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High school student helps draft bill to require opioid overdose medications in Illinois libraries
High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the ...
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
The bill does not link tariffs to fentanyl smuggling but seeks expanded authority to sanction state-owned or state-controlled ...
Deputies Seize Enough Fentanyl to Kill Nearly 1 Million People in Drug Bust
About 2 kilograms of fentanyl, which the release says is enough to cause "931,000 overdose deaths," was seized as part of the bust. Authorities also confiscated 2 kilograms of cocaine and 8 ounces of ...
Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets some UnitedHealth coverage
The Boston-based company's new medication, called Journavx, is being placed on a tier that means it might be costlier than ...
US judge bars copies of Lilly weight-loss drug
A U.S. federal judge has refused to allow compounding pharmacies to keep making copies of Eli Lilly's popular weight-loss and ...
Mexico seizes 275,000 fentanyl pills from boxes of sliced cactus bound for Arizona
Authorities found 70 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of slices of cactus, a Mexican food stable known as nopales.
Philly’s street fentanyl contains an industrial chemical called BTMPS that’s an ingredient in plastic
More than half of the street fentanyl samples collected in November 2024 contained BTMPS, and many contained more BTMPS than ...
Why ADHD Drugs Are So Hard to Find
Hi, it’s Ike in Boston. We’ve gotten some more insight into the ADHD drug shortages, which have been going on for over two ...
Mexican authorities find 275,000 fentanyl pills, powder hidden in boxes of cactus pieces
Authorities in northern Mexico have found 32 kilograms of fentanyl hidden inside boxes of slices of cactus, a quintessential Mexican food stable known as nopales.
Compound mimics cannabis for pain relief without the side effects: Mouse study points to effective opioid alternative
Treatment for chronic pain still relies heavily on opioids. While effective, they are highly addictive and potentially deadly ...
Hollywood woman convicted of running delivery service dubbed ‘Uber, but for drugs’
Mirela Todorova, 36, was found guilty of running a lucrative drug delivery service that supplied fentanyl-laced pills to ...
Changes in opioid treatment regulations bring success to more addicts in recovery in Colorado
Addiction medicine, particularly opioid treatment programs like methadone​, have evolved. With changes to some regulations, ...