Fentanyl
The Heroin Overdose Wave Continues...
WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has reported another overdose from the fentanyl-laced heroin batch that is ravaging drug injecting communities in cities around the nation.
Overdose Deaths Outpacing Homicides in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia News reported Monday that despite the city having seen one of its deadliest weekends, drug overdoses, particularly from a batch of heroin laced with the even more powerful opiate fentanyl are claiming even more lives.
Pain Management: FDA to Tighten Regulation of Extended-Release and Patch Opioid Meds
The FDA is moving to tighten prescribing rules for extended-release and patch opioid pain medications. That means it could be harder for patients to obtain drugs like OxyContin and Duragesic, but it's not a done deal yet.
Public Health: DEA Puts Fentanyl OD Death Toll at More Than a Thousand
The death toll from a deadly combination of heroin and fentanyl rose all through last year. Now, the DEA says more than a thousand people died.
It Was the Worst of Times: Drug Reform Defeats, Downers, and Disappointments in 2006
As 2006 comes to a close, we look back at the year's biggest drug reform defeats, disappointments, and downers.
Harm Reduction: Experts Call for Urgent Action as Fentanyl-Related Overdose Death Toll Climbs
More than 120 medical experts, public health departments, and drug user advocacy groups have signed on to a letter urging Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt to take aggressive action to stem a wave of fatal overdoses related to heroin cut with the synthetic opiate fentanyl.