Illicit Opioid Use Risks More Than Overdose
Illicit opioid use is responsible for overdose deaths, but research has also linked it to increased likelihood of death from other causes.
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Illicit opioid use is responsible for overdose deaths, but research has also linked it to increased likelihood of death from other causes.
New research shows that the use of meth and fentanyl has increased substantially from 2013 to 2019, often as co-occurring substance use disorders.
Prosecutors in Orange County, CA have charged five UC Irvine fraternity brothers for the fatal alcohol poisoning of Noah Domingo, an 18-year-old student.
A new CDC report shows that meth caused more fatal overdoses in the United States west of the Mississippi River than fentanyl in 2017.
An elderly woman is facing second-degree murder charges after admitting to killing her disabled grandson with a fatal overdose of drugs.
Former doctor Joel Smithers earned $700,000 from unnecessary opioid prescriptions. He'll spend 40 years in prison for fueling the overdose crisis.
Franklin County, the most populous county in Ohio, lost ten residents to drug overdoses in just 26 hours, according to the county coroner.
After 8 years of opioid addiction treatment, Paul Moore was injecting cocaine into his arms and legs multiple times a day in order to “feel something.”
Seven men suffered an overdose on white powder laced with fentanyl at a party in Pittsburgh. Three of them lost their lives, and the others barely survived.
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