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The FDA says patients may be overdosing on imitation semaglutide weight-loss drugs because the directions are unclear
The FDA warned that incorrect dosing of compounded semaglutide products may be causing health prob…
Lauren Edmonds
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When my son died from an overdose, my husband and I grieved differently. But we were determined to keep our marriage intact.
Her son struggled with addiction for years and eventually died from an overdose. She and her husban…
Patricia A. Roos
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The drugmaker that hopes to legalize MDMA is cutting 75% of its staff after the FDA rejected the drug
Lykos will cut 75% of its staff, or about 100 employees, and the remaining team will focus on worki…
Shubhangi Goel
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CEO arrested and accused of running an Adderall drug ring
The DOJ alleges that telehealth executives made $100 million by prescribing Adderall and other stim…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Eli Lilly just halved the price of its weight-loss drug — declaring war on the booming market of knock-offs
Eli Lilly is now offering cheaper single-dose vials of its wildly popular weight-loss drug Zepbound…
Gabby Landsverk
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'Olympics on steroids' CEO says they'll have stewards on call in case of overdosing athletes
The Peter Thiel-backed Enhanced Games will have stewards on hand to deal with any drug overdoses or…
Joshua Zitser,Rachel Hosie
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Philadelphia's mayor says his fellow Democrats just voted for more people to die from drug overdoses. Experts say he's right.
Research shows that supervised injection sites save lives, but even some liberal politicians are op…
Charles R. Davis
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Swimmer Jamie Cail's death was ruled a drug overdose, but her family says photos of her body shows she was beaten
Swimmer Jamie Cail died at 42 in February on St. John. Her death was ruled a fentanyl overdose, but…
Natalie Musumeci
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The 'sweetest' poodle was revived with Narcan after being discovered unconscious, having a drug overdose
A pet poodle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was revived with Narcan after being found unconscious a…
Alia Shoaib
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Accused drug dealer sold 50 fentanyl-laced pills to undercover cop after Robert De Niro's grandson died in overdose, indictment says
19-year-old Leandro De Niro-Rodriguez died in his lower Manhattan apartment on July 2 after buying …
Jacob Shamsian
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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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4 men arrested in connection with actor Michael K. Williams' overdose death after authorities say the drug sale was caught on camera
The prolific actor who starred in HBO's 'The Wire' and 'Boardwalk Empire' was found dead in his apa…
Rebecca Cohen,Madison Hall
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Snapchat rolls out safety features to cut down on sales of illegal drugs after string of fentanyl deaths
Insider previously found at least two dozen fentanyl-related deaths in which the dealer used Snapch…
Kenneth Niemeyer
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Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental drug overdose at the age of 39, less than 5 months after her son died the same way. Here's everything to know about the tragic events.
As a new Netflix documentary attempts to shed new light on Smith's life and legacy, here's everythi…
Eve Crosbie
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CVS and Walgreens will begin selling abortion pills ahead of a key SCOTUS ruling on restricting access to the drug
President Joe Biden, who has pinned his hopes of reelection on the abortion debate, hailed the news.
Rebecca Rommen
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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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From test strips to hotlines, how to protect against fentanyl and treat a drug addiction
Some Wall Street professionals are turning to drugs to help them perform better at work. But there …
Bianca Chan
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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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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…