Gray death is the name given to a new street drug that began showing up in certain regions at the end of 2016 and early 2017. It contains a blend of opioid substances (such as heroin, fentanyl, and U-47700, or “Pink”). Combinations vary between samples and are typically so strong that they can cause immediate death by overdose—not only among …

DMT is a hallucinogenic tryptamine drug that occurs naturally in various plants, such as Psychotria viridis or Chacruna. Some people call it the “spirit molecule” due to the intense psychedelic experience. Although less familiar than other psychedelics such as LSD or magic mushrooms, N,N-Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) produces a brief but intense visual and auditory hallucinogenic experience. DMT is a Schedule I …

The drug cocktail that can contain ketamine, ecstasy, meth and crack has grown in popularity in recent years. What is pink cocaine?Pink cocaine is a cocktail of drugs that usually does not include cocaine. The mixture, which owes its colour to the addition of food dye and sometimes strawberry flavouring, usually contains at least one stimulant drug and one depressant. …

October 4, 2024 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has seen an increase in illegal online pharmacies selling and shipping counterfeit pills made with fentanyl and methamphetamine to unsuspecting customers in the United States who believe they are purchasing real pharmaceutical drugs such as Oxycodone, Adderall, Xanax, and other drugs from legitimate pharmacies. As Americans increasingly turn to online pharmacies …

Adults with opioid use disorder who receive a higher daily dose of the opioid addiction treatment medication buprenorphine may have a lower risk of subsequent emergency department visits or use of inpatient services related to behavioral health (such as for mental health and substance use disorders) than adults receiving the recommended dose, according to an analysis funded by the National …

A new look into addiction treatment availability in the U.S. criminal justice system reveals that fewer than half (43.8%) of 1,028 jails surveyed across the nation offered any form of medication for opioid use disorder, and only 12.8% made these available to anyone with the disorder. With two-thirds of people who are incarcerated in U.S. jails experiencing a substance use …

As fake pills send teen overdose deaths skyrocketing, these high schoolers are filling an information void with films and peer-to-peer education Eli Myers was only 15 when his close friend and classmate Chloe Kreutzer died from taking a counterfeit Percocet pill filled with fentanyl. Initially, he said, the response from officials at his Los Angeles high school was stony silence. …

Research challenges idea that vaping could be healthier alternative to smoking, say authors of research Vaping damages young people’s lungs as much as smoking, according to research that has prompted fresh debate over the health risks of e-cigarettes. The study compared vapers and smokers in a strenuous exercise test and found both groups emerged as being less fit and much …

Yubo, previously known as Yellow, is a social media app that has been gaining popularity in recent years, allowing users to create live video streams and chat with others. It is marketed as a “Tinder-style” social networking app, but unfortunately, it has become a popular platform for explicit content, including sexual content and cyberbullying. Beyond content, the app has a …

The rate at which young Americans are ending up in hospital ICUs after using fake Oxycontin pills spiked with fentanyl is soaring, especially in the U.S. West, a new report warns. Medical toxicology data from one unnamed hospital in the western U.S. found the number of cases involving overdoses involving fake “M-30” Oxycontin pills rose from just three in 2017 …