2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn MoreLa mezcla de un tranquilizante veterinario y fentanilo es una ‘amenaza emergente’, advierten las autoridades
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de EE. UU. intensifican los esfuerzos por acabar con el uso ilícito de un tranquilizante de uso veterinario, la xilacina, que puede provocar unos efectos secundarios dolorosos y letale…
Learn MoreMix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an ‘Emerging Threat,’ U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans. The drug, when mixed with the opioid…
Learn MoreMix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an ‘Emerging Threat,’ U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans.The drug, when mixed with the opioid …
Learn MoreAdvierten a los viajeros de EE. UU. sobre pastillas falsas con fentanilo en farmacias de México
LUNES, 20 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ¿Piensa viajar a México? Tenga cuidado cuando compre medicamentos allí, advierte el Departamento de Estado de EE. UU.La advertencia fue publicada como respuesta a preocupaciones sobre pastillas falsas que…
Learn MoreU.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Travelers should use caution when buying medications in Mexico, according to the U.S. State Department.The warning was issued in response to concerns about counterfeit pills containing fentanyl being sold at …
Learn MoreU.S. Travelers Warned About Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Mexico Pharmacies
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Traveling in Mexico? Use caution when buying medications there, cautions the U.S. State Department.The warning was issued in response to concerns about counterfeit pills containing fentanyl being sold at phar…
Learn MoreOpioids Cause Half of All Poisonings in U.S. Kids Age 5 and Younger
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Opioids pose the greatest poison risk to children in the United States, accounting for more than half of poisoning deaths in infants and toddlers, a new study reports.About 52% of poisoning deaths of childr…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Involving Meth Are Skyrocketing, Fentanyl a Big Factor
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths from methamphetamine among Americans increased 50-fold between 1999 and 2021, a chilling new study reports.Most of these deaths also involved heroin or fentanyl, according to researchers.”The staggerin…
Learn MoreLos turistas de EE. UU. están comprando pastillas falsas que contienen fentanilo en el norte de México
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores han descubierto unas evidencias revolucionarias de que las farmacias en las áreas turísticas del norte de México están vendiendo pastillas falsas que contienen fentanilo, heroína y me…
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