BEST OF THE WEB: Strung-out population: 70% of Americans’ donated blood found to contain Xanax

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Comment: And what is Xanax? A mind-altering, highly addictive, yet commonly prescribed drug to ‘induce feelings of calmness that counter feelings of anxiety and panic’. Scientists testing a small but random sample of donated blood ready for transfusion have discovered that 70 percent contained traces of Xanax. Writing in the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical earlier this month, researchers were surprised by the level of pharmaceuticals detected in supposedly clean blood batches — in particular, the concentrations of cough medicine and anti-anxiety medication. The testing also revealed that all 18 batches of blood contained caffeine, suggesting America’s love of coffee, …read more

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