Tag Archives: fentanyl

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021

How the Pandemic has Compounded Fentanyl Overdoses

Fentanyl has become one of the most pervasive and deadly substances in North America’s ongoing struggle with opioid addiction. This opioid is inexpensive to manufacture, and it also has...
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Monday, October 5th, 2020

Study: Fentanyl Myths Shared More Online than Truth About Drug

Study: Fentanyl Myths Shared More Online than Truth About Drug There are plenty of news articles containing false information about fentanyl online. One myth about the drug is that...
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Monday, October 15th, 2018

Report on Substance Use: Alcohol Holds No. 1 Spot

Reports about the opioid crisis and drugs fentanyl, carfentanil and heroin have dominated recent headlines. During the years 200-2016, the number of lives lost to opioids has more than...
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Sunday, December 24th, 2017

Addiction Expert Explains Three Main Groups of Opioid Epidemic

For the average person reading news stories or listening to the situation being discussed on the air, it seems as though the situation is mainly about young people who...
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Friday, September 8th, 2017

Fentanyl’s Role in Opioid Epidemic

Study Confirms Fentanyl’s Role in Opioid Epidemic The fentanyl epidemic in the United States is growing by the day, but because it is a relatively new additive, there is...
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Friday, June 9th, 2017

Fentanyl More Prevalent in Drug Supply than Previously Suspected

Recent news that opioid-related overdose deaths rose again keeps the alarm sounding that more has to be done to help save lives. One of the biggest contributors to these...
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Tuesday, February 21st, 2017

Opioids and Cocaine Make for a Dangerous Combination

There was a time when cocaine use was sweeping across the country. The drug took inner cities by storm in the eighties and nineties and claimed many lives in...
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Thursday, December 8th, 2016

Carfentanil Latest Synthetic Opioid to Hit North American Cities

Authorities have issued warnings about the effects of carfentanil, a potent synthetic opioid. It has similar properties to heroin and has been used as an elephant tranquilizer. Recently, though,...
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Tuesday, September 13th, 2016

How the Drug Climate is Changing

Several years ago stories of mass overdoses and tainted heroin would have shocked the nation. Nowadays, these stories are becoming too commonplace. While laws and regulations are making prescription...
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