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Overdose deaths in 2021 were the highest they’ve ever been in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia saw its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses in 2021 with 1,276 people dying within city limits from drug use, city health officials said on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Matthew Perry says Jennifer Aniston 'scarily' confronted him about drinking problem

Ahead of his autobiography release, Matthew Perry has been opening up about alcohol and drug abuse which almost killed him at the age of 49 when his colon burst. The Friends actor has now revealed his co-star Jennifer Aniston directly confronted him about his drinking problems in a 'scary' interaction…

Daily Mirror

‘Rainbow fentanyl’ panic is obscuring the real dangers of a contaminated drug supply, experts say

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.

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Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver review – Appalachian saga in the spirit of Dickens

The novelist’s take on David Copperfield is a bold, heartbreakingly evocative tale rooted in America’s opioids crisis

The Guardian - UK

'North-South divide' sees four times more opioid painkillers prescribed in the North East than in London

The amount of opioid painkillers prescribed in our region is among the highest in the country.

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Alberta Becomes First Canadian Province To Regulate Psychedelics-Assisted Therapy

As of January 2023, Canada’s 4th largest province will be the first to offer supervised treatments involving psychedelic substances such as psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, mescaline, DMT and ketamine to those among its 4.5 million population suffering from mental health disorders.

Benzinga

V&A drops financial ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

London museum bows to years of pressure and removes signs bearing name of family associated with OxyContin crisis

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Medical cannabis could be better alternative to opioids in managing pain: Study

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:

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As meth overdoses spike in N.J. and Pa., advocates call for better treatment for people who use stimulants

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Many libraries in Chicago stock free, life-saving Narcan to fight opioid overdoses

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.

Chicago Tribune

US-level mortality? Sounding the alarm about fentanyl overdose in Australia

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

The Guardian - AU

Paisley Police to be armed with life-saving anti-overdose equipment

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

Daily Record

Opioids are driving drug overdose deaths, but people with addiction are struggling to access treatment

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.

ABC News

Harvard Dr. Peter Grinspoon On Oxycodone And Cannabis For Harm Reduction: 'By Combining Opioids And Cannabis The Doses Can Stay Low'

Via El Planteo.

Benzinga

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Party politics: Anthony Albanese downs beer and Finland’s PM proves drug free

Finland's Prime Minister – forced to defender herself for dancing with friends – tested neative for amphetamines, cocaine, cannabis and opioids.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, other pols keep taking money from pharma companies implicated in opioid crisis

The Oak Park Democrat continues to accept campaign money from Johnson & Johnson, 1 of 4 companies paying $26 billion to settle suits accusing them of fueling the crisis. He’s not the only Illinois official doing so.

Los Angeles Times

Walgreens fueled San Francisco's opioid crisis with thousands of 'suspicious orders,' judge rules

Walgreens helped fuel the opioid epidemic in San Francisco by shipping hundreds of thousands of "suspicious orders" of prescription drugs to its pharmacies, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Judge: Walgreens contributed to San Francisco opioid crisis

A federal judge has ruled that Walgreens can be held responsible for contributing to San Francisco’s opioid crisis for over-dispensing opioids for years without proper oversight and failing to identify and report suspicious orders as required by law

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Reason

A New Study Finds No Correlation Between Opioid Prescriptions and Drug-Related Deaths

The CDC, which issued disastrous pain treatment advice in 2016, is still pushing a narrative contradicted by recent data.

WEKU

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.

The Guardian - UK

Pain-relief shortage in poorer countries ‘due to stigma of US opioids crisis’

Palliative doctors call for relaxation of laws to redress huge unmet need for drugs among majority of world’s population

Benzinga

How Does Cannabis Interact With Other Drugs?

This article was originally published on Leafly and appears here with permission.

The Conversation

Taking certain opioids while on commonly prescribed antidepressants may increase the risk of overdose

Taking oxycodone at the same time as certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a commonly prescribed class of antidepressant, can increase the risk of opioid overdose, according to a study my colleagues and I published.

The Independent UK

FDA chief's long-promised opioid review faces skepticism

The head of the Food and Drug Administration says a comprehensive review of the opioid painkillers that triggered the nation's ongoing overdose epidemic is in the works

Benzinga

Daily Biotech Pulse: Teva's Opioids Settlement, Criminal Investigation Against Cassava, Durable Responses For IN8bio's Leukemia Therapy

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