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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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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Addiction
Europe dodges US fentanyl crisis but for how long?
When 18-year-old Joseph bought a pill at a fun fair in the French Riviera resort of Cannes, he was convinced it was morphine.
Feb 6, 2020
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Addiction
New research shows more people knowingly use fentanyl
Fentanyl use by people who use drugs has doubled since 2015, and two-thirds of people are aware they've taken it, finds new research out of British Columbia, the Canadian province that has experienced the highest number of ...
Jan 24, 2020
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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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Medications
Neighborhood matters for fentanyl-involved overdose deaths
Fentanyl overdoses cluster geographically more than non-fentanyl overdoses, according to a study just released by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings suggest that fentanyl-involved overdoses ...
Nov 21, 2019
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Medications
New drug overdose data capture earliest days of fentanyl's deadly westward expansion
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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