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You’ve got Fentanyl, which is 50 times stronger than heroin. And then Carfentanil, which is 100 times stronger than Fentanyl.
Addiction is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavior problem, experts contend in a new definition of addiction, Not solely related to substances.
The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since federal data collection started in 1999.
OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma is exploring bankruptcy protection amid accusations of igniting an opioid crisis due to the highly addictive narcotic.
According to research, about 25 percent of adults who are treated for alcohol and substance abuse also have ADHD. Strength and Hope.
The Zheng drug trafficking organization was hardly clandestine. The China-based network sold synthetic narcotics, including deadly fentanyl, on websites posted in 35 languages, from Arabic and English to Icelandic and Uzbek. The Chinese syndicate bragged that its laboratory could “synthesize nearly any” drug and that it churned out 16 tons of illicit chemicals a month. […]
San Diego – County law enforcement and health officials warned residents Friday of three deaths this past weekend caused by fentanyl-laced cocaine in Pacific Beach and Ocean Beach. In addition to the three deaths, two others overdosed on fentanyl– laced cocaine and survived. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that can be anywhere from 50 to […]
Miller, 26, whose real name was Malcolm James McCormick, was found Friday in the bedroom of his home and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
Some hospital emergency departments (ER) are giving people medicine for withdrawal, plugging a hole in a system that fails to provide immediate treatment.
We’re learning more about the craving that fuels self-defeating habits—and how new science discoveries can help us kick the habit.
The contents of the packages totaled 11,490 fentanyl pills, believed to be the largest fentanyl bust at a port across the Southwest border
In some states, many drug overdoses are so broadly classified that they are not being counted properly as opioid-related.
Purdue Pharma, the company that manufactures the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin, laid off its entire sales force.
The surge in U.S. kids taking medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is having an unintended side effect, a new study suggests: more children and teens are overdosing on these drugs.
