Overdose deaths linked to illicit fentanyl-laced drugs rose 21 per cent last year among First Nations people in B.C. even as there was a glimmer of hope that the crisis may have peaked among the general population.Since the crisis began four years ago, B.C. Indigenous...
Alcohol, cocaine, and cannabis are among the most abused substances in Ireland. Drug abuse is a global health concern. Many people continue to struggle with the problem as governments and other entities are finding ways to...
Amid the United States’ heavily documented opioid crisis, the nation is dealing with another, lesser known rise in substance use. In recent years, national rates of cocaine use have steadily climbed. Cocaine-related overdose deaths are on the rise, too, and opioids are largely to blame. The...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new public health campaign aims to inform opioid users about the dangers of fentanyl through “practical” and potentially life-saving advice.Launched by the city Department of Health (DOH), the $730,000 campaign warns drug users not to use alone, avoid mixing...
Sarnia Jail. File photo / /The Observer A Sarnia man, 30, is charged with drug trafficking days after he and two other inmates were rushed to hospital due to suspected fentanyl overdoses inside the city’s jail.The incident happened Friday afternoon. Two corrections officers at the 100-bed facility...
One drug advocate is asking Canadians to mail him their street drugs to find out how fatal they are — even though it’s illegal.So far, at least 25 people, three of whom are from Toronto, have sent in samples of cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), CBD and...
TAUNTON — Compared to 2017, both the numbers of opioid-related overdoses and deaths increased in Taunton in 2018.According to 2018 opioid overdose statistics compiled by Taunton Police Department Crime Analyst Jennifer Bastille, there were 292 opioid-related overdoses last year, 46 of which were confirmed by the...
What do Murder 8, Apache, China Girl, China White, Friend, Dance Fever, Goodfella, Jackpot, TNT, and Tango and Cash all have in common? They’re all street names for fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin. Fentanyl is an incredibly powerful synthetic...
The first opioid lawsuit to go to trial is set to open Tuesday in court in Norman, Oklahoma.Oklahoma is suing Johnson & Johnson, which produces a fentanyl patch, and several of its subsidiaries.The state has already reached several settlements with other drugmakers, including Teva Pharmaceuticals...