Tag: Opioid
Fentanyl: This is how the opioid could be used for a terrorist attack
A fentanyl epidemic is raging in the USA. But more and more experts are warning that the substance is not only dangerous for drug addicts. Donna J. Nelson, a chemist…
Opioid crisis in the USA: Who is really responsible for the hundreds of thousands of deaths?
by Jan Christoph Wiechmann December 29, 2023, 6:15 p.m 3 mins Our reporter knows Latin America and its drug cartels well. He lived in a favela for several years. After…
Opioid crisis in the USA: Supreme Court lawsuit against Sacklers – Politics
Now this American tragedy has ended up in front of the Supreme Court, which is no surprise. It’s about a lot of money, but above all it’s about hundreds of…
Opioid crisis in the USA: "You can’t just kill my child and pay a fine"
Overdoses kill more people in the United States than firearms and traffic accidents combined. Now the Supreme Court is supposed to decide whether the pharmaceutical billionaire Sackler is guilty. source…
More drug emergencies: Warning of opioid crisis in Germany
As of: November 21, 2023 4:53 p.m Addiction experts warn of a possible sharp increase in emergencies caused by the use of synthetic drugs: Opiates such as fentanyl are already…
Opioid crisis: US pharmacy chain Rite-Aid files for bankruptcy
As of: October 16, 2023 10:28 a.m US pharmacy chain Rite-Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company faced numerous lawsuits over the misuse of painkillers. Under pressure…
After the opioid crisis in the United States, why is the Bordeaux pharmacovigilance center warning about oxycodone?
Act before the phenomenon becomes more widespread. This is the meaning of the alert emitted by the Bordeaux University Hospital Pharmacovigilance Center with health authorities about oxycodone. The consumption of…
Video: Over-the-counter opioid antidote approved
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a drug that blocks the effects of opioids, especially when taken at the first sign of an overdose. The US Food and…
US opioid crisis: Dealers mix horse tranquilizers into drugs
Opioid crisis in the US Dealers mix horse tranquilizers into drugs – users mix rotten limbs Two drug addicts in Kensington, Philadelphia. Dealers in the USA appear to be increasing…
Opioid crisis: US authorities seize around 379 million doses of fentanyl
opioid crisis US authorities seize around 379 million doses of fentanyl Oxycodone pills cut with fentanyl. photo © US Attorneys Office for Utah/AP/dpa No drug currently threatens more lives in…