In recent years, the opioid epidemic has been worsened by the advent of street fentanyl, an illicit version of a powerful prescription painkiller.
Sep 5, 2023
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Drug overdose deaths involving a powerful horse tranquilizer called xylazine have skyrocketed in the United States, rising 35-fold in just a handful of years, federal health researchers say.
Jul 3, 2023
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For decades, efforts by police to seize illicit drugs have been a cornerstone strategy for disrupting drug markets and removing drugs from communities. But there's an unintended outcome when opioids are seized, a new study ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Fentanyl's growth from its original design as an effective surgical pain management tool to a leading cause of overdose death and concern has happened quickly—with severe consequences.
Nov 1, 2022
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Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to climb, but at a slower pace, federal health officials reported Wednesday.
May 11, 2022
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(HealthDay)—There are indications the U.S. Justice Department may be open to the idea of allowing safe injection sites, a year after it won a court battle against them.
Feb 8, 2022
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The recent approval of two domestically produced cannabidiol (CBD) oil products—non-intoxicating cannabis compounds—may have provided new optimism to patients on cannabis prescriptions. Slow progress with product approvals ...
Oct 13, 2021
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A rigorous effort to track U.S. overdose deaths and the drugs that caused them offers a snapshot of a fentanyl epidemic on the cusp of a westward shift.
Oct 25, 2019
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Men are dying after opioid overdoses at nearly three times the rate of women in the United States. Overdose deaths are increasing faster among black and Latino Americans than among whites. And there's an especially steep ...
Mar 22, 2019
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The opioid epidemic ravaging the United States has claimed a staggering number of lives, but a clear picture of how the crisis has changed over the years – and who it currently affects the most – is surprisingly hard ...
Mar 12, 2019
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