Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 34

December 29, 2023

‘Enormous mistake': Business leaders, residents fed up with blue state drug laws issue 2024 ultimatum

Three years after decriminalizing drug possession, polling suggests a majority of Oregon voters are growing tired of the first-in-the-nation experiment. Will 2024 see reform?

December 28, 2023

‘Frankenstein’ drug 10 times more powerful than fentanyl

Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joins ‘America Reports’ to discuss nitazenes ‘seeping into the country,’ often sourced from China

December 27, 2023

Seattle closes Black Lives Matter garden amid rampant homelessness, drug use and vandalism

A Seattle, Washington temporary garden installed as part of the Black Lives Matter protests in memory of Black lives lost to police violence, was removed by the city on Wednesday.

December 22, 2023

She lost her soulmate to fentanyl. 3 years later, is the sting of absence around the holidays finally easing?

Three years after she lost her soulmate to a fentanyl overdose, Gwen Dudley reflects on her journey with grief and how she finally "feels lighter" this Christmas.

December 21, 2023

FDA approves first genetic test to assess opioid addiction risk using DNA sample

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved AvertD, the first test designed to assess the risk of opioid use addiction in specific individuals, officials say.

December 18, 2023

5 myths about ketamine, the drug tied to Matthew Perry's death, according to doctors

After Matthew Perry’s cause of death was ruled as “acute effects of ketamine" on Friday, experts are speaking out about misconceptions surrounding the drug.

December 16, 2023

Matthew Perry’s cause of death revealed

Fox News medical contributor Dr. Mark Siegel breaks down Matthew Perry’s cause of death, determined to be the result of ‘acute effects of ketamine.’

December 15, 2023

What is ketamine, the drug that killed Matthew Perry on October 28?

Nearly 7 weeks after Matthew Perry’s death on October 28, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner released his cause of death as “acute effects of ketamine." Here are details.

December 15, 2023

Increasing presence in the US of methamphetamine mixed with opioids creating concern

The number of Americans killed by methamphetamine increases each year, and the combination of meth with opioids like fentanyl and heroin is causing the crisis to surge.

December 14, 2023

San Francisco surpasses highest number of overdoses ever recorded in city's history due mainly to fentanyl

The San Francisco chief medical examiner office's latest report indicates the city had the most accidental drug overdoses ever recorded in a single year, many of which involved fentanyl.