The Latest Breaking News from Opioids

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PHILADELPHIA — As Halloween approaches, the federal government has been warning parents of a spooky new danger: Drug cartels are using rainbow-colored pills and powders that look like candy to introduce children to highly addictive synthetic opioids. One taste could kill.

A new study of thousands of patients has concluded that medical cannabis could be an important alternative to opioids for pain management. Read more on Dynamite News:

Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine have increased sharply in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, where a sevenfold rise in death rates between 2015 and 2019 was the highest in the country, a recent analysis from the Pew Charitable Trust found.

CHICAGO — Overdose deaths kill more people in Chicago than gun violence and car crashes combined, officials have said. But a simple nasal spray, Narcan, can save lives by stopping overdoses.

Deaths from the powerful opioid, along with pethidine and tramadol, are up a staggering 1,275% since 2006. A new report warns without ‘decisive action’ a crisis looms

Naloxone helps to reverse the effects of opioids, potentially saving the life of somebody who has taken an overdose.

Leah McLeod's doctor told her if she did not go on methadone, she would likely lose her baby. But many Australians struggle to access the same life-changing therapy.

Via El Planteo.