Fake Pills Redux
Some genuinely bad news: a larger-than-usual share of the fakes are likely to exceed the two-milligram threshold for a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. As many as two in five, according to DEA.
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The Return of Methamphetamine
Reports claim the new, more potent meth on today’s streets leads to much higher rates of unintended overdose, including the fatal kind.
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Drugs and the Homeless
…the problems we decide not to deal with at present go on to undermine treatment for the rest.
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Stimulants Today
The list of deaths from the practice is long and oddly prestigious, featuring celebs such as John Belushi and Chris Farley, among many others.
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Meth Making a Comeback
…if the ground is now shifting to other drugs, then what are we doing in response to that?
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In the News: Flying High in Silicon Valley
Naturally, high-energy entrepreneurs are attracted to stimulants. At least until they begin to experience the toxicity associated with too much of a good thing.
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A New ADHD Epidemic?
Of course, if you work in addiction treatment, you probably see some of these same meds being abused by young adults, often beginning in college or grad school.
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Forgotten But Not Gone: Other Highs
There’s an ongoing search among users for ways to either improve the high (which escalating tolerance threatens to steal away) or suppress the withdrawal symptoms.
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In the News: Hitler’s Heroin
That’s not so different from any number of celebrities who’ve died of accidental overdose in the years since the War ended.
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In the News: Lobbying for Meth Cooks
The FDA usually comes down on the side of protecting patient access, while the CDC favors greater restriction on availability.
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The Captagon Craze in the Middle East
The addiction potential was so high it was classified with the controlled substances, and it’s uncommon to find it outside the Arab world.
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