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fromCity Limits
1 day ago

Opinion: Excise Taxes Can Help Fund Needed Addiction Treatment in NY

New York's alcohol sales generate $12 billion annually but do not address related health issues.
#fentanyl
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
New York City

Drug task force seizes 90 pounds of fentanyl from three separate Manhattan and Bronx narcotics mills

New York City
fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

Drug task force seizes 90 pounds of fentanyl from three separate Manhattan and Bronx narcotics mills

A major fentanyl mill bust in NYC led to the seizure of 90 pounds of fentanyl and charges against eight individuals.
#opioid-crisis
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Drug checking service issues warning after surge of suspected overdoses in Toronto | CBC News

Toronto's drug checking service warns of a surge in opioid overdoses and related deaths, highlighting contamination in the unregulated opioid supply.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Police warn of unidentified narcotic' causing overdoses | CBC News

Toronto police warn of an unidentified narcotic causing multiple overdoses near Allan Gardens and Moss Park, with concerns of wider distribution.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 days ago

Drug checking service issues warning after surge of suspected overdoses in Toronto | CBC News

Toronto's drug checking service warns of a surge in opioid overdoses and related deaths, highlighting contamination in the unregulated opioid supply.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Police warn of unidentified narcotic' causing overdoses | CBC News

Toronto police warn of an unidentified narcotic causing multiple overdoses near Allan Gardens and Moss Park, with concerns of wider distribution.
World politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 day ago

Brazil announces US partnership to intercept weapons, drug trafficking

Brazil and the US have formed a security partnership to combat arms and drug trafficking, seizing over 1,168 illicit arms in the past year.
Boston
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

State commits $4M to address substance use crisis at Mass. and Cass

$4 million will support housing and treatment programs in Boston's opioid crisis area, focusing on recovery and diversion from incarceration.
#matthew-perry
fromBusiness Insider
2 days ago

How cocaine trafficking actually works, according to a former drug smuggler

Andrew Pritchard initially smuggled cocaine for the UK club scene using hard-sided suitcases packed with concealed drugs and decoy luggage to evade airport security.
UK news
Medicine
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Our Prison-Like Clinic System Is Thwarting Effective Opioid Addiction Treatment

Methadone is essential for opioid addiction treatment, yet its distribution is heavily regulated by law enforcement, complicating access for those in need.
US politics
fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

ICE confirms it deployed Paragon spyware inside the United States for drug trafficking cases - Silicon Canals

ICE is using commercial spyware domestically, raising constitutional concerns about warrantless surveillance and lack of oversight.
#jasveen-sangha
#kratom
Alternative medicine
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

Calls About Kratom To Poison Control Have Spiked 1,200% In The Past Decade

Kratom exposure reports have increased by 1,200% from 2015 to 2025, raising concerns about its addictive nature and health risks.
Alternative medicine
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

Calls About Kratom To Poison Control Have Spiked 1,200% In The Past Decade

Kratom exposure reports have increased by 1,200% from 2015 to 2025, raising concerns about its addictive nature and health risks.
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 week ago

This new California law will offer college students rehab before discipline for overdosing

California college students will have more protections and resources when experiencing an overdose starting July 2025.
#drug-trafficking
Public health
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 week ago

Video: Uncovering the World's Newest and Deadliest Drugs

Synthetic drugs, particularly novel psychoactive substances, are driving the surge in overdose deaths in the United States.
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Manhattan man convicted of causing fentanyl-related death of toddler son: DA Bragg | amNewYork

Rosa was found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and second-degree aggravated harassment for allowing his son to ingest lethal doses of drugs.
NYC parents
fromwww.aljazeera.com
3 weeks ago

US says it struck alleged drug trafficking vessel in Pacific, killing two

The US Southern Command, which oversees military activities in Latin America, wrote in a social media post that the strike had taken place the previous day. Intelligence confirmed the low-profile vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.
US news
fromThe Conversation
2 weeks ago

This medicinal cannabis website bends the rules. Take our quiz to see why

The law is clear. Advertising prescription medicines directly to consumers in Australia is prohibited - including on football jerseys, websites, social media, and on posters or banners.
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

California's new war on drugs': thousands arrested, few get treatment, data shows

Proposition 36, a state ballot measure, enacted harsher penalties for minor theft and drug offenses, with proponents pledging the crackdown would lead to mass treatment to keep people alive, out of jail, and off our streets. Case records, however, suggest the state is largely failing to meet the central goal of getting people help and instead conducting mass arrests and incarcerating more people with addiction.
California
Boston food
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

2 men arrested after fatal overdose on Cape Cod prompts monthslong, multi-town investigation

Two men arrested for cocaine trafficking following investigation into November 2025 fatal overdose in Massachusetts.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

Synthetic opioid linked to 1,000 deaths across the UK in just two-and-a-half years

Synthetic opioids, particularly nitazenes, represent the most significant drug threat in the UK, linked to 1,000 deaths in two-and-a-half years since June 2023.
#drug-policy
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Ontario to end funding for 7 supervised drug consumption sites, province confirms | CBC News

Ontario is defunding seven supervised drug consumption sites over 90 days, replacing them with abstinence-based HART hubs focused on treatment and recovery.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

Ontario to end funding for 7 supervised drug consumption sites, province confirms | CBC News

Ontario is defunding seven supervised drug consumption sites over 90 days, replacing them with abstinence-based HART hubs focused on treatment and recovery.
Public health
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 weeks ago

There will be people who die': Advocates speak out as Niagara's only safe drug consumption site faces closure | CBC News

Ontario's closure of the Niagara Region's only safe drug consumption site will likely increase overdose deaths, blood-borne infections, and public substance use in the community.
fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago

Boston City Council moves toward potential kratom ban

The status quo is not an option. We have to ban it here in Boston. Kratom refers to both a tree native to southeast Asia and products derived from its leaves. There is particular concern among officials and experts about 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, a potent compound found in kratom. In recent years, products that contain synthetically enhanced amounts of 7-OH have proliferated in smoke shops and convenience stores around the country.
Boston
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 weeks ago

Ontario to end funding to multiple drug consumption sites, including 2 in Toronto, forcing them to close | CBC News

Ontario is ending funding for at least seven drug consumption sites across the province, including two in Toronto, with a 90-day notice period ending June 13, 2026.
Public health
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

Cocaine Is Atlantic Canada's Silent Killer | The Walrus

Cocaine-related deaths are surging in Atlantic Canada, driven by increased drug potency and mental health complications, with poverty and housing shortages exacerbating the crisis.
California
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Newsom blames kratom for 27 deaths as California seizes millions in products

California's government seized over 3,300 kratom and 7-OH products worth $5 million, declaring them illegal due to links with addiction, overdose, and 242 deaths between 2020 and 2022.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

3 charged, over $2.3M in fentanyl seized in OPP-led drug bust in Ontario, Alberta: police | CBC News

Ontario Provincial Police seized over $2.3 million in suspected fentanyl and arrested three men while issuing a warrant for a fourth in an interprovincial drug trafficking investigation between Ontario and Alberta.
San Francisco
fromMission Local
2 months ago

Crime fell nationwide last year-but in S.F., drug offenses soared 54%

San Francisco's drug-offense rate increased nearly 54% in 2025 to about 9 arrests per 1,000 residents, while most other crimes declined.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Animal tranquilizer being mixed with fentanyl in Toronto's illicit drug supply, experts warn | CBC News

Medetomidine (a veterinary sedative) is increasingly present in Toronto's fentanyl supply, worsening overdose risk and limiting naloxone effectiveness.
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Doctor who battled opioid addiction spared criminal record for stealing and forging prescriptions

A medical doctor, who attributed his opioid addiction to work stress and admitted stealing and using forged prescriptions, has walked free from court.
Miscellaneous
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Mexico intensifies seizure of synthetic drugs with raids in Sinaloa, Sonora and Guerrero

In separate operations across three statesSinaloa, Sonora, and Guerreroauthorities reported the seizure of more than 41,000 liters and 12 tons of chemicals to be used in drug production. The announcement includes the dismantling of a clandestine laboratory in Guerrero and 11 other methamphetamine production sites in Sonora. In Sonora, between the towns of Culiacan and Mexicali, a vehicle containing 212 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized by the Army and the National Guard.
World news
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Global Glut in Cocaine Shocks the World

Cocaine overdose deaths in the U.S. reached approximately 30,000 in 2023, representing 28% of all overdose deaths, driven by record cocaine production in Colombia that tripled since 2015.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Drug-Induced Nodding-Not a Nice Nap

Recurrent opioid "nodding" reflects hypoxia that can produce anoxic brain injury and cumulative cognitive damage even when overdoses are non-fatal.
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

US destroys another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific

The US military on Thursday said it killed two people in a strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal drugs in the eastern Pacific. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the US Southern Command posted on X. It added that "no US military forces were harmed" in the operation. The statement did not offer any evidence that the boat pictured was actually carrying narcotics before it was blown up in the attack.
World news
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 month ago

Ontario could give TTC special constables the power to arrest drug users on transit | CBC News

Ontario proposes allowing special constables on transit to arrest people using drugs publicly, but constables demand increased force tools while advocates warn of harm to vulnerable populations.
Medicine
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Opioid Overdose Damages Oxygen-Sensitive Brain Cells

Opioid overdoses cause brain hypoxia that reduces hippocampal volume and cognitive function, creating persistent brain injury that demands greater evaluation and treatment.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

For those with addiction, going into and coming out of prison can be a minefield.

The Alaska Department of Corrections does not provide comprehensive access to this life saving medication. "I'm gonna give you a little pinch," Spencer said, sliding the needle into a fold of skin on the patient's belly for the subcutaneous injection. Alaska's not an outlier. Despite the fact that those recently released from incarceration are some of the most vulnerable to dying from drug overdose, addiction experts say that many jails and prisons around the country don't provide medication treatment.
Public health
#nitazenes
#overdose-deaths
fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Overdose deaths in U.S. have been dropping for over 2 years, the longest decline in decades | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
Public health

Overdose deaths in U.S. have been dropping for over 2 years, the longest decline in decades | Fortune

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago

Op-Ed | How we're fighting a leading cause of death for New Yorkers | amNewYork

By creating one of the nation's first state health departments, lawmakers and elected officials in 1901 were taking a leadership role in public health that continues to this day. Take the issue of heart health: Just last month, Governor Hochul unveiled a budget proposal that makes major investments in our fight against cardiovascular disease. Healthy hearts start with healthy diets, which is why Governor Hochul included over $100 million for nutrition programs, food banks and food pantries in the Executive Budget.
Public health
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Reason for the Drop in Fentanyl Overdoses

From 2003 to 2022, annual overdose deaths in the United States rose from less than 26,000 to nearly 108,000-becoming the leading nonmedical cause of death, surpassing car accidents and gun violence combined. In Canada, overdose deaths increased almost tenfold in the same period. In both countries, the surge in deaths was supercharged by "synthetic" opioids such as fentanyl, the ultra-potent, lab-made narcotic that has come to dominate the supply of hard drugs.
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Public health
fromwww.ocregister.com
2 months ago

Will there be reform for California's fraud-plagued addiction treatment in 2026?

California's addiction treatment system remains poorly regulated, allowing profiteering patient-brokers and substandard private programs despite partial reforms.
Public health
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Veterans can easily buy naloxone at CVS but not at the VA. A bipartisan bill wants to change that.

A bipartisan bill would provide free, prescription-free naloxone to veterans and caregivers at VA facilities to reduce overdose deaths.
Public health
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Somerville city officials issue drug warning after 5 reported overdoses, 3 of them fatal

Somerville police warn of a potentially dangerous 'bad batch' of drugs after multiple overdoses and provide resources including fentanyl test strips and Narcan.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Mexico's ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue - 'those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes' | Fortune

The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to sell online outside the state. That was in early 2022, when vapes were still legal in Mexico, a market worth $1.5 billion. But earlier this month, the country banned the sale - although not the use - of electronic cigarettes. Experts believe organized crime will now consolidate its control over the sale of the devices.
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