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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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The DEA says drug cartels are putting fentanyl in candy to sell to kids. Cartel operatives say it's 'actually the opposite.'
"Why would we want to make kids addicts? What good would that do to us?" an operative with Mexico's…
Luis Chaparro
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Steroids are rampant among fitness influencers, trainers and bodybuilders say. Most use in secret, claiming their gains come from workouts and diet plans.
Fitness influencers say they must be "shredded" year-round to gain followers. Many turn to steroids…
Lindsay Dodgson,Rachel Hosie
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A teen was charged with murder after a 12-year-old girl died from a fentanyl overdose. A legal expert said that kind of charge is rare because it's hard to prove.
California prosecutors alleged that a 16-year-old sold a fentanyl-laced pill to the girl and she di…
Natalie Musumeci
9 mins read
The story of El Chapo's escape from prison in a laundry cart and his triumphant return to Sinaloa
In 2001, Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, the Mexican drug trafficker better known as El Chapo, dec…
Noah Hurowitz
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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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Mexico's Sinaloa cartel built an empire on cocaine, but it's betting on another drug to feed US appetites
"If they want harder drugs, we will produce them and smuggle them ... You have to give the client w…
Luis Chaparro
4 mins read
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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A Columbia professor who uses heroin says the drug helps him maintain a work-life balance and should be legal for everyone
"There aren't many things in life that I enjoy more than a few lines by the fireplace," the psychol…
Hilary Brueck
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6 types of drugs banned by the Olympics, and how they affect athletic performance, from marijuana to trimetazidine
Kamila Valieva was cleared to compete after a failed drug test, while other athletes, like Sha'Carr…
Gabby Landsverk
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China Is Becoming A Hub For Exporting Synthetic Drugs
There are more than 2m registered drug users in China (up from about 70,000 in 1989) but the head o…
Business Insider
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Healthcare stocks are the most shorted as sector faces increasing regulatory scrutiny, report says
Investors have increased short bets on healthcare stocks as the industry faces potentially more scr…
Carla Mozée
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Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate, an essential way to get vitamin B: Here's when you should add folic acid to your diet.
Folate is the best way to get vitamin B, but folic acid can be a good supplement if you can't get e…
Vanessa Caceres,Samantha Cass…
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A woman mistakenly received a package containing drug test urine samples from the Marine Corps
"The Marine Corps sent me a box full of piss," the woman wrote on Twitter. "I'm not even f------ ki…
Madison Hall
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Coronavirus pandemic is innovating all around—even when it comes to drug trafficking
"Due to COVID-19, traffickers may have to find new routes and methods, and trafficking activit…
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How Synthetic Marijuana Became The Drug Of Choice For US Soldiers
Study participants told researchers they believed that use of synthetic marijuana was significantly…
Jeremy Bender
3 mins read
The NYPD and the DEA just teamed up to take down a massive synthetic drug ring
"This is a scourge on our society, affecting the most disadvantaged neighborhoods and our most chal…
Matthew Speiser
2 mins read
The FDA just authorized Eli Lilly's antibody treatment for emergency use to treat the coronavirus
The company's antibody treatment is similar to the one President Donald Trump received in the hospi…
Graham Rapier,Isabella Jibili…
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US officials warn of potential new drug trend 'targeting young users' after officers seized more than 250,000 candy-like fentanyl pills from the US southern border
"This could be the start of a trend with Transnational Criminal Organizations targeting younger use…
Taylor Ardrey
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Biophore seeks approval for Aviptadil from India's drug controller for emergency use in COVID-19 treatment
The company plans to commence commercial production of the product immediately after the approv…