How Alaska became one of fentanyl’s…
An influx of fentanyl into Alaska in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health…
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Drug crisis ‘unabated’ for First Nations in…
Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British…
US life expectancy fell again in 2021, driven by…
The average U.S. life expectancy shortened by seven months in 2021, according to new data from the Centers for…
Melatonin Poisoning Reports Among Kids Up 530%…
Melatonin use among adults has increased from 0.4% of surveyed adults in 1999 to 2000 up to 2.1% in ...…
DOJ to evaluate providing safe havens for drug…
The Justice Department said it is “evaluating” the potential use of safe injection sites for people to take heroin…
Drug Overdose Suicides Increasing Among Black…
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Suicides by drug overdose are increasing among Black women, young people and the elderly, according to a…
Anaheim Sees Rash of Apparent Drug Overdoses In…
Four people apparently overdosed on opioids and died in about an hour in Anaheim Monday.
The first…