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FDA calls for new meds for stimulant use

The FDA called for treatments for stimulant use disorder. Doctors say current options are limited

Salon · Oct 20, 2023

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

WEKU · Sep 14, 2023

Fatal drug overdoses have quadrupled in US seniors

The rate of fatal drug overdoses among U.S. seniors has quadrupled in the last 20 years.

LiveScience · Apr 5, 2023

Mexican pharmacies are selling pills laced with deadly fentanyl to U.S. travelers

Researchers say Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists and medical travelers are selling medications that look safe but are laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamines.

WEKU · Mar 14, 2023

Tranq, the new “zombie” drug that causes skin-rotting is fueling overdoses across the U.S.

People who use drugs sometimes don’t know it’s part of what they’re taking.

Fortune · Mar 7, 2023

Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — If you walk down the right side street, the offers are plentiful, even in broad daylight. Young men in plain T-shirts draw near and call out their wares: Pills. Cocaine. Guns.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 5, 2023

A Colorado library is closed after meth contamination. What will it take to clean it?

The Englewood Public Library is the second library in Colorado to have to close its doors due to meth contamination.

WEKU · Jan 18, 2023

‘We are not trying to scare you.’ In California, fentanyl now behind 1 out every 5 youth deaths

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jan Blom knew little about fentanyl when his 17-year-old son, Linus, went to take a nap in their Los Gatos home in July 2020.

Tribune News Service · Oct 31, 2022

They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022

An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous

The sedative xylazine is starting to permeate illegal opioids and cocaine. It does not respond to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and may be to blame for grisly injuries and infections.

WEKU · Aug 5, 2022