life-shortening illnesses.
New England Journal of Medicine (Toxicology) - Thu, 29 May 2008

http://www.nejm.org
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Cases of acute pesticide poisoning (APP) account for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide, especially in developing countries.
World Health Organization (Toxicology) - Wed, 5 March 2008

http://www.who.int
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The treatment of self-poisoned individuals in developing countries includes gastric decontamination, in which a form of this—using activated charcoal—is still widely applied.
The Lancet (Toxicology) - Fri, 15 February 2008

http://www.thelancet.com
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Evidence of the effectiveness of cannabinoids is strong for treating cancer, central pain, and spasticity related pain; the evidence is mixed for treating acute pain and weak for treating peripheral neuropathic pain.
British Medical Journal (Toxicology) - Wed, 30 January 2008

http://www.bmjjournals.com
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Cresce l’età degli utenti, diminuisce il consumo di eroina ma aumenta quello di cocaina. L’82,7% del totale dei tossicodipendenti in trattamento si rivolge ai SERT.
Ministero della Salute (Toxicology) - Tue, 13 November 2007

http://www.ministerosalute.it
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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health have issued two guidelines aimed at offering the most effective treatment and support to encourage substance misusers over the age of 16 to adopt a drug-free lifestyle.
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Toxicology) - Fri, 27 July 2007

http://www.nice.org.uk