Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online
5 days, 3 hours ago

Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online

Dutch News  

The Dutch health ministry and addiction clinic Trimbos have issued a warning about a life-threatening fake version of the drug oxycodone which may have already killed one user in the Netherlands. The person who died last Friday may taken the fake drug, having bought the pills online without a prescription, although the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, the Trimbos institute told Dutch News. “A couple of milligrammes can cause serious health risks such as breathing difficulties, which in turn can lead to death.” Another version of the drug, protonitazene, was found earlier by researchers for the Dutch Drugs Information and Monitoring System in fake oxycodone pills which had been bought online. Chief health inspector Henk de Groot said the incident “shows how dangerous it is to buy pills which require a prescription online.” “It might look real, but you have absolutely no idea what you are buying,” he said.

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One dead in Netherlands after taking fake Oxycodone laced with deadly opioid
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5 days, 18 hours ago

One dead in Netherlands after taking fake Oxycodone laced with deadly opioid

NL Times  

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Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

The Independent  

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Drug warning as toxic synthetic opioid nitazene linked to seven deaths in South Australia since 2022
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug warning as toxic synthetic opioid nitazene linked to seven deaths in South Australia since 2022

ABC  

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Synthetic opioid nitazene linked to rise in overdose deaths is emerging in Australia
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Synthetic opioid nitazene linked to rise in overdose deaths is emerging in Australia

ABC  

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The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing
1 year, 6 months ago

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

NPR  

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Counterfeit pills involved in growing share of overdose deaths in the US, CDC study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Counterfeit pills involved in growing share of overdose deaths in the US, CDC study finds

CNN  

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US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription
1 year, 11 months ago

US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription

Al Jazeera  

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Canberra's pill-testing service discovers deadly substance in counterfeit oxycodone tablets
2 years, 2 months ago

Canberra's pill-testing service discovers deadly substance in counterfeit oxycodone tablets

ABC  

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DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths
2 years, 5 months ago

DEA: Fake pills containing fentanyl helping drive OD deaths

Associated Press  

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Dutch deaths due to opioid painkillers rise 50% in four years
5 years, 6 months ago

Dutch deaths due to opioid painkillers rise 50% in four years

Dutch News  

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Dutch deaths due to opioid painkillers rise 50% in four years
5 years, 6 months ago

Dutch deaths due to opioid painkillers rise 50% in four years

Dutch News  

The number of people landing in hospital after using heavy painkillers soared by almost 50% within four years and more people are dying of accidental overdoses in the Netherlands, according to Leiden University researchers. The figures, published on academic website JAMA Network Open, cover the period 2013 to 2017 and show that the number of people prescribed opioid painkillers rose …

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in America, CDC confirms
6 years, 3 months ago

Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in America, CDC confirms

CNN  

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Unknown opioid found in fake pain pills
7 years, 9 months ago

Unknown opioid found in fake pain pills

CNN  

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The other tragedy behind Prince’s death
8 years, 8 months ago

The other tragedy behind Prince’s death

CNN  

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Call for monitoring of prescription drugs as chronic pain sufferers risk addiction
10 years, 10 months ago

Call for monitoring of prescription drugs as chronic pain sufferers risk addiction

ABC  

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Call for monitoring of prescription drugs as chronic pain sufferers risk addiction
10 years, 10 months ago

Call for monitoring of prescription drugs as chronic pain sufferers risk addiction

ABC  

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