June 5, 2018 Opioid overdose antidote recalled over particulate matter The FDA announced a recall of Naloxone on Monday after the antidote’s manufacturer flagged a potential issue with the syringe plunger.
June 3, 2018 Despair, hope and drugs in America: Is anyone safe? While America was diverted by homegrown terrorism, economic stress and mass shootings, another scourge quietly moved to the fore: drug addiction.
June 1, 2018 Georgia nursing board prioritizes drug-addicted nurses over patients, report says An investigation has found Georgia’s most fragile population – the ill and ailing – may be in imminent danger due to a culture of secrecy and questionable tactics employed by the state’s regulatory board for nurses, which stands accused of acting to keep drug-addled health workers employed while keeping the public in the dark.
June 1, 2018 One-third of new heroin users become dependent on it Every day, an estimated 300 to 520 people in the U.S. try heroin, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
May 30, 2018 Roseanne Barr not first celeb to claim Ambien led to bizarre behavior: What is the insomnia drug? Roseanne Barr appeared to blame Ambien, a prescription sleeping pill, for the racist tweet that ultimately led to her popular ABC show “Roseanne” to be canceled on Tuesday by ABC.
May 22, 2018 Drug users dumping thousands of used needles in NYC parks Junkies have been dumping some 5,000 used needles a week in parks across the Bronx — prompting desperate city officials to install dozens of syringe-disposal kiosks in hopes of cleaning up the dangerous mess.
May 21, 2018 5 Connecticut students hospitalized after eating 'tainted' cookies A 15-year-old girl was arrested on Monday when five of her classmates were sent to the hospital after she allegedly gave them cookies laced with a foreign substance.
May 21, 2018 Dozens hospitalized after allegedly ingesting K2 in Brooklyn neighborhood At least 25 people were hospitalized on Saturday after police responded to reports of a mass overdose outside of a neighborhood deli in Brooklyn.
May 17, 2018 FDA approves non-opioid drug to treat opioid withdrawal symptoms Federal regulators on Wednesday approved the first nonopioid treatment to ease withdrawal from quitting addictive opioids.
May 8, 2018 Aspiring model found dead in doctor's home after night of sex, drugs and alcohol, police say Olya Langille, 18, an aspiring model was found dead on March 26 in a doctor’s home after a night of partying, drugs, alcohol and sex.