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VA Will Require Signed Consent for Antidepressants in Veterans Under 30 and Opioid-Benzodiazepine Combinations Starting in 2027

Starting in 2027, VA patients under 30 must sign consent before antidepressants, and anyone prescribed opioids with benzodiazepines will, too.

Medical Daily · Oct 3

St. Louis County Issues Public Health Alert After Nearly 200 Suspected Nonfatal Overdoses, with Many Near Jennings

St. Louis County issued an overdose alert after nearly 200 suspected nonfatal overdoses. What families should know about naloxone and warning signs.

Medical Daily · Sep 30

Counterfeit medicine trade: how online pharmacies are selling deadly fake painkillers across Europe

Deadly synthetic opioids disguised as legitimate painkillers are being sold online across Europe, as counterfeit medicines linked to multiple deaths in the Netherlands expose the dark side of e-commerce.

Euronews · Sep 29

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A 67-Year-Old Woman's Knee Pain Defied Opioids Because the Real Problem Was a Trapped Hernia in Her Pelvis

A woman's severe knee pain resisted rising opioid doses. Her knee X-ray was normal, but a CT scan found a trapped obturator hernia in her pelvis.

Medical Daily · Sep 25

Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use today

When many Australians think of heroin, they picture the steep increases in use and harms of the 1990s.

The Conversation · Sep 24

Hayden Panettiere's Death Ruled Accidental After Coroner Finds Fentanyl, Xanax, and Three Other Substances in Her System

A South Carolina coroner ruled Hayden Panettiere's death an accident caused by fentanyl and four other substances. Here is why mixing sedating drugs is so dangerous.

Medical Daily · Sep 24

New powerful synthetic opioids behind sharp rise in Scottish drug deaths

Eleven per cent increase in fatalities last year partly down to presence of nitazenes in Scotland’s illicit drug market

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

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Nitazenes Implicated in 76 Scottish Deaths in 2024 Are Turning Up in Counterfeit Pills from Europe to Louisiana

Nitazenes, implicated in 76 Scottish drug deaths, now appear in fake pills across Europe and the U.S. What families should know about the risk.

Medical Daily · Sep 22

Patients Hospitalized After Medetomidine-Laced Fentanyl Use Describe Extreme Sedation and Withdrawal That Standard Treatment Did Not Fully Ease

Patients hospitalized after medetomidine exposure describe extreme sedation and hard-to-treat withdrawal. Learn the warning signs and when to get help.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

A 310 Gram Stone Filled a 35-Year-Old Man's Bladder, and Opioid Use May Explain Why

A young man with opioid use disorder developed a 310-gram bladder stone and kidney damage, a link his doctors say has not been reported.

Medical Daily · Sep 8

Three Synthetic Kratom Opioids Are Now Schedule I While Concentrated 7-OH Products on Shelves Are Not

The DEA made three synthetic kratom opioids Schedule I. Concentrated 7-OH gummies and shots sold in gas stations are still not federally scheduled.

Medical Daily · Sep 2

Walmart Agrees to Pay $50 Million Over Allegations Its Pharmacies Filled Invalid Opioid Prescriptions

Walmart has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve federal allegations that its pharmacies illegally filled thousands of invalid prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, ending a major federal case that dates back nearly six years.

The Free Financial Advisor · Aug 31

A Nurse Practitioner to Star Athletes Paid $1.4 Million and Lost Her Prescribing Registration Without Criminal Charges

Federal filings allege a nurse practitioner prescribed 260,000 controlled substance pills across 20-plus states. She settled a civil case and lost her DEA registration.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

Company behind Greta bus crash sentenced after 'recruiting man addicted to opioids'

Linq Buslines and its two directors were fined for breaching heavy vehicle laws.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 26

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Times Life · Aug 21

How Cone Snail Venom Became a Powerful Painkiller: The Ocean Toxin That Changed Medicine

A Shell That Can Kill YouPick up a cone snail on a beach and it will not wait. The animal fires a hollow, harpoon-like tooth called a radula through its flesh, through yours, and injects venom in under a second. There is no antidote. In documented fatalities, death from respiratory…

The Conversation · Aug 3

Pain and the struggle for relief: How fear influences patient access to medical opioids

If you are in severe pain and struggling to get opioid medication in Indonesia, you are not alone.

Medical Daily · Jul 23

Heat and Drug Use Are a Dangerous Combination. What Chicago Documented Could Happen in Any City This Summer

Chicago saw a 40% opioid overdose spike during a 95-degree heat wave in June 2025. Extreme heat makes drugs far more dangerous, and peak summer temperatures are still ahead.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2

From birth until death: how the ethnicity pain gap follows people through life

Patients from minority ethnic backgrounds often have to demonstrate higher levels of pain, only to receive less effective treatment

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Medical Daily · Jun 30

Naloxone Access Remains Low Among People Most Likely to Witness an Overdose — Here's How to Get It Right Now

Most Americans who could witness an overdose don't own naloxone. It's OTC at pharmacies. Many states give it free. Here's how to get it, store it, and use it in 2026.

Euronews · Jun 18

Synthetic opioids: can Europe keep up with a new drug created every week?

Fifty new drugs were detected across Europe in 2025 alone, many of them highly potent synthetic opioids. Can the EU’s drugs strategy keep pace with an increasingly dangerous and fast-moving drug landscape?

The Guardian - US · Jun 14

Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds

Medications that target depression, anxiety and poor sleep could help treat pain without opioids’ addictive properties

Louder · Jun 12

"I met God when I was high on opioids! It was a spectacular moment of realisation." Garbage's Shirley Manson on love, grief, and that beachball incident

Garbage and Skunk Anansie embark on a co-headlining UK tour next week

International Business Times UK · Jun 11

More Than 50,000 Fake Pills Laced With Deadly Opioids Seized Across Europe Amid Overdose Fears

Over 50,000 counterfeit opioid tablets were seized in Europe in 2024, highlighting a growing crisis. Authorities warn these pills, often disguised as legitimate medications, pose significant health risks.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 10

Europe faces growing threat from synthetic opioids and new drugs, report warns

Highly potent synthetic opioids are spreading through Europe's fast-changing drug market, linked to hundreds of deaths as traffickers shift to smaller ports and new smuggling methods, the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) has warned.

Euronews · Jun 9

New health risks emerge as Europe’s drug market grows more complex, EU agency warns

Europe’s drug market is growing more complex, with potent opioids, stronger cannabis and new substances raising health risks, the EU agency warns.

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