June 23, 2017 Baltimore, other cities with opioid crisis short on overdose antidote How to pay for the drug has become a major concern for officials in Baltimore and other communities hard-hit by the escalating opioid epidemic in the United States, especially as the price of naloxone continues to rise.
June 22, 2017 Narcan saves another life from heroin: a pet rat's The heroin epidemic has made its way to Vancouver, British Columbia, and even the rats are being felled.
June 22, 2017 Vancouver police share 'sad reality' of opioid crisis Authorities in Vancouver shared a grim look at the opioid crisis impacting neighborhoods in the Canadian city, with a photo on Twitter of three pigeon eggs sitting in a "nest" of discarded hypodermic needles.
June 21, 2017 Dramatic spike in opioid-related ER visits, hospitalizations, report reveals A startling report on the nation’s harrowing opioid epidemic revealed emergency room visits and hospitalizations across the country totaled 1.27 million in a single year.
June 20, 2017 'I was addicted to heroin- and it could happen to anyone' Liz Cohen got hooked on prescription painkillers after a basketball injury in high school—and that's when her life spiraled out of control.
June 16, 2017 Trump's Opioid Commission can help keep deadly drugs out of America No strategy on the opioid crisis will work without a serious approach to the illegal supply chain that is allowing these drugs to enter the U.S. in the first place. Too often it begins with the global postal system.
June 7, 2017 6 new cases reported in massive overdose in Georgia The number of overdoses linked to what authorities in Georgia believe to be a street version of Percocet continues to rise, officials said Wednesday.
June 7, 2017 4 dead, dozens hospitalized in massive overdose, Georgia authorities say At least two people are dead and dozens more have been hospitalized after overdosing on what authorities in Georgia believe to be Percocet.
June 6, 2017 DEA warning police, first responders of accidental overdose risk amid opioid crisis The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday warned of a new side effect of the nation's opioid crisis affecting police and first responders: accidental overdoses.
June 5, 2017 Rich kids and drugs: Addiction may hit wealthy students hardest Teens who attend high-achieving schools in well-to-do communities may be more vulnerable to drug and alcohol problems than their less well-off peers, a new study from the Northeast U.S. suggests.