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The Mysterious Consequences of Repeatedly Overdosing on Opioids
Experts are concerned we'll see a rise in brain damage among people who survive multiple ODs in the age of fentanyl.
More Drug Users Are Intentionally Using Fentanyl Amid Overdose Crisis, Study Finds
The way we think about harm reduction and fentanyl should change, Canadian researchers suggest.
Heroin Overdose Parties Are a Dehumanizing Myth
“Narcan parties” are just another part of the narrative that vilifies people who use the drugs our nation has chosen to criminalize.
The New Report on Kratom Overdoses Is Scary But Kind of Misleading
Almost all of those who tested positive for kratom also tested positive for other substances.
The billionaire family behind OxyContin is finally having its moment of reckoning
More than 500 cities, counties, and Native American tribes just slapped the Sackler family with another lawsuit.
Changing the Way We Think About Meth
As opioids have been under the spotlight for years, new programs dedicated to the drug are popping up in Toronto in response to rising rates of meth use.
Examining the Tragic Bestival Drug Death of Louella Fletcher-Michie
The media and courts have been unanimous in their condemnation of Louella's boyfriend, Ceon Broughton. But it's not a cut and dry case.
'Roy in Hollywood: Parts 15 and 16,' Today's Comic by Gilbert Hernandez
After overdosing on heroin and being brought back to life, Roy and his clown friend try to break his lady love out of jail.
Emergency Rooms Often Don't Do Enough for People Who Survive an Overdose
Only a small percentage of people who survived an opioid overdose in West Virginia received some form of addiction treatment in the next year, according to a new analysis. Experts say the findings underscore a national disconnect.
The more drugmakers wowed doctors with gifts and lunches, the more people died of drug overdoses, study shows
"Our findings suggest that direct-to-physician opioid marketing may counter current national efforts to reduce the number of opioids prescribed."
A ‘Drug Overdose’ at Beyond The Valley Was Probably a Snake Bite
It's been revealed that 20-year-old Callum Edwards, who died of a suspected drug overdose last week, had tiger snake venom in his system.
Small communities are seeing more opioid hospitalizations every year
These smaller communities in Canada are seeing nearly twice as many opioid poisoning hospitalizations compared to major cities.