Medications
Two powerful drugs now adding to US overdose crisis
Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to America's drug overdose crisis.
Jan 27, 2022
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Addiction
State data reveal fentanyl's fatal role across age groups
Use of the illicitly manufactured opioid fentanyl has had an outsize impact on overdose deaths in Washington state – particularly among people under age 30, according to a new analysis published at the University of Washington ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How the pandemic helped spread fentanyl across the US and drive opioid overdose deaths to a grim new high
For the past 20 years, I have been engaged in efforts to end the opioid epidemic, as a public health official, researcher and clinician. And for every one of those years I have looked on as the number of deaths from drug ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Medications
US warns Americans fake pills contain deadly fentanyl
US authorities on Monday warned Americans to not buy prescription pills online because they increasingly include lethal doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
Sep 27, 2021
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Medications
Kids still dying from accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches
(HealthDay)—Accidental exposure to fentanyl pain patches is putting children's lives at risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.
Jul 26, 2021
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Addiction
Congress passes extension of opioid enforcement tool
Congress has voted to temporarily extend a sweeping tool that has helped federal agents crack down on drugs chemically similar to fentanyl.
Apr 29, 2021
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Neuroscience
Misuse of opioid drugs during pregnancy could have lasting impact on child's development
As the number of pregnant women using opioid drugs continues to rise, questions have been raised about the long-term health effects on children exposed to these drugs in the womb. Researchers at the University of Maryland ...
Feb 11, 2021
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Addiction
Vet tranquilliser now implicated in third of fatal opioid overdose cases in Philadelphia
The vet tranquilliser, xylazine, is now implicated in almost a third of fatal overdoses involving heroin and/or fentanyl in Philadelphia, reveals research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Feb 2, 2021
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Addiction
Myths about fentanyl spread more prolifically online than articles correcting them, study finds
News articles containing misinformation about fentanyl—falsely suggesting that people can overdose and die from simply touching the synthetic opioid—are shared and spread far more widely on social media than stories that ...
Sep 28, 2020
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Medications
Pain-relief drug delivers choices for mothers in labour
Choice and control are important factors for ensuring a positive childbirth experience, yet until recently, little was known about the impact of alternative administrations of fentanyl—one of the pain relief drugs used ...
Jul 1, 2020
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