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New York City opens the country's first official center for drug users to shoot up safely to prevent overdose deaths
On the first day of operations, staff at the East Harlem and Washington Heights centers saw more th…
Andrea Michelson
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Experts cast doubt on video released by police that claims to show an officer overdosing on fentanyl after accidental exposure
Experts told The New York Times the video could be harmful by spreading misleading claims about the…
Alia Shoaib
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A woman who overdosed on enough caffeine powder to make 56 cups of coffee was hospitalized for a week, and doctors say her birth control didn't help
Highly concentrated caffeine supplements can cause serious or even fatal side effects; dangerous am…
Gabby Landsverk
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Police officers are collapsing after touching fentanyl, but experts say you can't overdose from skin contact. The likelier story? Panic attacks.
Experts say you can't overdose from touching fentanyl. So why do police officers across the country…
Erin Schumaker
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You can now buy Narcan over the counter. Here's how to use it to reverse a fentanyl overdose.
A person who has overdosed on fentanyl may experience small pupils, skin discoloration, and slowed …
Andrea Michelson
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Opioid overdoses in the US are surging, and it's hitting the people most vulnerable to the pandemic
Overdose fatalities hit a record high during the 12-month period ending May 2020, with more than 81…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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DC dealers held 'flash sale' to get rid of lethal batch of fentanyl-laced drugs, feds say
Police believe Sheldon Marbley and Shameka Hayes sold crack that resulted in at least nine fatal ov…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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More people may have overdosed from fentanyl than know it because emergency rooms rarely screen for the drug: study
Most patients hospitalized for an overdose are screened with a 1980s toxicology test that doesn't i…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Demi Lovato says she has 'a lot of survivor's guilt' over Mac Miller's death from an overdose
Mac Miller passed away after an accidental drug overdose in 2018. Months prior, Lovato had a near-f…
Ayomikun Adekaiyero
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The fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed an LA comedian is showing up everywhere - here's why it's so deadly and how to avoid it
Comedian Fuquan Johnson died in Los Angeles after taking fentanyl-laced cocaine. Similar overdoses …
Andrea Michelson
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The deaths of actor Michael K. Williams and comedian Fuquan Johnson show the opioid epidemic is far from over
The prevalence of fentanyl - a highly potent synthetic opioid - in street drugs is putting even cas…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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Demi Lovato recreates her 2018 near-fatal overdose in her new 'Dancing With the Devil' music video
The "Anyone" singer was discovered unconscious in her home in 2018 after an accidental heroin overd…
Callie Ahlgrim
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A flood of opioid overdoses has overwhelmed Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia
"It's a very scary thing," Ingram said. "What we see across the country is the drug cartels moving …
Harrison Jacobs
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Deaths from opioid overdoses just jumped again
And while the overdose death rate for illicitly-obtained opioids like fentanyl - the drug involved …
Erin Brodwin
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Demi Lovato woke up legally blind after a drug overdose, and has trouble seeing to this day
When Lovato arrived at the hospital in July 2018, doctors said she was 10 minutes from death. She's…
Julia Naftulin
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The heroin crisis is so bad in one US county that there were 16 overdoses in one day
"Heroin makes someone calm and a little bit sleepy, but if you take too much then you can fall asle…
Barbara Tasch
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An Amazing Drug Can Stop Heroin Overdoses In Their Tracks - Here's How It Works
Last month, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick declared opioid use in his state a public health e…
Corey Adwar
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Machine learning could help curb opioid overdoses
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Zoë LaRock
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1 chart shows why you should care about the silent epidemic of deaths from street drug 'tranq'
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently reported a 276% increase in overdose deaths …
Kate Hull
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The heroin crisis is so bad in one US county that there were 16 overdoses in one day
The number of heroin addicts in the US has sharply risen over the last decade, and with it the numb…