Category: Health and Society

Two suspected overdose deaths within a month highlight the tragic connection … The city’s drug checking service has reported finding unexpected, …

Fueled by the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is showing up in nearly every illegal drug being sold, overdose deaths in 2021 are on pace to …

“It’s a nonstop deal,” Boggess said of drug investigations in the county. … issue leading to overdose deaths or property crimes,” Woodward said.

— A one-year-old child in Cape Coral was rushed to the emergency room after overdosing on his parent’s illegal drugs. It’s a small window of …

That’s one of the key findings of a report released by the Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network on Friday, which examined …

The report released today from the Chiefs of Ontario and the Ontario Drug Policy Research Network says that 116 First Nations people died due to …

Synthetic opioids like illicit fentanyl contribute to 77% of overdose deaths while prescription opioids only contribute to 23%. 123rf.

On its own, oxycodone, an opioid, can be highly addictive and dangerous when abused. But the addition of fentanyl to any drug can make it much …

The US has seen a surge in drug overdose deaths recently, driven primarily by synthetic opioids, mostly fentanyl. Of the nearly 100,000 people who …

Overdose deaths were climbing before the pandemic and have continued to rise … Six years ago in 2015, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) …