Researchers develop a more accurate picture of fentanyl use prevalence among people under court-ordered mandatory drug testing.
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New research shows that as smokers increase their daily number of cigarettes, they report higher rates of chronic pain, more prescription opioid use, severe work limitations due to pain, and poor mental health
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Results published recently as part of a planned study of secondary outcomes show that the practices likely led to a 37% reduction in overdose deaths from opioids combined with stimulant drugs other than cocaine.
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The Expert Algorithm for Substance Identification, or EASI, will allow separate labs using different instruments to meaningfully share data about the chemical profiles of various drugs for the first time.
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ortho-Methylfentanyl (oMF) is an active mu-opioid receptor agonist with potency similar to that of fentanyl. It bears structural resemblance to fentanyl and fentanyl analogues, such as para-fluorofentanyl.
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At a recent symposium on emerging global synthetic drug threats, multiple countries reported an increase in the number of deaths linked to nitazene use—including North America, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand and more.
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Methamphetamine deaths in the U.S. rose 61-fold from 1999 to 2021, according to a new study, highlighting a growing crisis in addiction and public health.
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A new study from researchers at Flinders University aims to guide investigators on which area of the plastic bag may be most informative when sampling for DNA.
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Environmental health experts have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it’s been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent users of the car at risk of third-hand exposure to the drug.
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The Stanislaus County District Attorney’s Office issued a community alert regarding seized fentanyl that criminalists at the California Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services determined contained an industrial chemical commonly known as BTMPS.
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