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Officials issue warning about powerful synthetic drug ‘Krokodil’ in St. Clair County
ClickOnDetroit· 6 days agoThe warning was issued on Tuesday (June 11) when officials described the powerful, synthetically engineered opioid-like substance that is approximately 10 times more powerful than morphine ...
'Super Mario' street drug bags with compound 100 times stronger than fentanyl detected in this state
Scripps News via AOL· 6 days agoCarfentanil is a synthetic opioid that the Drug Enforcement Administration says is 10,000 times more...
What is kratom? The risks and benefits of the herbal product
National Geographic· 6 days agoKratom might be the most popular herbal product you’ve never heard of. Almost two million Americans...
Opinion | I Tried to Protect My Mother From Dying in Pain. The Law Robbed Her of That Dignity.
MedPage Today· 3 days agoWhen my mother was 56 years old, she found out that her father had metastatic prostate cancer. The...
St. Clair County Drug Task Force warns of synthetic drug ‘Krokodil’ found in area
The Voice· 6 days agoThe St. Clair County Drug Task Force announced on Tuesday that it had its first seizure of Desomorphine, better known on the street as “Krokodil” or “Crocodil.” The skin’s appearance is similar ...
The opioid epidemic: A bit of good news and a whole lot of caution
The Eagle-Tribune· 4 days agoA welcome report of good news concerning the opioid epidemic came out Wednesday, when the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported overdose deaths dropped 10% from 2022 to 2023. There ...
Rare flesh-rotting drug causing crocodile-like skin found in Michigan county, cops say
The Kansas City Star· 6 days agoA flesh-eating drug about 10 times more potent than morphine and rarely seen in the United States has been found for the first time in the Detroit metropolitan area, Michigan ...
Lynchburg billboard remembers lives lost to fentanyl
RockinghamNow.com, Eden and Reidssville· 3 days agoLocal resident Sarah Link, an advocate for fentanyl awareness, organized a rally on Saturday near the site of the billboard, where a group of family and...
Lucy Letby ‘caught virtually red-handed’ trying to murder baby girl, court told
Press Association News via AOL· 7 days agoHe said: “On each occasion we say the evidence establishes that Lucy Letby was there. She was...
A Poisonous Diet Gives These Animals Their Own Toxic Defense
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoFor certain species that feed on toxic fare like plants and insects, not only do the poisonous meals...
