Warnings of new deadly chemical in street drug supply : NPR
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on the street. The...
FDA eyes first schizophrenia drug shift in decades - Axios
WEB18 hours ago · The Food and Drug Administration is slated to decide Thursday whether to approve the first new schizophrenia drug in at least three decades.. Why it matters: The complex condition is currently treated with antipsychotics that carry safety risks like metabolic disorders, cause weight gain and often cause people to stop taking their …
‘A Monster’: Super Meth and Other Drugs Push Crisis Beyond …
WEBNov 13, 2023 · Millions of U.S. drug users now are addicted to several substances, not just opioids like fentanyl and heroin. The shift is making treatment far more difficult.
Fentanyl plus stimulants drives ‘fourth wave’ of ... - NBC News
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Overdoses from people taking both fentanyl and a stimulant, mainly cocaine or meth, have skyrocketed, ushering in what researchers are calling a fourth wave of the overdose epidemic.
Overdose deaths continue to rise in the US, reaching another …
WEBSep 13, 2023 · CNN — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be...
A new drug is worsening the fentanyl crisis and complicating ... - NPR
WEBNov 4, 2023 · Most involved synthetic opioids, including fentanyl. But complicating both treatment and intervention is a relatively new drug that dilutes the fentanyl supply.
FTC Sues Prescription Drug Middlemen for Artificially Inflating …
WEB6 days ago · Today, the Federal Trade Commission brought action against the three largest prescription drug benefit managers (PBMs)—Caremark Rx, Express Scripts (ESI), and OptumRx—and their affiliated group purchasing organizations (GPOs) for engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of …
Tranq: U.S. has no system for tracking deadly new street drug - NPR
WEBJun 17, 2023 · Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who use street drugs.
FDA Accepts First ISTAND Proposal - U.S. Food and Drug …
WEB3 days ago · This accepted LOI is for a human Liver-Chip drug development tool (DDT) used to assess the risk of DILI in adults to create relevant data for a drug’s investigational new drug (IND) submission ...
World Drug Day report highlights spike in drug use, increased ... - UN News
WEBJun 26, 2024 · Lower costs of cocaine production have led to falling street prices and increased use of the controlled drug, says a flagship report from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), released on...