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New York City will install 10 vending machines that dispense Naloxone and clean needles to help fight the opioid crisis
In New York City, 2,062 people died from unintentional overdoses in 2020, the highest rate since re…
Francis Agustin
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Overdose calls are rising, but some police in Indiana and Texas have been banned from giving a 'life-saving' drug
One Indiana police department suspended naloxone use, while a Texas police department refused to ac…
Shira Feder
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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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A man died after climbing inside the engine of a plane preparing to take off at Salt Lake City airport
Salt Lake City police said a 30-year-old man was administered naloxone after being pulled from the …
Pete Syme
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Security footage shows how a man who died in a plane engine escaped the terminal and ran across the tarmac
Footage obtained by Fox 13 shows a man trying to open several locked doors and throwing his shoes a…
Pete Syme
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What is xylazine, the flesh-rotting drug that was just declared 'an emerging threat' in the US
Opioid overdoses involving the animal tranquilizer xylazine, also known as "tranq," are especially …
Andrea Michelson
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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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Experts explain how people with an addiction can still seek help even when they're not ready to quit
Harm reduction is a series of interventions aimed at helping people with addiction stay safe withou…
Willa Hart,Aaron Sternlicht
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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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What you need to know about xylazine, aka 'tranq,' a dangerous new drug making in-roads in major American cities
Xylazine, also known as 'tranq,' is a dangerous new drug causing issues in major American cities li…
Alan Dawson
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A former fentanyl user describes the first time she took the illicit drug laced with xylazine as 'the scariest experience of my life'
Xylazine was declared an "emerging threat" by the White House. A former xylazine user explains how …
Kelly Burch
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Fentanyl test strips save lives — but in these 10 states they are illegal
Fentanyl is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and has increasingly been added to the illegal drug…
Leah Rosenbaum
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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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'Gruesomely disfiguring' zombie drug hits the streets disguised as counterfeit opioids, worrying addiction specialists who warn of flesh-eating effects
Xylazine, known as "tranq" or "tranq dope," is a sedative typically used by veterinarians that has …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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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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A man bought seeds online to brew tea for his chronic pain. It led to an opioid addiction.
The 65-year-old patient used poppy seed tea for chronic pain and struggled to stop drinking it on h…
Andrea Michelson
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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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A 23-year-old man died after being left unattended for 7 hours in hospital, his mom claims in a lawsuit
William Miller was hospitalized in Connecticut after ingesting fentanyl. His mom, suing the hospita…
Allana Akhtar
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A Florida couple has been charged with child neglect after a 21-month-old boy in their care overdosed on cocaine
The child was found unconscious and not breathing. It's thought he ingested cocaine while in the ca…
Mikhaila Friel
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6 West Point cadets were taken to the hospital in Florida after overdosing on fentanyl-laced cocaine
Four people went into cardiac arrest after ingesting fentanyl-laced cocaine and two others got sick…