Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...
Searching for reasons behind opioid deaths of Black men born 1951-70
After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, columnist Alden Loury ...
Number of teens abusing fentanyl skyrockets — and teen girls outpace male peers
Teen drug use is on the rise with opioids gaining popularity especially among girls ages 12 to 17, according to an alarming new study.
‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: The rising threat of synthetic opioids
New synthetic opioids (NSOs) are one of the fastest-growing groups of new psychoactive substances around the world ...
‘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.