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Major League Baseball
fromwww.ocregister.com
4 weeks ago

Tyler Skaggs' widow testifies that she wasn't aware of his illicit drug use, but now understands why he did it

Carli Skaggs denies knowing about Tyler Skaggs's opioid use before his 2019 death but now expresses understanding and sympathy for players' reliance on pills.
Public health
fromwww.standard.co.uk
2 months ago

London drug deaths hotspots revealed by interactive map as fatalities soar to record level

London recorded its highest-ever drug poisoning deaths, with major borough increases and rates now more than double the 2012 level.
Public health
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Reddit's AI Suggests That People Suffering Chronic Pain Try Opioids

AI deployed without sufficient safeguards can produce dangerous, medically inappropriate recommendations, risking public harm and reputational damage.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Overdose in America: analysis reveals deaths rising in some regions even as US sees national decline

National overdose deaths fell in 2024 but geographic disparities persisted, with some communities experiencing rising fatalities and reversals in several states by 2025.
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 months ago

Thousands of opioid deaths missed off official figures

Over 13,000 opioid deaths were omitted from official England and Wales statistics, revealing opioid fatalities are over 50% higher than previously reported.
fromThe Atlantic
5 months ago

Why China Won't Stop the Fentanyl Trade

The United States won't be able to solve the fentanyl crisis without help from its greatest rival. China is the world's largest supplier of the chemicals that drug smugglers use to produce the opioid.
US politics
Public health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Increased Youth Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl

A significant overdose incident occurred in Baltimore, involving a dangerous opioid mixture that left 25 hospitalized, with five in critical condition.
Cannabis
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
6 months ago

Coroner issues deadly drug warning as man found unresponsive with vape in hand

Illicit cannabis vapes may contain potent synthetic opioids like nitazene, significantly increasing overdose risks, as noted in the warning from a London coroner.
Alternative medicine
fromIndependent
7 months ago

Experts want drug known as the 'new Valium' to be controlled after misuse leads to overdoses

Pregabalin abuse is increasing, particularly with opioids, prompting calls for its reclassification as a controlled substance.
Intellectual property law
fromPatently-O
7 months ago

The Federal Circuit's Rigid Approach to Secondary Considerations

Purdue Pharma challenges the Federal Circuit's stringent 'nexus' requirement for evaluating patent non-obviousness in a Supreme Court appeal.
SF parents
fromABC7 San Francisco
8 months ago

1st overdose death of drug '100 times more potent than fentanyl' reported in Santa Clara Co.

Carfentanil, a powerful new synthetic opioid, has led to its first overdose death in Santa Clara County, raising serious concerns about street drugs.
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US news
fromwww.npr.org
8 months ago

Walgreens to pay up to $350 million in U.S. opioid settlement

Walgreens will pay up to $350 million for illegally filling prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances.
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