by Jessica Casebolt | May 9, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The U.S. government will pay more than $5 million for a large study measuring whether overdoses can be prevented by supervised injection sites, places where people can use heroin and other illegal drugs and be revived if they take too much. The grant funding will be...
by Jessica Casebolt | May 3, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl more than tripled in the US from 2016 to 2021. The rate of overdose deaths involving fentanyl spiked by 279 percent between 2016 and 2021, according to a report published by the National Center for Health Statistics....
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 24, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
A New York Times article covers concerns that members of the Sackler family, owners of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, donated millions of dollars to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, which has been a source of advice to the White House and...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 14, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that it will require new safety warnings to be added in the prescribing information on labels for opioid pain relievers, including a warning about increased sensitivity to pain. FDA said data suggests patients who use opioids...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 13, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
The Biden administration is declaring xylazine-laced fentanyl an official emerging drug threat to the nation, the first time any drug has been given that label. Xylazine, also known as “tranq,” is an easily accessible veterinary drug approved for use in animals as a...
by Jessica Casebolt | Apr 6, 2023 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders, Tea Leaves
Four new vending machinesinstalled around D.C. offer free Narcan, an overdose-reversing drug, and fentanyl testing strips. The vending machines are strategically placed in locations with higher-than-average drug use, officials say. Two harm-reduction community...
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