“tranq dope” — opioids that contained the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine It was in the mid-2010s, the researchers heard, when...
Tag Archive for: Overdoses
FL: Arrest made in mass fentanyl overdose ‘involving’ West Point cadets on spring break
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOfficials worried that the overdoses could be linked to a “bad batch.” One person has been arrested after a...
TX: Austin-Travis County warning of Xylazine believed to be found in street drugs
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe latest drug trend involving street drugs are cut with Xylazine The Austin Office of the Chief Medical Officer...
TX: 2 dead, 12 others taken to hospital due to suspected fentanyl overdoses Downtown
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOverdose Deaths – Mass Event Between the hours of midnight and 7 a.m. Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS crews responded to...
Synthetic opioids called nitazenes, even more powerful than fentanyl, cropped up in the nation’s drug
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertMore than 100,000 Americans died from overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, primarily due to fentanyl and other...
US: FDA issues warning about dangers of unapproved antidepressant tianeptine
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertTopping the list of possible risks from taking the drug: accidental poisoning and addiction Tianeptine — commonly marketed online...
Concern that there are other people who might have drugs from the same supply as the one used by...
US: Government commission: Synthetic drug trafficking a ‘national security’ emergency
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertSome experts say the commission didn’t go far enough and urged the U.S. to follow Canada’s lead. A government...
TN: Increased Incidence of Fentanyl-Related Deaths Involving Para-fluorofentanyl or Metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertIncreased incidence of fentanyl-related deaths involving para-fluorofentanyl or metonitazene — Knox County, Tennessee, November 2020–August 2021 This week’s MMWR reported an...
Emergining Drug Trend: Para-fluorofentanyl and Metonitazene Emerging reports show that two little-known drugs are making lethal new contributions to...