Addiction
Five things to know about fentanyl, America's deadliest drug
President Donald Trump has repeatedly hit out at China for failing to curb the export of illegal fentanyl to the United States.
Aug 3, 2019
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Most US pot users think they can get away with driving high
(HealthDay)—Most Americans think they won't get caught driving while high on marijuana, a new AAA Foundation survey finds.
Jun 19, 2019
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Underage marijuana use and impaired driving common in Colorado and Washington where marijuana is legalized
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, shows law enforcement agencies in Colorado and Washington—states where marijuana is legalized—report ...
Feb 1, 2019
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Researching medical marijuana for veterans faces more White House hurdles
As scientists try to research the medical benefits of marijuana, a simple problem has emerged: How do you research marijuana if no one can produce it under federal law?
May 12, 2018
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Fentanyl now drives drug overdose deaths in U.S.
(HealthDay)—Overdose deaths involving dangerous synthetic opioids like fentanyl have skyrocketed in recent years, surpassing deaths from prescription painkillers, a new U.S. study reveals.
May 1, 2018
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Herbal drug kratom contains opioids, FDA says
(HealthDay)—The popular botanical drug kratom essentially is an opioid, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration declared Tuesday.
Feb 6, 2018
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Hot spot policing focusing on guns is most effective strategy for reducing gun violence in Baltimore, study finds
A Baltimore program that assigns detectives to work in neighborhoods at high risk for gun violence was more effective at reducing gun violence in Baltimore than other initiatives, a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...
Jan 12, 2018
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Strategies to combat the opioid epidemic
The opioid epidemic is ravaging lives and tearing families apart. Overdose deaths from heroin, fentanyl and misused prescription painkillers have tripled in the past 15 years. Chemical & Engineering News, the weekly newsmagazine ...
Nov 15, 2017
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This elephant tranquilizer is killing people, but no one knows how many
"I see her on the floor by her bathroom and she was crumpled up on the floor and I just say 'Krissy.' My mind was racing. Maybe she fell asleep on the floor for some odd reason," Lisa Lutz recalled through tears. "She was ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Opioids commission recommends that Trump declare a national emergency
The White House commission on opioid addiction has recommended that President Donald Trump declare a national emergency over the epidemic that each day kills dozens of Americans.
Aug 1, 2017
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