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Ozempic’s Addiction-Fighting Potential Is Being Ignored
Bloomberg· 4 days agoSeveral small studies suggest semaglutide can curb cravings for drugs and alcohol. Lisa Jarvis is a...
‘Fentanyl steals families:’ A new billboard shows just some of the hundreds of San Diegans lost to...
U-T San Diego· 1 day agoCaroline Walker felt numb for much of the first year after her daughter died from fentanyl. On...
Funding awarded to multiple agencies from opioid settlements
Today's News-Herald· 3 days agoIt’s been almost a decade since the height of the nationwide opioid epidemic, and the impacts of...
RN says 'families are blown apart by addiction' as Valley puts opioid settlement funds toward...
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoJun. 22—Dr. Perry Meadows said the more than $400,000 in opioid settlement funds allocated to two Valley programs aimed at addressing the drug crisis is going to the right place. Meadows is ...
Gateway - Quartz
Quartz· 6 days agoIllegal fentanyl seems to be everywhere in the US. Synthetic opioids (largely fentanyl) were linked to more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths in the US in 2021, up from fewer ...
‘I woke up paralysed, with no speech’: Inside the weight-loss drug black market
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a global alert about the potential dangers posed by...
South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs
New York Times· 5 days agoThe shortage highlights a widening gulf in the standard of care for people with diabetes, most of...
Microplastics found in human penises for first time
UPI· 3 days agoSeven different kinds of microplastics have been discovered in human penises for the first time. The tiny fragments, formed when plastic products break...
California Governor Gavin Newsom Announces Calrx®-Branded Over-The-Counter (OTC) Naloxone HCL Nasal...
Sierra Sun Times· 2 days agoWhat you need to know: As part of Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crises, over-the-counter CalRx®-branded naloxone is now becoming available either through ...
Floyd County receives millions in federal money in never-ending battle with drug addiction
WDRB 41 Louisville News· 4 days agoFloyd County judges said 90% of the people who appear in their courtrooms are facing drug charges....