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New research from Philly ER doctors shows the ‘excruciating’ effect of xylazine withdrawal, and how to manage it
The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.
Man who died at WA detention center was in fentanyl withdrawal, 911 call shows
Immigrant advocates say the Northwest ICE processing center may have violated medical standards around treatment of opioid ...
Addicts came to Southern California from afar to get sober but wound up dead
Columnist Teri Sforza writes that a treatment empire keeps going, even as state regulators accuse operators of endangering ...
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Man who died at WA detention center was in fentanyl withdrawal, 911 call shows
The man who died Sunday at the immigrant detention center in Tacoma was a Mexican citizen who was experiencing fentanyl withdrawal, according to a 911 call. A nurse said in a Sunday 911 call that ...
The root of our overdose epidemic is not fentanyl. The problem is government myopia | Opinion
Overdose figures are just starting to trend lower, thankfully. But in the six years between the passage of the SUPPORT Act in ...
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One month behind the scenes of Spokane's ongoing fight to end the deadly fentanyl crisis
In Spokane County, a single person died of a fentanyl-related overdose in 2018, according to official records. Each year ...
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Alaskans are increasingly abusing multiple drugs, complicating treatment
Combining drugs increases risk of overdose and makes withdrawal and getting medication assisted therapy more complex.
Immigration officials identify man who died at Tacoma facility as Mexican national
A man who died Sunday at the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma, a privately-run detention facility, was identified by ...
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‘Where’s Jeff?’: Unhoused and struggling with opioid addiction in Birmingham
As Alabama decides how to spend its opioid settlement funds, a good Samaritan spends her free time helping “her people” who ...
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Families face financial burden trying to save their kids from fentanyl
Eight days later, Colette died of fentanyl poisoning at age 19 ... According to the American Addiction Centers, outpatient drug detox programs range from $250 to $800 per day.