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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning Americans not to buy the liquid form of tianeptine, known as "gas station heroin", as some people have reported hospitalization and seizures after using it. Vice reported in more detail. FDA...
The once thriving downtown area of San Francisco is turning into a derelict area. Offices and marketplaces are closing, the streets have been taken over by the homeless and drug addicts, according to the DailyMail. Today, the once bustling Union Square and downtown San Francisco are a shadow of their former selves: rows of empty shops, rare people...
A 13-year-old California student was arrested after bringing fentanyl to school, which led to an overdose in a school employee, according to FoxNews. The Bakersfield Police Department responded to an incident at Chipman High School on September 9 after the school said…
Teenagers buy lethal drugs from strangers on social media—they don't even have to name the drug they're looking for. To do this, they use a special set of emoticons. The New York Post writes about it. According to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA),…
US Department of Security (DHS) agents tracked down drug smugglers and discovered a 1744-foot (540 m) tunnel from Tijuana to California. Details shared edition of the Daily Mail. Federal agents discovered a tunnel that ran from a home in the Mexican border city of Tijuana to a warehouse in…
Authorities said the 13-year-old, who was hospitalized Jan. 13 after apparent exposure to fentanyl at a Connecticut high school, died Jan. 15, NBC reported. Hartford police pointed to an accidental "proximity" and inadvertent "contact" with the teen's synthetic opioid fentanyl, and...
Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic and increased use of fentanyl, the US drug epidemic exploded with renewed vigor as Americans were isolated. Writes about this CNN. According to preliminary figures released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from May 2020 ...
Officially, a state law comes into force, de-criminalizing the use of heroin and other street drugs in small quantities, writes CNN. Oregon became the first state in the country to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. State Voters Approve Measure 110 ...
Oregon made history as the first state to decriminalize small amounts of heroin and other street drugs. More details were told by the Oregon Live edition. The overwhelming majority of voters supported this law. Almost final results showed that 59% supported decriminalization of drugs, 41% were against. ...