Overdoses

A CDC report has found that between 2016 and 2021 deaths from fentanyl-related overdoses rose from 5.7 deaths per 100,000 people to 21.6.

Dogs are more vulnerable to alcohol poisoning due to having less body mass than humans, and can even become dependent on alcohol after long-term exposure.

Rather than police, teachers or mental health professionals should deliver drug prevention programs.

Xylazine has spread to 36 states as addicts use it to prolong their high.

Researchers also found spikes in fentanyl and amphetamines by examining the town's sewage.

Rainbow fentanyl—regular fentanyl dyed with food coloring—is an opioid drug responsible for 80 per cent of all overdose deaths in New York City.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is around 50 times more potent than heroin, and 100 times more powerful than morphine.

The pandemic exposed deep inequities that persist in our health care system, and the opioid crisis is no different.

Kratom, an herbal drug that is gaining popularity in the U.S., is similar to CBD in many ways but affects different parts of the brain.

Scott Adams said that if his "solution" was not adopted, families would be forced to "kill your own son" to stop violence like the Highland Park shooting.

Drug consumption sites are not a panacea, and an inordinate amount of time and money has been spent litigating their utility rather than implementing more effective and cheaper policies.

Does your cat run to you when you get the catnip out and beg you for more? It's no secret that cats love catnip, but is there such thing as too much?

The U.S. remains mired in an opioid crisis, with dangerous synthetic opioids such as fentanyl dominating the illicit drug market and driving steep increases in overdose deaths.

The drummer died with 10 different substances in his body, including marijuana, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants and benzodiazepines.

Erik Kay faces a minimum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

The preteen was the youngest individual to die of a fentanyl overdose in Santa Clara County in 2020, local officials said.

"Drug traffickers are harnessing social media because it is accessible," DEA administrator Anne Milgram warned Sunday.

America saw record-high overdose deaths in the first year of the pandemic, which many experts attribute to isolation, job loss and lack of access to treatment.

Policy changes take time, but there are actions that we can all take today, and it starts with compassion and decreasing the stigma.

A toxicology report determined that the cause of Hayes' death was "acute intoxication" due to the combined effects of the two substances, his family revealed.

"Narcan should be readily available, especially in areas where there are potential drug overdoses, said Pittsburgh Public Safety Director Wendell Hissrich.

Comedian Fuquan Johnson was among three people who died over the weekend after reportedly taking cocaine laced with fentanyl.

"This is dangerous misinformation that can cause harm to both people who use opioids and to members of the law enforcement community," the petition reads.

The world's first biometric opioid vending machine was recently launched in Vancouver, British Columbia, in an attempt to reduce overdose deaths.

Due in part to these deaths, the United States is the only wealthy nation in modern times to exhibit a decline in average life expectancy.

Accidental overdoses continue to claim tens of thousands of lives each year, but doctors who prescribe medication for opioid use disorders are very hard to track down.

All but one of the overdoses appeared accidental, claiming the lives of six people under 30, including a seventeen-year-old.

The drug is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, according to the DEA.

People largely do not become addicted to opioids after visits to the emergency room for car crashes, falls and other types of acute injuries that might warrant prescription painkillers, a new study shows.

But federal policies to slow the opioid crisis could be supporting the market demand for these drugs, public health experts warn