Initially developed in the 1950s, nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that has reappeared in Philadelphia’s street drug supply.
Long-term use of kratom may actually reduce pain tolerance and cause physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.
An overdose death in Boulder County, Colorado, was linked to a powerful new formulation of a designer drug never approved for use in humans.
The study discovered that nonmedical personnel can provide the naloxone to an overdose victim in about one minute.
Among adolescents, boys are more likely to die of an overdose than girls, and using combinations of drugs substantially raises the risk of an overdose.
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and the US.
Prescription medications can help people with opioid use disorder avoid the risks of relapse and overdose. But stigma based on misperceptions about addiction limits their use.
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small quantities to specific locations.
Xylazine, or tranq, is increasingly being mixed with drugs like fentanyl or heroin and can be difficult to detect. Most people who use drugs are unable to tell if they have been exposed to it.
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