Addiction

10 Prescription drugs shown to significantly increase suicide risk in new study

10 Prescription drugs shown to significantly increase suicide risk in new study

Vicodin, Valium, Xanax and Prednisone among those most widely used and all have a high correlation with suicide. Read more from UChicago Medicine report… A review of 922 prescription medications taken by almost 150 million people over an 11-year period shows that just 10 of these drugs were associated with an increased rate of suicide attempts. …

DEA warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ used to target young people

DEA warns of ‘rainbow fentanyl’ used to target young people

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said it has observed an “alarming” trend of brightly-colored fentanyl made to look like candy that is being used to attract children and young people. The agency said its law enforcement partners began seizing brightly colored “rainbow fentanyl” earlier this month. This new form of fentanyl has been seized in …

Facts About Fentanyl

Facts About Fentanyl

Did you know that fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, is 80-100 times stronger than morphine? This powerful and dangerous drug is often mixed in with other drugs like heroin or fake prescription pills.  Many users believe that they are purchasing heroin and actually don’t know that they are purchasing fentanyl – which often results in overdose deaths. …

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

Facts About Counterfeit Pills  Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills to deceive the American public.  Counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, often contain fentanyl or methamphetamine, and can be deadly.  Fake prescription pills are easily accessible and often sold on social media and e-commerce …

McKinsey & Co. apologizing for role in opioid crisis

McKinsey & Co. apologizing for role in opioid crisis

  The opioid crisis has ravaged America… and in many cases destroyed lives to fill the pockets of the fat-cat drug manufacturers. Consultancy giant McKinsey & Co. is now apologizing for its role in the opioid crisis after The New York Times revealed its proposed 2017 plan to “turbocharge” OxyContin sales by giving distributors rebates for overdoses. Link to Full …