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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Medications
Firsthand accounts indicate fentanyl test strips are effective in reducing overdose risk
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid so potent that a miniscule amount equivalent to several grains of saltcan cause afataloverdose. Yet it's difficult for people who use drugs to detect, which presents a major public health hazard ...
Jan 19, 2019
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Medications
Opioid analgesic fentanyl may cause autism-like behavior in young mice
Fentanyl, a mu-opioid receptor agonist, is one of the most commonly used analgesics in hospitals, and may induce long-lasting behavioral and somatosensory impairment in rodents. However, whether the use of fentanyl is associated ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Medications
New opioids are joining the illicit drug supply, and they're more potent than fentanyl
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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Addiction
A new data-driven model could provide a powerful policy planning tool to combat the nation's opioid crisis
A data-driven simulation model designed to help policymakers to better understand and address the nation's rampant opioid crisis has been developed by a team of scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
May 31, 2022
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Medications
Addiction specialist explains fentanyl threat
As the opioid crisis rages across the United States, people suffering from addiction as well as the first responders, doctors, and counselors trying to help them are facing another deadly challenge: fentanyl, a synthetic ...
Jun 28, 2017
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Addiction
U.S. saw big rise in meth, fentanyl use in 2019
(HealthDay)—A study of over 1 million urine drug tests from across the United States shows soaring rates of use of methamphetamines and fentanyl, often used together in potentially lethal ways.
Jan 4, 2020
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Addiction
U.S. deaths due to fentanyl nearly quadrupled in 5 years
Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday.
May 3, 2023
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Medical research
Marijuana-derived compounds could reverse opioid overdoses
There's been a recent push in the U.S. to make naloxone—a fast-acting opioid antidote—available without a prescription. This medication has saved lives, but it's less effective against powerful synthetic opioids, such ...
Mar 28, 2023
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Medications
Drug wholesalers drove fentanyl's deadly rise, report concludes
Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid implicated in nearly 29,000 overdose deaths in the United States last year, most likely spread because of heroin and prescription pill shortages, and also because it was cheaper for drug ...
Dec 4, 2018
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