VANCOUVER — Illicit drug overdoses claimed 1,422 lives in British Columbia last year, setting a new threshold for the crisis that has been fuelled by the powerful opioid fentanyl. The… Read More

Illicit drug addiction is a chronic illness which can affect almost anyone. It could be a parent, a spouse, a teen, or even a child. However, the ones who are fastest drawn to the addiction… Read More

Cheap and Accurate Fentanyl Test Strips May Save LivesResearchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have been researching if inexpensive and accurate fentanyl test strips ca… Read More

FRIDAY, Oct. 27, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Extremely robust artificial opioids, equivalent to fentanyl or carfentanil, have been immediately liable for… Read More

The Benefits and Dangers of Drug Replacement Therapy For opiate addicts, the painful physical withdrawal is a huge obstacle to getting and staying clean. During the detox process, many opiat… Read More

Fentanyl Fueling Deaths in MarylandAs Maryland officials review and finalize the public health stats from 2017, there has been a positive reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions writ… Read More

A reminder to those who dismiss the use of opioids for pain as unneeded, while ignoring that all those stories of people "addicted" after their docs gave them a mild narcotic for pain were p… Read More

"Interdiction is critically important to increase the cost and reduce accessibility of opioids," write former Centers for Disease Control chief Thomas R. Frieden and Brandeis University's… Read More

Fentanyl Addiction Perpetuating High Overdose Rates With the sudden death of American pop star Prince, fentanyl addiction has become a sudden concern for the recovery community. But, this de… Read More