Higher opioid deaths among men may be due to sex hormones, new fentanyl study finds
Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...
Potential $7.4B Purdue Pharma opioid settlement frustrates some victims
Opioid victims are not getting a "fair shake" in potential $7.4 billion settlement, a claimant in the Purdue Pharmacy ...
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Marijuana, opioids top list of most used drugs by American teens, study finds
Opioids are the second most popular drug among girls, with 650,000 users, while among boys, opioids rank third, with 508,500 users. “Considering the current opioid crisis in America, the high ...
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‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: The rising threat of synthetic opioids
leading some experts to warn that they are a major new threat because of their extreme potency. In June 2023, the UK’s most recent outbreak of deaths linked to synthetic opioids emerged in the ...