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FDA calls for new meds for stimulant use

The FDA called for treatments for stimulant use disorder. Doctors say current options are limited

Salon

Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the '4th wave' of the overdose crisis

A new study finds a 50-fold growth in deaths from combined use of stimulants and opioids. The toxic and contaminated drug supply is to blame.

WEKU

Fatal drug overdoses have quadrupled in US seniors

The rate of fatal drug overdoses among U.S. seniors has quadrupled in the last 20 years.

LiveScience

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Drug overdose deaths ‘quadrupled’ among older US adults over last two decades, study warns

‘Quadrupling of fatal overdoses among older adults should be considered in evolving policies’

The Independent UK

LA Sheriff's Department saw signs of deadly street drug 4 years ago, told health officials about it this month

LOS ANGELES — It was at least four years ago that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials say they began finding signs of a dangerous sedative infiltrating the local drug supply.

Los Angeles Times

US issues warning about Mexican pharmacies selling tainted, counterfeit pills

The U.S. State Department issued a warning Friday for Americans to “exercise caution” when buying medications from drug stores in Mexico, posting the health alert a week after a letter from two lawmakers and an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.

Los Angeles Times

Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department have known for more than three years that some pharmacies in Mexico are selling counterfeit medications laced with illicit fentanyl — and that American tourists are overdosing and dying from them.

Los Angeles Times

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Mexican pharmacies are selling pills laced with deadly fentanyl to U.S. travelers

Researchers say Mexican pharmacies that cater to U.S. tourists and medical travelers are selling medications that look safe but are laced with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamines.

WEKU

Tranq, the new “zombie” drug that causes skin-rotting is fueling overdoses across the U.S.

People who use drugs sometimes don’t know it’s part of what they’re taking.

Fortune

Some pharmacies in Mexico passing off fentanyl, meth as legitimate pharmaceuticals

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico — If you walk down the right side street, the offers are plentiful, even in broad daylight. Young men in plain T-shirts draw near and call out their wares: Pills. Cocaine. Guns.

Los Angeles Times

A Colorado library is closed after meth contamination. What will it take to clean it?

The Englewood Public Library is the second library in Colorado to have to close its doors due to meth contamination.

WEKU

‘We are not trying to scare you.’ In California, fentanyl now behind 1 out every 5 youth deaths

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jan Blom knew little about fentanyl when his 17-year-old son, Linus, went to take a nap in their Los Gatos home in July 2020.

Tribune News Service

They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine.

Tribune News Service

An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous

The sedative xylazine is starting to permeate illegal opioids and cocaine. It does not respond to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and may be to blame for grisly injuries and infections.

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