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State of Addiction: Tackling the growing, dangerous xylazine epidemic
Hearst Television's National Investigative Unit is learning more about a substance, not considered an opioid, being mixed ...
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Griffith’s HALT act, which would create stiffer penalties for illicit fentanyl traffickers, passes U. S. House
The bill’s full name is the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl (or HALT) Act. It means traffickers of fentanyl-related substances would face tougher prison sentences. Southwest Virginia ...
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A new, non-opioid pain drug is here. Getting it to patients could be agony.
After decades of research, Vertex Pharmaceuticals now has an approved pain medication. Can one of the world’s most powerful ...
Dangerous drugs are available at corner stores. Texas officials are doing little to crack down.
Hundreds of Texas convenience stores are selling untested, highly addictive and potentially deadly drugs as over-the-counter ...
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Onawa woman accused of painkiller theft now faces fraud charge
Utilizing the company's electronic bookkeeping system, Haptonstall would assign the same number to a fraudulent check payable to herself and a legitimate check payable to one of the company's vendors, ...
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Poor sleep and addiction go hand in hand − understanding how could lead to new treatments for opioid use disorder
For patients with psychiatric conditions from addiction to mood disorders such as depression, disrupted sleep can often exacerbate symptoms and make it harder to stay on treatment.
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 ...
‘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.