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Fentanyl
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Federal Register Proposes Adding Fentanyl, Removing MDMA From Drug Testing Panels
A recent proposal is considering adding fentanyl to the Department of Health & Human Services drug panel for testing, and removing MDMA/MDA.
April 24, 2024
U.K. Researchers Report Finding Xylazine in Illicit Weed Vapes
The powerful sedative xylazine is turning up in THC vapes and counterfeit pills, according to researchers in the U.K.
April 12, 2024
Mexican President Says Country Won’t Combat Cartels on Orders From U.S.
The president of Mexico issued a defiant message to the United States last week, saying that the country will not fight the powerful drug cartels on the orders from his neighbor to the north.
March 27, 2024
Oregon Cannabis Grower Dies After Nurse Allegedly Replaces his Fentanyl IV with Tap Water
An Oregon nurse and the hospital she worked for are being sued for millions of dollars in a lawsuit that alleges the nurse may have caused dangerous blood infections in several of her patients, one of which resulted in the death of the co-founder of an Oregon cannabis company.
March 7, 2024
DEA Cracks Down on Internet Pill Press Sales
For years now it has been incredibly easy to purchase tools online to use in the production of fake pills, designed to look like their pharmaceutical counterparts but typically containing fentanyl. The DEA is now attempting to curb the sale of such tools.
March 1, 2024
Study: Higher Dose of Naloxone Didn’t Save More Lives
Four-milligram naloxone works just fine, compared to the eight-milligram version.
February 23, 2024
Smoking Surpasses Injection as Leading Ingestion Method in Overdose Deaths
A recent CDC study has shown that more people appear to be smoking fentanyl than injecting it, and it’s killing them.
February 21, 2024
19 Charged in Connection to Southern California Drug Trafficking Organization
Canada doesn’t often come to mind in regard to giant drug trafficking busts, but an exception to this rule made headlines this week when multiple arrests were made in the U.S. and Canada, including an Italian organized crime figure, in connection to massive quantities of drugs moving over the northern border.
February 1, 2024
Department of Defense To Track Military Overdoses, Provide NARCAN
A wave of military drug overdoses has forced the Pentagon’s hand to take two major steps in saving drug user’s lives: tracking military overdoses and making NARCAN available to all service members.
January 15, 2024
West Virginia Legislator Support Cannabis as Method To Reduce Fentanyl Overdoses
As legislators discuss bills for this year’s legislative session, cannabis legalization and fentanyl are hot topics.
January 10, 2024