As the festival season ramps up this summer, so has the ecstasy death toll. There have now been five deaths that might have been preventable if people knew what was in the drugs they were taking.
Jan 9, 2019
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(HealthDay)—As the U.S. opioid epidemic grinds on, fentanyl is fast becoming the main culprit in drug overdose deaths, health officials report.
Dec 12, 2018
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The nation's drug classification system should be revisited but illegal drugs shouldn't simply be decriminalized nationwide, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams told a gathering of police leaders focused on the opioids crisis ...
Dec 6, 2018
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Despite federal opposition, Denver is trying again to become what could be the first U.S. city to open a supervised drug injection site, a strategy that some liberal cities have tried repeatedly to launch to reduce overdose ...
Nov 27, 2018
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"County lines" is a term used by the police to describe a growing practice among criminal gangs: when demand for drugs fails to meet the supply in major cities, gangs travel to remote rural areas, market towns or coastal ...
Oct 23, 2018
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The issue of drug use and harm is one of the most compelling challenges of the current era. The so-called "war on drugs," in which the UN has tried to stamp out recreational drug use through attacking drug suppliers and drug ...
Oct 16, 2018
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(HealthDay)—The number of newborns suffering from syphilis has nearly tripled in recent years, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.
Sep 25, 2018
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Does going to church help people avoid struggles with opioid abuse? New research from Florida State University says no.
Jun 20, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Nine online networks, operating 53 websites, have been warned that they must stop illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved, and misbranded versions of opioid medications, according to the U.S. Food ...
Jun 11, 2018
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A deadly batch of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison has claimed its fourth victim in the US Midwest, as health experts warn the public to avoid the illegal drug.
Apr 25, 2018
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