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Quit Meth, Get Paid in Innovative California Recovery Program

Can incentives convince people using meth and cocaine to kick the habit?

9 months ago

Fentanyl Dealer on Snapchat Who Caused Deadly Overdoses Gets 20 Years in Federal Prison

“Dirty 30” pills were sold on Snapchat, and it led to numerous deadly overdoses, sometimes within the same home.

9 months ago

From the Archives: Fassbinder & His Friends (1983)

The darling of the film festivals; a director of genius — He died of a barbiturate/cocaine overdose at age 36.…

12 months ago

Study: Higher Dose of Naloxone Didn’t Save More Lives

Four-milligram naloxone works just fine, compared to the eight-milligram version.

12 months ago

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…

12 months ago

Drug Testing Access at Australian Festivals May Have Prevented Past Deaths

In an analysis of drug-related Australian music festival deaths between 2000-2019, researchers found that most deaths were associated with MDMA…

1 year ago

Drug Maker Unveils Experimental Drug as Opioid Alternative

Vertex Pharmaceuticals unveiled VX-548, which showed positive results in three trials as developers continue to demonstrate its efficacy.

1 year ago

Gallup Poll Reveals Record High American Pessimism Over U.S. Handling of Illegal Drug Crisis

Presidential candidates will have to answer to drug policy in more ways than one.

1 year ago

Drug Dealer Connected to Michael K. Williams Death Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

Just over two years after the fentanyl-related overdose death of “The Wire” actor Michael K. Williams, three of the four…

1 year ago

Over-The-Counter Overdoses Largely Affect Women, the Young

New research out of Japan found that overdoses stemming from over-the-counter drugs are overwhelmingly affecting women and the young.

1 year ago