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Medicine
fromBusiness Insider
4 days ago

How the opioid black market actually works, according to a former pill mill owner

A convicted drug trafficker describes how pain clinics and opioid distribution fueled the prescription opioid trade, with ongoing overdose deaths driven largely by fentanyl.
#overdose-deaths
fromFortune
4 months ago
Public health

Overdose deaths in U.S. have been dropping for over 2 years, the longest decline in decades | Fortune

California
fromwww.ocregister.com
7 months ago

4 found dead in California home were 3 men and 1 woman, 28 to 51 years old

Four people, three men and one woman aged 28 to 51, were found dead in a Fullerton home, possibly from overdoses.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

How Chicago succeeded in reducing drug overdose deaths

Cook County overdose deaths declined 37% since the 2023 peak through expanded surveillance, multifactorial harm-reduction efforts, and library-based naloxone and drug-testing distribution.
Public health
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Drug overdose deaths drop in United States for third year in a row

Drug overdose deaths in the US fell nearly 14% in 2025 to about 70,000, continuing a third straight year of decline.
Public health
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

SF Now Second Only to Baltimore In Overdose Deaths

Baltimore and San Francisco have the highest overdose death rates among major U.S. cities, with Baltimore at 108.6 and San Francisco at 70.5 per 100,000.
fromFortune
4 months ago
Public health

Overdose deaths in U.S. have been dropping for over 2 years, the longest decline in decades | Fortune

New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Rikers Island deaths: City pays more than $5M to settle suits over methadone overdose-related fatalities | amNewYork

New York City paid over $5 million to settle lawsuits related to overdose deaths of two incarcerated men on Rikers Island.
#opioid-crisis
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Public health warns of increase in Toronto drug deaths | CBC News

Toronto experiences a spike in suspected opioid overdose deaths, with five fatalities reported in a week, raising concerns about a new potent drug batch.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Public health warns of increase in Toronto drug deaths | CBC News

Toronto experiences a spike in suspected opioid overdose deaths, with five fatalities reported in a week, raising concerns about a new potent drug batch.
#san-francisco
fromMission Local
1 month ago
SF politics

S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he'd have deserved being evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes

New legislation in San Francisco aims to allow eviction from supportive housing solely for drug use, addressing high overdose rates in these facilities.
fromMission Local
3 months ago
San Francisco

Crime fell nationwide last year-but in S.F., drug offenses soared 54%

San Francisco's drug-offense rate increased nearly 54% in 2025 to about 9 arrests per 1,000 residents, while most other crimes declined.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 month ago

S.F. supe Matt Dorsey says he'd have deserved being evicted for drug-use, as his legislation now proposes

New legislation in San Francisco aims to allow eviction from supportive housing solely for drug use, addressing high overdose rates in these facilities.
#cocaine
#opioid-epidemic
#kratom
#fentanyl
fromAxios
4 months ago
Public health

China's fentanyl crackdown led to a stunning drop in U.S. overdoses, research says

fromwww.amny.com
6 months ago
US news

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

fromAxios
4 months ago
Public health

China's fentanyl crackdown led to a stunning drop in U.S. overdoses, research says

fromwww.amny.com
6 months ago
US news

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

fromwww.scientificamerican.com
4 months ago

Trump Administration Slashes Mental Health and Addiction GrantsReport

The Trump administration has reportedly slashed U.S. federal funding for mental health and addition programs, a move that experts say will exacerbate the country's already acute drug crisis. The loss could total some $2 billion in grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), NPR reported, citing unnamed sources. But the extent of the cuts has not been verified. The number of grants canceled could be as high as 2,800, according to STAT.
Mental health
Public health
fromABC7 San Francisco
4 months ago

SF to begin arresting drug users with opening of new center: 'Get sober, get arrested or get out'

San Francisco will open a RESET sobering center to detain intoxicated individuals for sobering and warm hand-offs to clinical care, alongside enforcement options.
#nitazenes
fromWIRED
6 months ago
Public health

A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia

fromWIRED
6 months ago
Public health

A New Type of Opioid Is Killing People in the US, Europe, and Australia

Miscellaneous
fromNew York Post
7 months ago

Memo to Mamdani: Overdose deaths surged after British Columbia legalized drugs, as pol admits 'I was wrong'

British Columbia's drug decriminalization was acknowledged as a mistake by Premier David Eby and coincided with record overdose deaths and a worsening opioid crisis.
Public health
fromSFGATE
7 months ago

'Gas station heroin' linked to more deaths in California

7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), sold at gas stations and smoke shops, is a highly potent synthetic opioid linked to fatal overdoses and multiple deaths in Los Angeles.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
7 months ago

Stimulant Addiction Is a Growing Yet Treatable Threat

Stimulant use disorder and stimulant-involved overdose deaths are rapidly increasing, with off-label general-medical medications offering limited treatment options.
Mental health
fromwww.npr.org
11 months ago

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

SAMHSA is being dissolved, losing staff and funding, raising concerns among lawmakers and health care providers about the future of mental health services.
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