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The opioid crisis, increasingly driven by synthetic opioids, continues to claim tens of thousands of lives annually in the US alone. Similar crises have arisen all over the western world.
May 13, 2025
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Starting this week, residents in need of a COVID-19 self-test kit, fentanyl test strips or other health supplies can get them for free at any of 51 Community Health Station kiosks across Los Angeles County.
May 12, 2025
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As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the United States, Narcan and other treatments that administer naloxone have emerged as effective tools to quickly reverse overdoses and save lives.
May 7, 2025
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The animal sedative medetomidine is increasingly showing up in the U.S. illegal drug supply, according to three reports released Thursday.
May 2, 2025
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Nearly 30 million adults in the United States experience alcohol use disorder (AUD), but the vast majority of people with this condition do not receive treatment. A new study led by Boston University School of Public Health ...
Apr 21, 2025
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Fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid driving the nation's high drug overdose rates, is also caught up in another increasingly serious problem: misinformation.
Apr 17, 2025
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As a veteran of more than 20 music festivals, Los Angeles law student Christian Langston has seen a little bit of everything.
Apr 16, 2025
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The animal tranquilizers xylazine and medetomidine are in approximately one-third of the illegal opioids available in the U.S., including fentanyl, heroin and oxycodone. Animal tranquilizers enhance the user's euphoric high ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Authorities in New South Wales and Victoria have been warning the public about worrying cases of heroin overdoses after people thought they had taken cocaine or methamphetamine.
Apr 5, 2025
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Philadelphia's street opioid supply—or "dope" market—is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have witnessed these shifts firsthand.
Mar 26, 2025
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