Could Prescription Heroin Help Stem Opioid Deaths In The U.S.?
6 years, 1 month ago

Could Prescription Heroin Help Stem Opioid Deaths In The U.S.?

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A tray of supplies at the Insite supervised injection clinic in Vancouver, Canada, where people are permitted to inject illicit drugs in the presence of medical staff. A report released by the nonprofit Rand Corporation this week analyzed the literature on two interventions ― prescription heroin and supervised consumption sites ― that already exist in Europe, Canada and Australia, but are still highly controversial in the United States. There’s also evidence that people who received prescription heroin had better social and mental health outcomes and were less likely to engage in criminal activity than those who received methadone. The new report found less robust evidence behind supervised consumption sites ― where people bring their own street drugs to inject, using clean supplies in a hygienic clinical setting under medical supervision. Still, the limited research that does exist suggests that like prescription heroin, supervised injectable hydromorphone could have physical and mental health benefits and reduce illicit street drug use, potentially making it a viable ― and less stigmatized ― alternative to prescription heroin, with far fewer regulatory hoops.

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Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016

Al Jazeera  

The highly addictive opioid is behind an increasing number of deaths in Canada, according to the government. Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. Canada’s government …

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis
2 weeks, 6 days ago

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

Hindustan Times  

* A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis Naloxone credited for sharp drop in overdose deaths in U.S. * Fentanyl remains cheap and plentiful despite availability of antidote naloxone * "Tranq" drugs mixed in with fentanyl may contribute to fewer overdoses, experts say By Maurice Tamman, Shannon Stapleton COLUMBUS, Ohio, - The death toll …

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Hindustan Times  

Standing in the bitter cold outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre, a drug treatment clinic on the edge of an ocean of car parking in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver explains where his life went off track. “People will tell you it don’t because they don’t want to take it, ‘cause they ain’t done yet.” Mr Weaver’s story reflects America’s opioid crisis. …

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
1 month, 4 weeks ago

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases

NPR  

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health officials say the drop translates into more than 16,000 lives …

As heroin in Afghanistan dries up, Europe could face an overdose crisis like the U.S.
2 months, 3 weeks ago

As heroin in Afghanistan dries up, Europe could face an overdose crisis like the U.S.

Salon  

For anyone living in America, the nightmarish shift in a contaminated drug supply is all too familiar. “The heroin market seemed to have been prepared for the first year of the Taliban ban: there was enough heroin in circulation and stocked up to dampen any supply shocks,” explained Andre Gomes, head of comms for the British charity Release, which provides …

Removing barriers to opioid addiction treatment is critical. So why aren't we doing it?
3 months, 1 week ago

Removing barriers to opioid addiction treatment is critical. So why aren't we doing it?

Salon  

There’s a treatment for opioid use disorder that literally saves lives. To do so, we homed in on residential treatment centers across the state of North Carolina, where many North Carolinians living with OUD expect to receive guidance, support and – naturally – lifesaving medical treatment. After a four-month-long audit of private organizations across North Carolina advertising themselves as residential …

US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
3 months, 3 weeks ago

US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends

CNN  

CNN — Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, and a new analysis suggests that some downward trends indicate “unprecedented” progress in the fight against the drug epidemic. “I think also it’s important to note that there are still more people dying from overdose than before the pandemic, and …

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction
4 months ago

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

Politico  

But the proposal faces opposition from the health care providers with the most intimate knowledge of methadone treatment: methadone clinic directors. “The idea that a physician in private practice without support staff … that they’re going to be able to treat a complex medical problem like the use of fentanyl, is just not substantiated,” said Mark Parrino, president of the …

Lost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lost chances to treat overdose survivors are documented in new Medicare study

Associated Press  

A new study documents lost opportunities to treat drug overdose survivors covered by the Medicare program — and illustrates the difficulty of managing chronic pain. Overdose survivors “should be at the front of the line for the full range of medications and counseling and support,” said Dr. Brian Hurley, president of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, who was not …

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deb Houry called the dip “heartening news” and praised efforts to reduce the tally, but she noted “there are still families and friends losing their loved ones to drug overdoses at staggering …

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years

CNN  

CNN — After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the first time in five years. “This progress over the last 12 months should make us want to reinvigorate our efforts knowing that our strategies are making a difference,” CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. …

Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, dubbed the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. White House Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden said in a briefing Tuesday that the overdose crisis is a “top priority” for the Biden administration, …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. Some early research has suggested that smoking fentanyl is somewhat less deadly than injecting it, and any reduction in injection-related overdose deaths is a positive, said the study’s lead author, Lauren Tanz. But “both injection and …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
10 months, 3 weeks ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoking has surpassed injecting as …

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl could increase in Australia soon. Experts say we need to prepare now
11 months, 1 week ago

Synthetic opioids like fentanyl could increase in Australia soon. Experts say we need to prepare now

ABC  

Lachlan isn't worried about unintentionally using fentanyl, but he's acutely aware of what could happen if he did. And over the last decade, synthetic opioids like fentanyl have become more common across North American drug markets, including being found present in illicit opioids like heroin. Monash Addiction Research Centre deputy director Suzanne Nielsen says Australia's drug supply routes aren't currently …

Synthetic opioids could fuel ‘second wave’ of UK drug deaths crisis, experts warn
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Synthetic opioids could fuel ‘second wave’ of UK drug deaths crisis, experts warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An influx of lethally strong synthetic opioids could fuel a …

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug
1 year ago

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug

LA Times  

In 2022, fentanyl was linked to more overdose deaths in L.A. County than meth for the first time in recent years. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” said Amanda Cowan, executive director of Community Health Project Los Angeles, which provides services to people who use drugs. “In the case of race/ethnicity, Black people account for 8% of the population, and disproportionately accounted for …

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?
1 year, 1 month ago

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?

Firstpost  

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more so than heroin. On the sidelines of the APEC Summit, US leader Biden and China’s Xi Jinping agreed that Beijing would take action to stop the influx of fentanyl, that killed 70,000 people in the US last year On Wednesday, US president Joe …

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it
1 year, 1 month ago

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it

ABC  

By the time she turned 18, Aaneke Fitzgerald had already lost multiple family members to overdose — including her dad and grandad. "If people in our community had naloxone themselves, a lot of my family and friends might not be living with permanent lung and brain damage, and many more would still be alive," she said. Dean Membrey, a GP …

Massachusetts: Heart-shaped pills laced with fentanyl seized and 3 arrested in drug bust worth $8 million
1 year, 2 months ago

Massachusetts: Heart-shaped pills laced with fentanyl seized and 3 arrested in drug bust worth $8 million

CNN  

CNN — Three men were arrested and authorities seized over 220 pounds of controlled substances in a major drug bust earlier this month that included pink fentanyl-laced pills shaped like hearts, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a news release. Of an estimated 10 million doses seized, 8 million were “doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine …

As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work
1 year, 2 months ago

As billions roll in to fight the US opioid epidemic, one county shows how recovery can work

Associated Press  

FINDLAY, Ohio — Communities ravaged by America’s opioid epidemic are starting to get their share of a $50 billion pie from legal settlements. Jesse Johnson of the Family Resource Center, right, walks with client Tyler Baker to the Hancock County Adult Probation office for a random drug test in Findlay, Ohio, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. Tyler Baker retrieves fentanyl from …

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?
1 year, 3 months ago

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

Al Jazeera  

In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Although fentanyl is approved for medical use, especially in pain management, more than 150 people in the US die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Fentanyl overdose deaths in the US More than 106,000 people died of a drug …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 3 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug. “And we know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China.” Besides …

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows

Associated Press  

The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose crisis continued to deepen, according to data released Tuesday. “We are still at an epidemic proportion of pills,” Peter Mougey, a lawyer representing governments that are suing drugmakers, distribution companies and pharmacies, said in an online …

Report on overdoses shows opioids remain a leading factor in accidental drug deaths in Australia
1 year, 4 months ago

Report on overdoses shows opioids remain a leading factor in accidental drug deaths in Australia

ABC  

In short: The Annual Overdose Report shows 1,675 Australians died from unintentional drug overdoses in 2021 The Annual Overdose Report shows 1,675 Australians died from unintentional drug overdoses in 2021 What's next? The public health organisation that produced the report, the Penington Institute, says drug-induced deaths are a crisis requiring greater action from government Accidental fatal overdoses in Australia continue …

Fentanyl: The new face of the US war on the poor
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl: The new face of the US war on the poor

Al Jazeera  

The US government is trying to blame the fentanyl crisis on drug trafficking but it is a disaster of its own making. At an April 14 news conference in Washington, DC, Drug Enforcement Agency chief Anne Milgram sounded the alarm about the country’s latest appointed public enemy number one: four Mexican guys known as “Los Chapitos”, the sons of imprisoned …

Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?
1 year, 9 months ago

Opinion: Why are we denying people with opioid addiction the most effective treatment?

LA Times  

Signs at an Oregon treatment center show where receptacles to dispense methadone should be disposed of after use. But if your diagnosis were for opioid addiction and you came to see me, an addiction specialist, federal regulations written half a century ago would bar me from prescribing the most effective treatment: methadone. If I want my patients to access this …

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan for opioid overdoses. Here’s what that means
1 year, 9 months ago

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan for opioid overdoses. Here’s what that means

LA Times  

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment medication to be sold over the counter. Advocates believe it’s important to get naloxone to the people who are most likely to be around over- doses, including people who use drugs and their relatives. …

US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription
1 year, 9 months ago

US approves sale of overdose reversal drug without prescription

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes as a bid to widen access to the life-saving drug as the US struggles with a wave of overdose deaths. The United States has decided to make Narcan, a life-saving medication that can reverse drug overdoses, accessible without a prescription as the country reels from an ongoing opioid addiction crisis. In a statement on Wednesday, the US …

Narcan Will Now Be Sold Over The Counter. Here's How To Use It.
1 year, 9 months ago

Narcan Will Now Be Sold Over The Counter. Here's How To Use It.

Huff Post  

Hiraman via Getty Images Narcan may soon hit pharmacy shelves, making it more accessible for people to purchase and use. “Making naloxone OTC can help normalize the medication as something everyone person should have available — in the medicine cabinet, in the car, backpack, at work, in parks and other community settings,” Alex Bennett, a research associate professor and director …

Young children are increasingly victims of opioid epidemic, study finds
1 year, 10 months ago

Young children are increasingly victims of opioid epidemic, study finds

CNN  

CNN — The number of young children in the US who have died from opioid overdoses has increased significantly, according to a new study on accidental poisonings of children 5 and younger. “It truly is striking to see, looking at this data, how different the proportions were between 2005 and 2018,” said study co-author Dr. Christopher Gaw, an associate fellow …

States consider ‘safe injection sites’ to prevent overdoses
1 year, 10 months ago

States consider ‘safe injection sites’ to prevent overdoses

Associated Press  

DENVER — In a Colorado mountain town, Christine Collins injected herself with black tar heroin while hanging out with friends in a cozy basement a few days after her 30th birthday. The snowballing death toll has pushed lawmakers in Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada to consider joining New York and Rhode Island in allowing what are often called “safe injection …

FDA advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter
1 year, 10 months ago

FDA advisers vote in favor of making opioid overdose antidote available over the counter

CNN  

CNN — If the US Food and Drug Administration gives the go-ahead, a nasal spray version of the opioid overdose antidote Narcan may soon be sold in vending machines, big box stores, grocery stores and gas stations across the country. “I’ve lost patients over the years and have watched as many families have been devastated by this rising, worsening and …

Fentanyl’s scourge evident on the streets of Los Angeles
2 years, 1 month ago

Fentanyl’s scourge evident on the streets of Los Angeles

Al Jazeera  

For too many people strung out on the drug, the sleep that follows a fentanyl hit could be permanent. The highly addictive and potentially lethal drug has become a scourge across the United States and is taking a toll on the growing number of people living on the streets of Los Angeles. Two-thirds of the 107,000 overdose deaths in 2021 …

Created to treat intense pain, highly addictive fentanyl is now a scourge on the streets of cities like Los Angeles
2 years, 1 month ago

Created to treat intense pain, highly addictive fentanyl is now a scourge on the streets of cities like Los Angeles

ABC  

In a filthy alley behind a Los Angeles doughnut shop, Ryan Smith convulsed in the grips of a fentanyl high — lurching from moments of slumber to bouts of violent shivering on a warm summer day. Key points: Fentanyl addiction has skyrocketed across the United States, named the deadliest drug in the nation by health officials The synthetic opioid was …

Op-Ed: Don’t let Adderall scarcity trigger a repeat of the opioid epidemic
2 years, 1 month ago

Op-Ed: Don’t let Adderall scarcity trigger a repeat of the opioid epidemic

LA Times  

U.S. pharmacies are critically low on Adderall and its generic equivalents, leaving more than 26 million patients scrambling and competing for the pills since late summer. So as countless individuals are confronting having to rapidly taper or stop, we’re facing a real possibility of a public health disaster on a scale not seen since the prescription opioid crisis that began …

Fentanyl, other synthetic opioids are driving deadliest overdose crisis in the U.S.
2 years, 2 months ago

Fentanyl, other synthetic opioids are driving deadliest overdose crisis in the U.S.

LA Times  

Portraits of fentanyl victims at an exhibit at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Va. Lillianna Alfaro was a recent high school graduate raising a toddler and considering joining the Army when she and a friend bought what they thought was the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in December 2020. “Two years ago, I knew nothing about this,” said Holly Groelle, …

America's drug crisis laid bare: CDC maps shows fatal overdoses have risen in all but EIGHT states
2 years, 2 months ago

America's drug crisis laid bare: CDC maps shows fatal overdoses have risen in all but EIGHT states

Daily Mail  

Fatal drug overdoses have risen in all but eight US states in the past year, according to official data that lays bare America's drug crisis. Alaska has seen by far the biggest percentage increase in drug overdose deaths between April 2021 and April 2022, rising by 44 per cent. The total count looks like it is coming down, but the …

Opioid crisis costs US $1.5TRILLION in 2020 as fentanyl use rocketed during the pandemic
2 years, 3 months ago

Opioid crisis costs US $1.5TRILLION in 2020 as fentanyl use rocketed during the pandemic

Daily Mail  

The devastating opioid epidemic in the US has cost the government nearly $1.5trillion in 2020 alone after being exacerbated by the Covid pandemic and rise of fentanyl, new figures show. In Wisconsin, for instance, synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl, were identified in 91 per cent of opioid overdose deaths and 73 per cent of all drug overdose deaths over the last …

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent
2 years, 3 months ago

Advocates seek more say in how opioid settlements are spent

Associated Press  

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The tattoos on Billie Stafford’s hands — inspired by street art and full of references to her work helping prevent drug-related deaths — have become an indelible memorial to the friend who inked them and the opioid crisis that killed him in April. “They don’t have to come and write 20 names on a wall because everyone’s …

Opioids are driving drug overdose deaths, but people with addiction are struggling to access treatment
2 years, 4 months ago

Opioids are driving drug overdose deaths, but people with addiction are struggling to access treatment

ABC  

Leah McLeod's life was spiralling out of control. Key points: New data shows overdose deaths in Australia are being driven by illicit and prescription opioids People with opioid addictions are having to wait up to two years to be prescribed replacement medication, such as methadone Frontline health workers say improving addiction support services could help reduce the drug overdose death …

Debunked stories of police ‘overdosing’ from fentanyl are everywhere. They’re causing real harm
2 years, 5 months ago

Debunked stories of police ‘overdosing’ from fentanyl are everywhere. They’re causing real harm

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr Marino was among dozens of health experts …

Death rates from drug overdoses hit historic highs in 2020
2 years, 5 months ago

Death rates from drug overdoses hit historic highs in 2020

Daily Mail  

Drug overdose deaths among black and indigenous Americans spiked in 2020 — with a total of 2,400 more being recorded during the first year of Covid compared to the previous 12 months. The report confirms previously published papers, which also showed a spike in drug overdose deaths among Black Americans during the first year of the pandemic. Drug overdose deaths …

Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find
2 years, 5 months ago

Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find

Associated Press  

As the coronavirus pandemic shut down the nation in March of 2020, the U.S. government told methadone clinics they could allow stable patients with opioid addiction to take their medicine at home unsupervised. The share of overdose deaths involving methadone declined from 4.5% in January 2019 to 3.2% in August 2021, the study found. Dr. Neeraj Gandotra, chief medical officer …

Lessons from America’s mass popping of opioids
2 years, 6 months ago

Lessons from America’s mass popping of opioids

Live Mint  

The deadliest drug epidemic in US history did not involve peddlers, gangsters or smugglers, but painkillers. Between 2006 and 2014, a single county in West Virginia was supplied with over 127 million prescription opioid pills—142 pills a year for every person—that fed an opioid-addiction crisis that is still playing out. On Monday, a federal judge dismissed charges against America’s three …

Vermont governor vetoes safe injection sites for drug users
2 years, 7 months ago

Vermont governor vetoes safe injection sites for drug users

Associated Press  

MONTPELIER, Vt. — Gov. Phil Scott has vetoed a bill aimed in part at creating one or more safe injection sites, also called overdose prevention sites, in Vermont where people could legally use drugs under supervision as a way to reduce overdoses. Scott, a Republican, wrote in his veto message to lawmakers on Tuesday that “it seems counterintuitive to divert …

Report: Drug overdose deaths up again in Virginia in 2021
2 years, 7 months ago

Report: Drug overdose deaths up again in Virginia in 2021

Associated Press  

RICHMOND, Va. — The number of Virginia drug overdose deaths rose again in 2021, setting a record for a second year in a row, according to a state report. Overdose deaths increased 15% in 2021 from the previous year, to 2,656, The Virginian-Pilot reported Saturday, citing the report from the Virginia Department of Health. The powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl was …

Teen fentanyl overdose deaths tripled in last three years, study finds
2 years, 8 months ago

Teen fentanyl overdose deaths tripled in last three years, study finds

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Teen overdose deaths in …

New opioids - ten times the strength of fentanyl - create battleground for US medics
3 years, 1 month ago

New opioids - ten times the strength of fentanyl - create battleground for US medics

The Telegraph  

Nitazenes were created over half a century ago as pain medication but they were never approved for use in the US. According to Alex Krotulski, associate director at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education in Pennsylvania, nitazenes have become the “most popular subclass of new synthetic opioids,” and are “way more potent than fentanyl, which is really scary.” …

Biden administration drug czar says it’s time to treat drug addiction like a chronic disease
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden administration drug czar says it’s time to treat drug addiction like a chronic disease

CNN  

CNN — The White House on Wednesday announced a new push to encourage harm reduction measures that make illicit drug use safer. “That’s the equivalent of an American dying every five minutes,” Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy told CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta in an exclusive broadcast interview. As …

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