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Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax. All three were found collapsed and unresponsive eight hours later by one of their mothers, who had them rushed to the hospital. After multiple seizures, fever and heart damage, all three are thought to have recovered, but not before […]
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Deaths Tied to ‘Fake Xanax’ Street Drug Are Soaring Deaths Tied to 'Fake Xanax' Street Drug Are Soaring. Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax.

Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax.

All three were found collapsed and unresponsive eight hours later by one of their mothers, who had them rushed to the hospital.

After multiple seiz...

Deaths Tied to ‘Fake Xanax’ Street Drug Are Soaring Deaths Tied to 'Fake Xanax' Street Drug Are Soaring. Three twenty-somethings in Chicago took a street drug they thought was a harmless form of Xanax.

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone (Oxycontin) pills seized by police in Rhode Island in 2022 found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl. It was typically mixed with another potentially deadly drug, xylazine. Both drugs make overdose more likely and more fatal, experts note. As too many American families have […]
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Almost All Counterfeit Oxycontin Pills Contain Fentanyl Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone pills seized by police found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl.

TUESDAY, May 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone (Oxycontin) pills seized by police in Rhode Island in 2022 found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl.

It was typically mixed with another potentially deadly drug, xyla...

Almost All Counterfeit Oxycontin Pills Contain Fentanyl Lab tests of counterfeit oxycodone pills seized by police found 99.3% also contained dangerous fentanyl.

If you’re feeling anxious or sleeping poorly, it’s tempting to turn to pills to solve the problem. However, prescription sedative drugs known as benzodiazepines carry significant risks, particularly for older adults. Many people in their 60s, 70s and 80s take antianxiety medications – such as Xanax, Va**um and Ativan – sometimes indefinitely. Sleeping pills – […]
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Are Older Adults Taking Benzodiazepines Safely? | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox Are Older Adults Taking Benzodiazepines Safely? Anxiety and sleeping medications meant for short-term use are being overprescribed.

If you're feeling anxious or sleeping poorly, it's tempting to turn to pills to solve the problem. However, prescription sedative drugs known as benzodiazepines carry significant risks, particularly for older adults.

Many people in their 60s, 70s ...

Are Older Adults Taking Benzodiazepines Safely? | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox Are Older Adults Taking Benzodiazepines Safely? Anxiety and sleeping medications meant for short-term use are being overprescribed.

Benzodiazepine, or benzo, withdrawal happens when a person suddenly stops taking benzodiazepine drugs, which doctors do not recommend. The withdrawal symptoms, which vary in severity, typically begin within 24 hours and may last from a few days to a few months. Benzodiazepines are a group of drugs called nervous system depressants. People may take them […]
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What happens when you stop taking benzodiazepines? | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox What happens when you stop taking benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepine, or benzo, withdrawal happens when a person suddenly stops taking benzodiazepine drugs, which doctors do not recommend.

Benzodiazepine, or benzo, withdrawal happens when a person suddenly stops taking benzodiazepine drugs, which doctors do not recommend. The withdrawal symptoms, which vary in severity, typically begin within 24 hours and may last from a few days to a ...

What happens when you stop taking benzodiazepines? | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox What happens when you stop taking benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepine, or benzo, withdrawal happens when a person suddenly stops taking benzodiazepine drugs, which doctors do not recommend.

Continued excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the development of dependence that is associated with a withdrawal syndrome when alcohol consumption is ceased or substantially reduced. This syndrome comprises physical signs as well as psychological symptoms that contribute to distress and psychological discomfort. For some people the fear of withdrawal symptoms may help perpetuate alcohol […]
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Alcohol Dependence, Withdrawal, and Relapse | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox Alcohol dependence, withdrawal, and relapse when excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the dependence associated when alcohol consumption stops

Continued excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the development of dependence that is associated with a withdrawal syndrome when alcohol consumption is ceased or substantially reduced. This syndrome comprises physical signs as well as psychologic...

Alcohol Dependence, Withdrawal, and Relapse | Palm Beach Outpatient Detox Alcohol dependence, withdrawal, and relapse when excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the dependence associated when alcohol consumption stops

Rhode Island comedians Kirsten Logan and Frank Gazerro were no strangers to alcohol, often receiving payment in drinks during their nightclub gigs. However, the onset of the pandemic changed everything. Amidst the crisis, 35-year-old Logan found solace in alcohol, using it to cope with the stress of her job as an emergency veterinarian technician, even […]
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andemic saw a significant increase in alcohol consumption The pandemic saw a significant increase in alcohol consumption, which was subsequently accompanied by a rise in fatalities.

Rhode Island comedians Kirsten Logan and Frank Gazerro were no strangers to alcohol, often receiving payment in drinks during their nightclub gigs. However, the onset of the pandemic changed everything.

Amidst the crisis, 35-year-old Logan found s...

andemic saw a significant increase in alcohol consumption The pandemic saw a significant increase in alcohol consumption, which was subsequently accompanied by a rise in fatalities.

What are Benzodiazepines? Benzodiazepines, commonly referred to as benzos, belong to the tranquilizer category of medications. Recognizable names include Va**um and Xanax. These medications act to slow down the central nervous system, inducing sedation, muscle relaxation, and reduced anxiety levels. Often prescribed for conditions such as anxiety or insomnia, they rank among the most frequently […]
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Abuse of Benzodiazepine Abuse of Benzodiazepines, commonly referred to as benzos, belong to the tranquilizer category of medications. Recognizable names include Va**um and Xanax.

What are Benzodiazepines?
Benzodiazepines, commonly referred to as benzos, belong to the tranquilizer category of medications. Recognizable names include Va**um and Xanax. These medications act to slow down the central nervous system, inducing sedat...

Abuse of Benzodiazepine Abuse of Benzodiazepines, commonly referred to as benzos, belong to the tranquilizer category of medications. Recognizable names include Va**um and Xanax.

Benzodiazepines (commonly known as “benzos”) can be used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This includes anxiety and panic disorders, alcohol use disorder, and insomnia (trouble sleeping). But in many cases, experts recommend limiting benzo use to just a few weeks. This is partly because long-term benzo use has been associated with negative effects, […]
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Benzo Withdrawal: What Are the Symptoms? Benzodiazepines (commonly known as “benzos”) can be used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This includes anxiety and panic disorders, alcohol use disorder, and insomnia (trouble sleeping).

Benzodiazepines (commonly known as “benzos”) can be used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This includes anxiety and panic disorders, alcohol use disorder, and insomnia (trouble sleeping). But in many cases, experts recommend limiting ben...

Benzo Withdrawal: What Are the Symptoms? Benzodiazepines (commonly known as “benzos”) can be used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This includes anxiety and panic disorders, alcohol use disorder, and insomnia (trouble sleeping).

If you drink alcohol heavily for weeks, months, or years, you may have both mental and physical problems when you stop or seriously cut back on how much you drink. This is called alcohol withdrawal. Symptoms can range from mild to serious.If you drink only once in a while, it’s unlikely that you’ll have withdrawal […]
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What Is Alcohol Withdrawal? What Is Alcohol Withdrawal? Alcohol has what doctors call a depressive effect on your system. It slows down brain function and changes the way your nerves send messages back and forth.

If you drink alcohol heavily for weeks, months, or years, you may have both mental and physical problems when you stop or seriously cut back on how much you drink. This is called alcohol withdrawal. Symptoms can range from mild to serious.If you drin...

What Is Alcohol Withdrawal? What Is Alcohol Withdrawal? Alcohol has what doctors call a depressive effect on your system. It slows down brain function and changes the way your nerves send messages back and forth.

The kratom trail spanned thousands of miles before it ended inside Jeremy Franka’s Broward County home. Two bags of the substance were near the 35-year-old’s lifeless body in a backpack in his bedroom. One held 120 capsules of O.P.M.S. Silver, a popular kratom product that has been linked to multiple overdose deaths in Florida. The […]
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Kkratom products go unregulated, lobbyists write the laws As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses with kratom across Florida and elsewhere, the industry has operated without government constraints

Upstart companies around the country sell crushed kratom leaf, providing no clear dosing instructions or warnings about potential dangers. They don’t have to. As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses involving kratom across Florida and elsewhere, the industry has largely operated without government constraints or safety measures that could help protect consumers. Florida […]
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Kkratom products go unregulated, lobbyists write the laws As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses with kratom across Florida and elsewhere, the industry has operated without government constraints

Upstart companies around the country sell crushed kratom leaf, providing no clear dosing instructions or warnings about potential dangers.

They don’t have to.

As medical examiners log an increasing number of overdoses involving kratom across ...

As dangerous kratom products go unregulated, lobbyists write the laws Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe.

They found him early in the morning: slumped on the couch, vomit on his shirt, face pale, eyes halfway shut. A roommate told paramedics he feared Jonathan Dampf had relapsed on painkillers and overdosed. This time, though, the 33-year-old had taken something new. Dampf came to Florida more than a decade earlier in the throes …
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Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe. Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe.

hey found him early in the morning: slumped on the couch, vomit on his shirt, face pale, eyes halfway shut.

A roommate told paramedics he feared Jonathan Dampf had relapsed on painkillers and overdosed. This time, though, the 33-year-old had taken...

Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe. Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe.

Jeffry Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ortiz, 30, Yelson Daniel Alvarez-Ortiz, 26 and Carlos Antonio Almonte-Melo, 36, face 25 years in prison. Three men from New York were arrested Wednesday after, deputies say, they transported 10,000 fentanyl pills with a street value of $300,000. “When I walked up to that car and saw that bag, which turned out to …
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Martin County Sheriff’s Office seizes largest fentanyl load in county’s history Martin County Sheriff's Office seizes 'largest fentanyl load in county's history'

Jeffry Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ortiz, 30, Yelson Daniel Alvarez-Ortiz, 26 and Carlos Antonio Almonte-Melo, 36, face 25 years in prison.

Three men from New York were arrested Wednesday after, deputies say, they transported 10,000 fentanyl pills with a st...

Martin County Sheriff’s Office seizes largest fentanyl load in county’s history Martin County Sheriff's Office seizes 'largest fentanyl load in county's history'

Drug overdose deaths among women and girls between the ages of 10 and 44 who were pregnant or pregnant within the past 12 months sharply increased from 2018 to 2021, with overdose deaths among those who were aged 35 to 44 during the study period more than tripling, according to data released on Wednesday by …
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Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase

Drug overdose deaths among women and girls between the ages of 10 and 44 who were pregnant or pregnant within the past 12 months sharply increased from 2018 to 2021, with overdose deaths among those who were aged 35 to 44 during the study period more...

Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase

About 1 in 4 people in the US who are at least 12 years of age used illicit drugs within the past year and more than 1 in 6 had a substance use disorder (SUD) during the same period, according to data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). Results of …
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Past-Year Drug Use Reported by 1 in 4 People in the US Past-Year Drug Use Reported by 1 in 4 People in the US

About 1 in 4 people in the US who are at least 12 years of age used illicit drugs within the past year and more than 1 in 6 had a substance use disorder (SUD) during the same period, according to data from the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Hea...

Past-Year Drug Use Reported by 1 in 4 People in the US Past-Year Drug Use Reported by 1 in 4 People in the US

Carfentanil, the potent fentanyl analog used in veterinary medicine as a large animal tranquilizer but not approved for human use, has been identified in urine drug tests 35 times in 12 states in 2023, according to a Millennium Health Signals Alert released on Thursday. About 100 times more potent than fentanyl, carfentanil was detected in …
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Carfentanil Re-Emerges: Fentanyl Analog Detected in 12 States Telehealth-Based Initiation Associated With Improved OUD Treatment Retention