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Virginia Beach Overdose Clusters Leave at Least 21 Dead
The language around medication for addiction treatment keeps evolving, and a new educational resource from Everwell Recovery clears up the confusion. The Mission Viejo provider has published a guide explaining the difference between medication-assisted treatment, or MAT, and medications for opioid use disorder, or MOUD. To be clear, states like California offer a wealth of …
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Nitazene Reports Surge From 43 to 1,905 Across US Labs, Study Finds
The first national study of nitazene detections in the United States emphasized the dangers about synthetic drugs circling the streets. Forensic lab reports of this new class of synthetic opioids surged from 43 in 2019 to 1,905 in 2024. Families facing opioid addiction risk or attending Narcotics Anonymous meetings to sustain recovery know that the …
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Medetomidine Withdrawal Sends a Third of Opioid Patients to ICU
A veterinary sedative 200x deadlier than xylazine now complicates opioid addiction treatment in Philadelphia. Withdrawal is severe enough to require intensive care. A study shows that medetomidine, now seeping in fentanyl street drugs throughout Pennsylvania, pushed the number of patients needing ICU-level withdrawal care from 6% to 32% in three years. Researchers at the University …
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Kratom Drinks Sold at Gas Stations Raise Dependence Concerns
A report draws attention to dependence and withdrawal with kratom-based tonics sold in gas stations and other retail locations. Kratom packs are often marketed as plant-based options for energy and relaxation but some folks have found out that quitting is unexpectedly difficult. Kratom Sold at Gas Stations These products contain kratom. It’s a botanical leaf …
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Cannabis Detected in 42.7% of Teen Overdose Deaths
A new analysis of teen overdose deaths that these fatalities often had multiple substances in their systems. Specifically, there’s a growing presence of cannabis and fentanyl in adolescent overdose toxicology reports. First, let’s be clear about marijuana. Cannabis isn’t an opioid and doesn’t produce the same fatal results as fentanyl. The presence of cannabis doesn’t …
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Greene County, Missouri Awards $257,822 Opioid Settlement Funds
Greene County in Missouri plans to move opioid settlement funds into local programs after county leaders approved six awards totaling $257,822. The money comes from national opioid settlements with drug distributors and pharmacy chains. The money goes to prevention, treatment and recovery for opioid addiction. To be sure, Missouri offers a wealth of existing care …
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White House Warns of Deadly Fentanyl Analogues Nationwide
The nation’s drug supply is getting more dangerous than ever. Despite prior warnings, The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued a formal drug threat notice warning that fentanyl analogues. These include carfentanil, fluorofentanyl and methylfentanyl. All are spreading fast and deepening the opioid epidemic. The notice is the first of its kind …
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Crestview, Florida Holds Second Annual Opioid Education Seminar
The effects of opioid addiction reach well past the person addicted. Families and coworkers often don’t know what to do about it. The city of Crestview out in Florida hosts its annual opioid education seminar to fill that gap. Let’s be clear. Florida offers a wide range of care for drug addictions, including local Narcotics …
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Rural Women Get More Opioid Prescriptions After C-Sections
Women who give birth in rural communities are significantly likelier to leave their hospitals with opioid prescriptions after a cesarean section than their urban peers, according to one study of 540,000+ C-sections. People tracking where opioid addiction risk takes root can see that a new mother’s discharge day is often a turning point for the …
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Pennsylvania Vending Machine Hands Out Free Naloxone
A harm reduction vending machine in Reading dispensed 870 fentanyl test strips and 686 doses of naloxone in its first 15 months of operation. Pennsylvania officials have expanded opioid reversal programs throughout the state to supplement treatment programs and local Narcotics Anonymous chapters, but too many people still fall through the cracks. Researchers at Penn …
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