Health
One region is being hit hardest by US opioid crisis
More people die from drug overdoses in the northeastern U.S. than other regions, making it a major hotbed of the nation's opioid epidemic, a new federal report says.
Oct 25, 2019
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Medications
Five key things about fentanyl and America's opioids crisis
Jury selection has begun in a landmark federal case on Ohio on whether drug companies can be held responsible for the opioids epidemic that is raging across America.
Oct 18, 2019
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Medications
America's endless battle against lethal drug fentanyl
In a windowless hangar at New York's John F. Kennedy airport, dozens of law enforcement officers sift through packages, looking for fentanyl—a drug that is killing Americans every day.
Oct 18, 2019
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Medications
Most-comprehensive analysis of fentanyl crisis urges innovative action
The U.S. overdose crisis worsened dramatically with the arrival of synthetic opioids like fentanyl—now responsible for tens of thousands of deaths annually—and the problem requires innovative new strateges because the ...
Aug 29, 2019
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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
Amid fentanyl crackdown, Mexico risks 'balloon effect'
President Donald Trump says China's new ban on all fentanyl-related substances will be a "game-changer" in the deadly US opioid crisis, but experts warn it may just shift production elsewhere—particularly Mexico.
May 31, 2019
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Addiction
Without safe injection sites, more opioid users will die
Ontario is undoubtedly in the midst of an opioid overdose crisis. From January to September 2018, an incredible 1,031 Ontarians died of an overdose.
May 23, 2019
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Medications
Non-Rx fentanyl up in urine tests positive for other drugs
(HealthDay)—An increasing number of urine drug test (UDT) results positive for cocaine or methamphetamine are also positive for nonprescribed fentanyl, according to a study recently published in JAMA Network Open.
May 21, 2019
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Medications
Vaccine shows lasting effects against fentanyl addiction in rats
A vaccine that combines a fentanyl antigen with a tetanus toxoid has been shown to reduce fentanyl choices and increase food choices with effects lasting several months in rats. These results suggest that the vaccine may ...
May 2, 2019
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Medications
Understanding opioid users' views on fentanyl could help reduce overdoses
Opioid users fear accidental overdoses from street drugs laced with fentanyl, but unpredictable drug quality means they often lack reliable strategies to avoid it, according to a team of researchers who suggest that fentanyl ...
Apr 23, 2019
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