opioid
The first person ever is about to be executed with fentanyl — and it’s not Scott Dozier
The title has shifted to 60-year-old Carey Dean Moore, who’s been on death row in Nebraska for nearly four decades.
What you need to know about tianeptine, the unapproved anti-depressant that's poisoning some people
The CDC has reported an uptick in the number of calls related to tianeptine received by poison control centers.
Iowans are trying to legalize an underground needle exchange
Cases of hepatitis C in Iowa are up 375 percent
‘Everybody’s Dying’: What It’s Like to Struggle With Addiction in 'The Soo'
We meet Kylie, 20, who almost died from an overdose last year in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
New Initiative Helps Dealers Protect Customers from Fentanyl-Laced Drugs
Harm reduction workers in Toronto are giving dealers tips on how to avoid contaminating their supply.
People Are Sticking Needles in Their Ears to Treat Addiction
Acudetox is finding its place in a small but growing number of addiction treatment centers around the country.
Australian Fentanyl Deaths Are Up 1,800 Percent
The drug that killed Prince and Lil Peep has also claimed a lot of Australians.
I Was a Teen Oxy Kingpin
Douglas Dodd had a fast rise as a serious player in the illegal painkiller scene in Florida. Then he got busted by the feds and tried to turn his life around.
These states drastically underreport opioid overdoses, study says
A new study, published Monday in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, suggests that deadly overdoses involving opioids could be even more common.
Uh-oh, Jeff Sessions found out about the dark web
The U.S. attorney general has found what he considers a new target: the dark web.