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British Columbia Politics · British Columbia

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

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British Columbia’s rights watchdog has criticized the province for stigmatizing people who use drugs, calling it a violation of their human rights to treat their health issues as “moral failings.”See the Story

Fentanyl · California

Eric Kay May Have Used His Angels Email Account to Buy Illicit Pills Online Prior to the Death of Tyler Skaggs

86% Center coverage: 7 sources

Los Angeles Angels’ communications staffer Eric Kay appears to have used his team email account to carry out illicit online purchases of opioids prior to providing Tyler Skaggs with a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl that led to the pitcher’s 2019 death, according to evidence shown to jurors on Monday, Nov. 10 as a wrongful death trial against the ball club entered a fifth week of testimony. The series of emails from Kay’s Angels email accou…See the Story

Kratom · California

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

100% Center coverage: 6 sources

Los Angeles County health officials are inspecting smoke shops, convenience stores and gas stations for kratom and 7-OH products that can be addictive as opioids and are illegal, and must be removed from the shelves, the county reported. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) this week began cracking down on the sale of these products that are illegal dietary supplements and are being used as substitutes for opioid drugs, such …See the Story

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

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Scientists Discover a Natural, Non-Addictive Way To Block Pain That Could Replace Opioids

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Scientists have discovered that the body can naturally dull pain through its own localized “benzodiazepine-like” peptides. A groundbreaking study led by a University of Leeds scientist has unveiled new insights into how the body manages pain, offering a potential path toward treating long-term pain without relying on addictive opioids. Professor Nikita Gamper, from the School [...]Opioids · England Read Article

Crack and Cocaine Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs – Worrying Developments in Synthetic Opioids

On November 13th, hundreds of drug counseling centers across Germany will participate in the annual action day organized by the German Center for Addiction Issues. The organization is concerned not only about the widespread funding of municipal counseling centers, but also about the increasing use of fentanyl and crack cocaine.Opioids · Germany Read Article

Medicare Policy Will Deny Coverage for Medically Necessary Treatments for Debilitating Pain and Potentially Increase Opioid Use, Misuse

Millions of chronic pain patients may be forced to turn to opioids or less effective treatments for their conditions, at a time when the opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of Americans at an alarming rate. A newly proposed Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) policy aims to deny those suffering from chronic pain, coverage and access to peripheral nerve blocks (PNB) - a minimally invasive and historically effective, non-opioid tre…Opioids · United States See the Story

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Analysis confirms over-the-counter medications outperform opioids for both sexes.Opioids Read Article

Legalize marijuana to ease the opioid crisis

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We also found that states that legalized recreational marijuana earliest (for example, in the early 2000s) experience larger decreases in opioid deaths.Marijuana · United States See the Story

Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use

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Garda Commissioner also concerned about synthetic opioids fentanyl and ‘more dangerous than heroin’ nitazenesOpioids · Dublin Read Article

Co-Care research study brings substance use support to Winding Waters patients in Enterprise

ENTERPRISE – (Release from the Oregon Rural Practice-based Research Network) Winding Waters is taking part in a national study called Co-Care to understand how to best help patients who use alcohol or other substances (such as opioids or stimulants). This study is supporting primary care providers and their patients with a team that includes nurse care managers and health coaches to see if this can lower patients’ use of alcohol and other substa…Opioids · Enterprise Read Article

Smartphone use driving surge in addiction, says expert

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The Head of Addiction Services at St John of God Hospital has warned that shopping, video gaming and gambling are part of a surge in behavioural addiction in Ireland, and that the problem is "all predicated on the smartphone".Shopping See the Story

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Eric Kay May Have Used His Angels Email Account to Buy Illicit Pills Online Prior to the Death of Tyler Skaggs

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Scientists Discover a Natural, Non-Addictive Way To Block Pain That Could Replace Opioids

Crack and Cocaine Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs – Worrying Developments in Synthetic Opioids

Medicare Policy Will Deny Coverage for Medically Necessary Treatments for Debilitating Pain and Potentially Increase Opioid Use, Misuse

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Legalize marijuana to ease the opioid crisis

Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use

Co-Care research study brings substance use support to Winding Waters patients in Enterprise

Smartphone use driving surge in addiction, says expert

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Scientists Discover a Natural, Non-Addictive Way To Block Pain That Could Replace Opioids

Crack and Cocaine Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs – Worrying Developments in Synthetic Opioids

Medicare Policy Will Deny Coverage for Medically Necessary Treatments for Debilitating Pain and Potentially Increase Opioid Use, Misuse

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Legalize marijuana to ease the opioid crisis

Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use

Co-Care research study brings substance use support to Winding Waters patients in Enterprise

Smartphone use driving surge in addiction, says expert

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Eric Kay May Have Used His Angels Email Account to Buy Illicit Pills Online Prior to the Death of Tyler Skaggs

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Scientists Discover a Natural, Non-Addictive Way To Block Pain That Could Replace Opioids

Crack and Cocaine Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs – Worrying Developments in Synthetic Opioids

Medicare Policy Will Deny Coverage for Medically Necessary Treatments for Debilitating Pain and Potentially Increase Opioid Use, Misuse

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Legalize marijuana to ease the opioid crisis

Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use

Co-Care research study brings substance use support to Winding Waters patients in Enterprise

Smartphone use driving surge in addiction, says expert

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

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B.C. Human Rights Commissioner says stigmatizing drug use is a violation

Scientists Discover a Natural, Non-Addictive Way To Block Pain That Could Replace Opioids

Crack and Cocaine Are the Most Commonly Used Drugs – Worrying Developments in Synthetic Opioids

Medicare Policy Will Deny Coverage for Medically Necessary Treatments for Debilitating Pain and Potentially Increase Opioid Use, Misuse

Non-Prescription Pain Meds Work Equally Well for Men and Women After Tooth Extraction

Legalize marijuana to ease the opioid crisis

Drug-driving surging due to ‘really concerning’ rates of cocaine use

Co-Care research study brings substance use support to Winding Waters patients in Enterprise

Smartphone use driving surge in addiction, says expert

LA County Public Health urges removal of illegal kratom, 7-OH products from shelves to end overdose risk

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