Fentanyl's financial grip on US skyrocketed to $2.7T at height of Biden admin: study
The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...
Yellow pills alert after overdose risk warning
Police have issued a warning over a batch of harmful illegal yellow pills that could cause overdoses. Cumbria Police said the ...
Fentanyl Patches Recalled Nationwide as Warning Issued
Application of a multi-stacked fentanyl patch could result in serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression.
Fighting addiction means taking a hard look at opioid prescribing
NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...
‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.
Opioid strong enough to sedate elephants found in autopsy for Oahu overdose victim
A Windward Oahu man’s autopsy results have first responders on alert. That’s because the 52-year-old had carfentanil in his system. Carfentanil, a relative of fentanyl, is used by veterinarians to ...
FDA approves new pain medication as an alternative to opioids: What to know about Journavx
The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...
Newfoundland RCMP issue warning on ‘extremely lethal’ street-drug mixture after making seizure
Fentanyl dealers and manufacturers are mixing in veterinary sedatives which cause further risk to drug users because there ...
Baltimore City Council introduces bills to address child health care, opioid crisis
At their bimonthly meeting Monday, Baltimore City Council members introduced legislation designed to improve health care for children and help emergency personnel respond to the opioid crisis.