Tag: Opioids
Nearly 2 million Americans are using kratom yearly, but it is...
C. Michael White, University of Connecticut
The herbal substance kratom, derived from the leaves of a Southeast Asian tree,...
Dozens of US adolescents are dying from drug overdoses every month...
Ty Schepis, Texas State University
Drug overdose deaths in the United States continue to rise.
Overdoses...
What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge...
Kavita Babu, UMass Chan Medical School
Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax...
Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users...
Jordan Hyatt, Drexel University; Jannet van der Veen, Drexel University; Synøve Nygaard Andersen, University of Oslo, and Tony Joakim Ananiassen Sandset, University...
Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Demon Copperhead’ and the enduring devastation of the opioid crisis
William Nash, Middlebury
Barbara Kingsolver’s literary honors range from the National Book Prize of South Africa to the PEN/Faulkner...
What is xylazine? A medical toxicologist explains how it increases overdose...
Kavita Babu, UMass Chan Medical School
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning on Mar. 21, 2023, about...
Can eating poppy seeds affect drug test results? An addiction and...
Gary Reisfield, University of Florida
The U.S. Defense Department issued a memo on Feb. 17, 2023, warning service members...
Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid...
Benjamin Land, University of Washington
Drug overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise in the U.S. as a result...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
