Street drugs stronger than heroin linked to 54 deaths in UK
IMAGE SOURCE,JACKIE MCANOY Image caption, Simeon McAnoy was found unresponsive after taking a synthetic opioid drug, his mother says By Alex Homer Navtej Johal BBC News Super-strength street drugs more ...
Treasury announces Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force, led by anti-terrorism office, to fight spread of deadly drug
By Lawrence Richard Fox News —Fentanyl is the deadliest drug in the U.S. today, according to the CDC The U.S. Treasury Department has announced the launch of a new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to combat the trafficking of illicit ...
Council addresses situation of people suffering from both drug use and other mental health disorders
Council of the EU Press release 5 December 2023 17:45 —The Council approved conclusions on people having drug use disorders that co-occur with other mental health disorders. The Council invites member states to consider drug use ...
Maryland pharmacies aren’t stocking enough of a drug that treats opioid addiction
Meredith Cohn (https://thebaltimorebanner.com/author/meredith-cohn/) Published 12/6/2023 5:30 a.m. EST Buprenorphine pill bottle, conceptual image. (WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LI/Getty Images/Science Photo Libra) Maryland ...
Breaking Down the Bud: Ohio gears up for legal weed, but addiction experts sound alarm
By Gabby Hart (https://www.cleveland19.com/authors/gabby-hart/) Published: Dec. 6, 2023 at 7:07 AM GMT+8 CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - In just two days on Dec. 7, recreational marijuana use will become legal in Ohio. While many residents ...
Any Kind of Drug Abuse Treatment Can Help Gay Men Kick Meth Habit
Published on : Dec 05, 2023, 9:41 pmBy : Ernie Mundell (https://www.healthday.com/author/ernie-mundell) Key Takeaways Methamphetamine abuse is rising across the United States, especially among gay/bisexual men New research ...
Drug abuse claims 68 lives till November 2023 in Mizoram
At least 68 people, including 11 women, have died due to drug abuse in Mizoram till November this year, an official said on Saturday. By : Sentinel Digital Desk (https://www.sentinelassam.com/author/contentwriterdelhi) | 4 Dec 2023 1:03 ...
NDLEA arrests Lagos drug kingpin, uncovers meth, opioid consignments
3rd December 2023 By Abiodun Sanusi (https://punchng.com/author/asanusi) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Sunday revealed that crooked attempts by drug syndicates to export illicit ...
Oregon study highlights need for more addiction treatment resources in jails
by Noelle Forde|Fri, December 1st 2023, 8:00 AM GMT+8 Portland — A new study (https://news.ohsu.edu/2023/11/09/almost-half-of-people-who-use-drugs-in-rural-areas-were-recently-incarcerated) recently released from OHSU shows that ...
UK's largest-ever stash of synthetic opioids seized in north London as 11 people charged
Thursday 23 November 2023 12:55, UKSiba Jackson Sky News reporter @siba_jackson Metropolitan Police officers, working alongside the UK Border Agency, unearthed 150,000 nitazene tablets - a highly-dangerous synthetic opioid which is ...
Department of Health and Human Services report says 1 in 6 have substance abuse disorder
By Elizabeth Shores (https://www.kfyrtv.com/authors/Elizabeth.Shoreskfyr/) Published: Nov. 30, 2023 BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - There’s a good chance you know someone who’s experienced a substance abuse ...
Overdose deaths increased in pregnant and postpartum women from early 2018 to late 2021
November 22, 2023From NIDA Drug overdose deaths rose markedly between January to June 2018 and July to December 2021 among 10- to 44-year-old girls and women who were pregnant or pregnant within the previous 12 months, according to a new study ...