How opioid deaths tripled in Philly over a decade, and what may be behind a recent downturn
After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia.
Feb 11, 2025
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Organic Chemicals: News and Research on Xylazine
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'There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs': The rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
In the early hours of September 14, 2021, three men parked in a quiet car park in the southern English market town of Abingdon-on-Thames. The men, returning from a night out, had pulled over to smoke heroin.
Feb 10, 2025
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UK government bans 'zombie drug' xylazine
The UK government on Wednesday banned the flesh-rotting so-called zombie drug xylazine as it tries to tackle deaths from narcotics and crack down on criminal gangs.
Jan 15, 2025
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Strategies to mitigate xylazine-involved fentanyl overdoses: Lessons from Tijuana, Mexico
A recent study published in the Harm Reduction Journal documents the arrival of xylazine to the San Diego-Tijuana border region, and shows the efforts of local physicians to address this emerging challenge in the nation's ...
Jan 9, 2025
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US overdose deaths linked to fentanyl may be declining
Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new government report shows.
Dec 5, 2024
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In a first-of-its-kind meeting, doctors discuss how to treat addicts' tranq wounds
Patients addicted to opioids are arriving at ERs with deep wounds that expose their bones. Some have lost multiple limbs. And many ultimately are leaving hospitals against medical advice, with severe, untreated skin lesions, ...
Nov 27, 2024
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Researchers investigate half-life of xylazine to advance care for overdose patients on the drug
A novel study published in the journal, Clinical Chemistry, has found that it takes the human body much longer than previously thought to clear xylazine—one of the most popular emerging drugs of abuse in the U.S. This much-needed ...
Nov 21, 2024
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US overdose deaths are down, giving experts hope for an enduring decline
The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic.
Nov 13, 2024
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Data show overdose deaths are down nationally, but up in many Western states
Despite an encouraging national dip in the past year, overdose deaths are still on the rise in many Western states as the epicenter of the nation's continuing crisis shifts toward the Pacific Coast, where deadly fentanyl ...
Oct 22, 2024
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U.S. overdose deaths drop 10% in early data
In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a 10% drop in overdose deaths.
Oct 7, 2024
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