Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users
Medetomidine is used in veterinary medicine, often during surgery. It's becoming common in the city's drug supplies, and it ...
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Texas Is Latest State With an Online Naloxone Tracker
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the debut Wednesday of the Naloxone Distribution Interactive Map, which shows where to get the ...
Film promotes carrying of naloxone to intervene in opioid overdoses
The ‘You Can Save a Life’ campaign, from New Vision Bradford, illustrates the power of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses. ...
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Texas drug poisoning deaths surge 75% in five years; new CDC partnership launched
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the state's drug poisoning deaths have increased by more than 75% within the past five years.  In 2021, the drug poisoning death rate was 15 ...
UCSD study warns animal tranquilizer drug ‘tranq' is rising threat to SoCal
An animal tranquilizer prevalent in the eastern U.S. for years has been found in high quantities among drug users in Tijuana, ...