The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic is underway, in which illicit fentanyl is more frequently mixed with other drugs. New ...

Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can be prescribed in formal medical settings to relieve severe pain and treat breakthrough pain when ...

The opioid crisis in 2023, amid the Biden administration, cost the U.S. $2.7 trillion, according to a Council of Economic ...

Police have issued a warning over a batch of harmful illegal yellow pills that could cause overdoses. Cumbria Police said the ...

A warning has been issued that a batch of pills may be circulating in Cumbria that could cause harm to those using them. Police have become aware of reports of small yellow circular pills – ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China is partly aimed at combating the ...

Trump's orders for tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China are explained as actions to fight illegal immigration and drug ...

Fentanyl dealers and manufacturers are mixing in veterinary sedatives which cause further risk to drug users because there ...

NSDUH only queried opioid misusers about opioid use disorder symptoms. After they changed the protocol and asked all ...

Application of a multi-stacked fentanyl patch could result in serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression.

For the first time in two decades, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new class of medication that ...

The study is part of a broader effort to monitor new psychoactive substances (NPS) on a global scale. As of November 2024, ...