Katherine Hignett, Senior Contributor: I write about U.K. health policy. An animal tranquilizer that can lead to amputation and even death has been detected in counterfeit medications in the U.K. Scientists found “broad evidence” of the sedative, known as xylazine, … Continue reading Deadly ‘Zombie’ Sedative Penetrating The U.K.’s Illicit Drugs Market
By Umaru Fofana, BBC News, Freetown Sierra Leone’s president has declared a national emergency over rampant drug abuse. Kush, a psychoactive blend of addictive substances, has been prevalent in the country for years. President Julius Maada Bio called the drug … Continue reading Sierra Leone declares emergency over drug kush – made from human bones
Dr Art Van Zee set out in the early 2000s to tell anyone who would listen how a powerful opioid was destroying lives. Two decades later, he’s still in disbelief By Chris McGreal in St Charles, Virginia When Dr Art Van … Continue reading ‘I don’t see how it ends’: expert sounds alarm on new wave of US opioids crisis
Teen overdose deaths have never been higher in the US as young Americans are increasingly poisoned by the synthetic opiate fentanyl, even as fewer teens use drugs. By Regan Morris | BBC News, Los Angeles More than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year – the vast majority were adults – but the fastest growing group to die of overdoses were teenagers. Melanie Ramos’ family knows this all too well. The 15-year-old girl died inside her school’s bathroom last month after taking a pill laced with fentanyl. Melanie and her friend thought they were taking Percocet, a pain medication that is sometimes abused. But the … Continue reading Opioid crisis: US teens fastest growing group to die
Washington, 11 may 2022 Un gran número de estos fallecimientos, cerca de dos tercios, están relacionados con el uso de opioides, como el fentanilo Las muertes por sobredosis aumentaron en 2021 en Estados Unidos hasta superar los 100 mil fallecidos, la cifra más alta de la historia, según un balance provisional publicado este miércoles por los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, en inglés). “Es inaceptable que estemos perdiendo una vida por sobredosis cada cinco minutos”, lamentó el director de la Oficina de la Política Nacional de Control de Drogas de la Casa Blanca, Rahul Gupta, en un comunicado. El informe predice el número de … Continue reading EU supera las 100 mil muertes por sobredosis en 2021, su máximo histórico
Washington state | March 30 2022 The Lummi Nation, on the US west coast, has faced addiction issues for decades. Now they are utilizing a combination of culturally-based healing and western approaches. Harold Plaster had been awake for nine days when he noticed his face in the mirror. It was January 2017, and he was on his latest heroin binge inside a red house on the Lummi Reservation in north-western Washington state. The windows were covered in garbage bags and there were rats scurrying around. As he looked at himself, dangerously thin, he said he began thinking about his six children, all either adults or in … Continue reading The Indigenous tribe fighting back against the addiction epidemic
El Ministerio de Salud ha emitido una alerta epidemiológica y las autoridades no descartan que las muertes puedan deberse a un proceso de “estirado” de la droga o a un ajuste entre bandas Buenos Aires | 3 feb. 2022 Al menos 20 personas han muerto y más de 70 permanecen hospitalizadas, bajo diversos estados de gravedad según los últimos datos que ha actualizado el periódico argentino ‘El Día’, después de consumir cocaína presuntamente adulterada en una zona de la periferia de Buenos Aires, informaron este miércoles fuentes oficiales argentinas. De acuerdo con lo que informa la prensa argentina, el Ministerio de Salud de la provincia de Buenos Aires ha emitido una alerta … Continue reading ALERTA: La intoxicación por cocaína adulterada deja 20 muertos y 70 hospitalizados en Buenos Aires
Kabul | Jan 1, 2022 Around 3.5 million Afghans suffer from drug addiction and 2.3 million children face malnutrition, statistics that shine a light on the fragility of the country’s health system, which is compounded by an acute humanitarian crisis since the coming to power of the Taliban in August last year. The figures were published by Abdul Bari Omar, the deputy minister of public health in the Taliban government during a press conference Saturday. He said that each drug addict in Afghanistan consumed around $3-worth of narcotics each day. Omar said the government was reaching out to international donors to help confront the perilous situation. … Continue reading Drug addiction, child malnutrition highlight Afghanistan’s health crisis
SAN FRANCISCO | Dec 17, 2021 It’s a highly unusual move by a liberal mayor in one of the country’s most liberal cities. The mayor of San Francisco on Friday made a sharp break with the liberal conventions that have guided her city for decades, declaring a state of emergency in one of its most crime-infested neighborhoods. Mayor London Breed’s announcement came just days after she emphasized the need for the police to clean up what she has described as “nasty streets.” At a news conference at City Hall, steps away from where drug dealers openly peddle fentanyl and methamphetamines, she said, “We are in a … Continue reading San Francisco Mayor Declares State of Emergency to Fight City’s ‘Nasty Streets’
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