First Murder Conviction for Fentanyl Dealer Delivered in California
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A fentanyl dealer has been found guilty of second-degree murder in what authorities believe is the first-ever murder conviction for dealing the dangerous drug.The conviction happened in Placer County, Calif.,…
Learn MoreXylazine Increasingly ID’d in Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2022, there was a considerable increase in illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF)-involved overdose deaths with xylazine detected, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S….
Learn MoreCDC: 2018 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2021, there was an increase in the age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine, from 0.03 to 1.06 per 100,000 standard population, according to a June Vital Statistics Rapid Rele…
Learn MoreLas lesbianas y los gais sufren más problemas de salud mental y uso de drogas, según una encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las lesbianas, los gais y los bisexuales experimentan más problemas de salud mental y uso de sustancias que sus pares heterosexuales, señalan unos investigadores. Según un nuevo informe del gobierno q…
Learn MoreLesbians, Gays Suffer More Mental Health Issues, Drug Use Problems: Survey
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lesbians, gays and bisexuals are experiencing more mental health and substance use issues than their heterosexual peers, researchers say.According to a new government report released Tuesday, this includes …
Learn More2018 to 2021 Saw Rise of Non-LSD Hallucinogen Use in U.S. Young Adults
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Past-year use of non-lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) hallucinogens was twice as high in 2021 as in 2018 among U.S. young adults, according to a study published online June 7 in Addiction.Katherine M. Keyes, …
Learn MoreEl uso de alucinógenos, como los hongos y el PCP, se duplicó entre los adultos jóvenes en unos años: estudio
VIERNES, 9 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos jóvenes de EE. UU. han duplicado su uso de alucinógenos que no son LSD en apenas unos años, advierte un informe reciente. Los investigadores encontraron que entre 2018 y 2021, los adultos de …
Learn MoreYoung Adults’ Use of Hallucinogens Like Mushrooms, PCP Doubled in a Few Years: Study
FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young American adults have doubled their use of non-LSD hallucinogens in just a few years, a new report warns. Researchers found that between 2018 and 2021, U.S. adults aged 19 to 30 increased their use of mesc…
Learn MoreEl uso ilícito de la ketamina continúa en aumento en EE. UU.
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las incautaciones de ketamina ilícita llevadas a cabo por agentes de control de drogas se han disparado por todo Estados Unidos, al aumentar en un 349 por ciento de 2017 a 2022, encuentra un nuevo estu…
Learn More2017 to 2022 Saw Increase in Seizures of Illicit Ketamine
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017 to 2022, the number of seizures of illicit ketamine and weight of ketamine seized increased, according to a study published online May 24 in JAMA Psychiatry.Joseph J. Palamar, Ph.D., M.P.H., from th…
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