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Category: Drug News

Authorities Confiscate 16 Tons Of Cocaine From Cargo Ship In Philadelphia

Nathan Yerby ❘ June 27, 2019

The largest cocaine bust in U.S. history just happened in Philadelphia. Learn more about how a cargo ship inspection uncovered $1 billion worth of cocaine.

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Evidence Of Ancient Cannabis Use Found In China

Destiny Bezrutczyk ❘ June 27, 2019

In ancient caves located in western China, researchers have found evidence of cannabis use by humans at least 2,500 years ago.

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Denver First In Nation To Decriminalize Psilocybin Mushrooms

Jena Hilliard ❘ May 15, 2019

Denver will become the first city in the United States to effectively decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, the hallucinogen also known as “shrooms.”

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Purdue Pharma And Sackler Family Settle Opioid Lawsuit For $270M

Destiny Bezrutczyk ❘ March 27, 2019

Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers reached a settlement with Oklahoma totalling $270 million. The state claims the company caused thousands of Opioid deaths.

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Study On Flakka Reveals Use By 1% Of Teens

Destiny Bezrutczyk ❘ February 26, 2019

A recent survey of high school students revealed that almost 1% of American teens knowingly used flakka, a dangerous synthetic psychostimulant.

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Former Pharma CEO Pleads Guilty To Bribing Doctors To Prescribe Opioids

Destiny Bezrutczyk ❘ January 11, 2019

Former CEO of pharmaceutical company, Insys, pleaded guilty to bribing doctors to prescribe opioids. Michael Babich could serve 25 years in prison.

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CDC Names The Deadliest Drugs In America

Cooper Smith ❘ December 12, 2018

In the final month of 2018, the CDC has released a report of the drugs that have been involved in the most deaths from 2011 to 2016.

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Instagram Bans Opioid-Related Hashtags After Years Of Online Drug Deals

Destiny Bezrutczyk ❘ September 18, 2018

Recently, the prevalence of hashtags has been coopted by online drug dealers selling everything, from #opioids like #OxyContin to the deadly #fentanyl.

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News: Synthetic Marijuana Claims 100 Victims In New Haven

Cooper Smith ❘ August 22, 2018

Back in April, we warned of a growing synthetic marijuana outbreak. Now, another strain has struck in Connecticut and caused 100 overdoses.

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Category: Drug News

Authorities Confiscate 16 Tons Of Cocaine From Cargo Ship In Philadelphia

Evidence Of Ancient Cannabis Use Found In China

Denver First In Nation To Decriminalize Psilocybin Mushrooms

Purdue Pharma And Sackler Family Settle Opioid Lawsuit For $270M

Study On Flakka Reveals Use By 1% Of Teens

Former Pharma CEO Pleads Guilty To Bribing Doctors To Prescribe Opioids

CDC Names The Deadliest Drugs In America

Instagram Bans Opioid-Related Hashtags After Years Of Online Drug Deals

News: Synthetic Marijuana Claims 100 Victims In New Haven

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