June 28, 2017 2 new strains of fentanyl may be resistant to Narcan, Georgia authorities warn Georgia authorities have confirmed two new strains of fentanyl so potent that they may be resistant to the lifesaving antidote naloxone, also known as Narcan.
June 27, 2017 Oklahoma doctor charged in opioid deaths of 5 patients An Oklahoma doctor is facing second-degree murder charges in the death of five patients after she allegedly over-prescribed dangerous opioids.
June 26, 2017 High hopes ride on marijuana painkillers amid opioid crisis A handful of drugmakers are taking their first steps toward developing marijuana-based painkillers, alternatives to opioids that have led to widespread abuse and caused the U.S. health regulator to ask for a withdrawal of a popular drug this month.
June 23, 2017 Baltimore, other cities with opioid crisis short on overdose antidote How to pay for the drug has become a major concern for officials in Baltimore and other communities hard-hit by the escalating opioid epidemic in the United States, especially as the price of naloxone continues to rise.
June 22, 2017 Narcan saves another life from heroin: a pet rat's The heroin epidemic has made its way to Vancouver, British Columbia, and even the rats are being felled.
June 22, 2017 Vancouver police share 'sad reality' of opioid crisis Authorities in Vancouver shared a grim look at the opioid crisis impacting neighborhoods in the Canadian city, with a photo on Twitter of three pigeon eggs sitting in a "nest" of discarded hypodermic needles.
June 21, 2017 Dramatic spike in opioid-related ER visits, hospitalizations, report reveals A startling report on the nation’s harrowing opioid epidemic revealed emergency room visits and hospitalizations across the country totaled 1.27 million in a single year.
June 20, 2017 'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone' Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.
June 16, 2017 Trump's Opioid Commission can help keep deadly drugs out of America No strategy on the opioid crisis will work without a serious approach to the illegal supply chain that is allowing these drugs to enter the U.S. in the first place. Too often it begins with the global postal system.
June 7, 2017 6 new cases reported in massive overdose in Georgia The number of overdoses linked to what authorities in Georgia believe to be a street version of Percocet continues to rise, officials said Wednesday.
