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Minister reassures Point Douglas safety top concern in rollout of supervised drug site
31 Jan 2025 02:14 GMT
… sites seek to prevent accidental overdoses and reduce needle-sharing and … were 43,566 non-fatal overdoses — between March 2020 and … charge people who “cut” drugs with deadly substances with manslaughter … to go after drug dealers and to keep these drugs out of …
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An Unprecedented 22 Percent Drop in Drug Deaths Does Not Mean Prohibition Is Finally Working
30 Jan 2025 22:54 GMT
… . The CDC predicts that drug overdose deaths during the 12 months … prosecuting the war on drugs. "Drugs are pouring in at … on drugs help explain why the upward trend in overdose deaths … recent overdose trends. If a suddenly successful war on drugs cannot …
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FDA approves new pain drug Journavx as opioid alternative
30 Jan 2025 23:31 GMT
… began researching the drug in the 2000s, when drug overdoses were rocketing upward … ambitious drug pipeline that involves winning FDA approval for multiple drugs across … ambitious drug pipeline that involves winning FDA approval for multiple drugs across …
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Controversial 'overdose prevention sites' get $18 million in Illinois funding
31 Jan 2025 01:08 GMT
… “overdose prevention sites” that would allow people to use drugs in … states have filed against drug manufacturers and retailers. The … accompanying legislation to protect drug users and clinicians from … getting prosecuted under state drug laws.
Last year, …
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US drug agency approves potent painkiller — the first non-opioid in decades
31 Jan 2025 01:20 GMT
… or overdose. On Thursday, the US Food and Drug Administration approved … subtypes, and these older drugs block all nine indiscriminately, … hunt for more selective drugs began following the discovery, …
Early efforts to target drugs at these channels focused …
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Senators introduce HALT Fentanyl Act to combat deadly drug trafficking and overdose crisis
30 Jan 2025 23:40 GMT
… FRS) as Schedule I drugs under the Controlled Substances … commonly sold through illicit drug markets for their fentanyl … During this same period, overdose deaths involving synthetic opioids ( … -fold. By comparison, overdose deaths involving heroin and …
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FDA Approves the First Non-Opioid Pain Drug in 20 Years
31 Jan 2025 00:26 GMT
… 1999 to 2017, deaths from overdose due to prescription opioids increased … Side Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs
People assigned to the opioid … knew they were receiving the drug. Those results also showed … effect and better understand the drug’s effect in chronic …
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Vertex’s non-opioid pain drug gets FDA approval in milestone for company and research
31 Jan 2025 00:24 GMT
… a new, highly anticipated drug from Vertex Pharmaceuticals.
The … immense profits. The resulting overdose crisis has killed hundreds of … " She added that drugs like Vertex's offer … or bunionectomy. However, the drug did not prove more effective …
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Duluth man charged in overdose death
30 Jan 2025 23:55 GMT
… pills to a woman who overdosed has been charged.
Jason Nelson … 2023 officers responded to a drug overdose at the Lenox Place Apartments …
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Why one generation of Black men in Indy have been dying of overdoses for decades
30 Jan 2025 22:34 GMT
… learn about people’s previous drug use. Her team found … other drugs; and naloxone, a lifesaving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses … on reducing the risks of drug use. Instead of pushing abstinence … due to the association with drug use.
“We call it …