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US Overdose Deaths Decline As Fentanyl Potency Weakens, Harm Reduction Expands
Friday, November 22, 2024 - 4:00pm | 3 min readFor the first time in years, the U.S. is witnessing a sustained decline in overdose deaths. Federal data reveals a 14.5% drop in fatalities over 12 months ending June 2024, marking a significant shift after years of grim records. Experts attribute the change to a combination of expanded harm...
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Overdose Crisis In Shadows Of Elections As Black, Indigenous Americans Deaths Rise
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 6:43pm | 4 min readDespite claiming over 100,000 lives annually, the U.S. overdose crisis received minimal attention during the recent presidential campaign, which concluded with Donald Trump’s victory. This oversight comes as overdose deaths continue to rise among Black and Indigenous Americans, revealing a...
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Teenager In Australia Dies After Vaping Synthetic Opioid 100X More Potent Than Heroin, Experts Say Naloxone Could Have Saved Him
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 1:52pm | 4 min readAfter vaping the synthetic opioid protonitazene, a teenager from Queensland, Australia died and another from Victoria was left struggling to breathe. Medical specialists reported on both cases in a paper published in the journal Clinical Toxicology and suggested that the anti-opioid drug naloxone...
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This Nasal Spray Rapidly Reverses Effects Of Fentanyl Overdose And No, It's Not Naloxone
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 - 12:23pm | 4 min readIndivior PLC (NASDAQ:INDV) announced the results from a pharmacodynamic study on Monday demonstrating that OPVEE rapidly reverses opioid-induced respiratory depression, the major cause of death due to opioid overdose. The Study Titled “Reversal of opioid-induced respiratory depression in...
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A Helping Hand In A Blue Box, NYC Unveils A Vending Machine For Harm Reduction
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 - 3:38pm | 4 min readNew York City is making headlines once again. This time for a groundbreaking initiative aimed at supporting drug users. Recently, city health officials revealed the city's very first public health vending machine, located in Brooklyn. The vending machine, as reported by the NY Post, provides...
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Vending Machines Provide Free Narcan At CA University, Steep Fees For NY Marijuana Operators & More Cannabis Regs
Monday, May 15, 2023 - 12:41pm | 4 min readNarcan Vending Machine At California University Santa Clara University (SCU) is installing a free on-campus vending machine that dispenses canisters of the FDA-approved Narcan, a life-saving medicine that can reverse an opioid overdose when administered quickly, reported The Mercury News. According...
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Life-Saving Overdose Reversal Naloxone In Schools: MN's Proposal To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 - 9:05am | 3 min readAs the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll across the country, Minnesota lawmakers are advocating for schools to have access to naloxone, a life-saving medicine that can reverse a fentanyl overdose when administered quickly, reported CBS News. Under the new proposal, each school would be...
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Biden Administration Calls Fentanyl Laced With Xylazine 'Emerging Threat,' What Now?
Thursday, April 13, 2023 - 10:50am | 5 min readFor the first time in history, the Biden administration has declared a substance to be an emerging threat to the country. What happened: Dr. Rahul Gupta, director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) officially designated fentanyl combined with...
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Pennsylvania Fights Drug Overdose Crisis With Naloxone Campaign Extension
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 6:24pm | 3 min readIn 2022, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) determined that specific naloxone products, including Narcan, which can reverse the effects of opioids, typically in instances of an overdose, are safe enough to potentially be sold over the counter. As the overdose crisis continues to...
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West Virginia Senators Discuss Making Kratom, Delta-8 & Delta-9 Schedule 1 Drugs, Schools' New Policy On Medical Marijuana & Naloxone
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 12:32pm | 5 min readThe Senate Judiciary Committee in West Virginia recently approved legislation that would place kratom, delta-8, and delta-10 products as Schedule 1 drugs. Kratom, a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia, is currently not illegal and can produce effects similar to opioids. Delta-8 THC and delta-10...
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Janney: Cannabis, Naloxone, Adrenaline The Perfect Mix For Insys
Saturday, January 19, 2019 - 10:36am | 2 min readWith a blooming cannabis portfolio, an EpiPen alternative and a potent solution to opioid overdoses, Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: INSY) is claiming space in some of biotech’s hottest segments. Some on the Street see “significant upside potential.” The Rating Janney analyst Yun...
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Analyst: Insys To Benefit As FDA Pushes Naloxone Access
Wednesday, December 19, 2018 - 12:07pm | 2 min readAs Insys Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: INSY) shifts from opioid therapies to cannabinoids and spray technology, one analyst sees an opportunity to buy in. The Rating Janney analyst Yun Zhong assumed coverage with a Buy rating and cut his price target from $16 to $11. The Thesis Insys forecasted at...