Increased injection drug use has led to a spike in cases of the life-threatening heart condition endocarditis, with cases rapidly accelerating since the onset of Covid-19. The increased case count is one of the lesser-known side effects of the deadly addiction epidemic. But patients with endocarditis, an inflammation of the heart lining caused by infection, […]
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A new threat has emerged in the United States’ illicit drug supply: an animal tranquilizer called xylazine. The drug is showing up in synthetic opioids, particularly fentanyl, leading to more overdoses and alarming side effects, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control. While most jurisdictions don’t routinely test for xylazine in postmortem toxicology, the
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As the fentanyl crisis spreads across the United States, an Oregon doctor shared more about the state’s rise in fentanyl overdose deaths and how naloxone can stop it. Substance use disorder specialist, Dr. Bradley Buchheit of Oregon Health & Science University, described concerns of fentanyl use among adolescents. “In adolescents, it
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Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is a tree native to Southeast Asia. The leaves contain a chemical called mitragynine, which works like opioids such as morphine. Kratom has pain-relieving effects like opioid drugs. It also has many of the same serious safety concerns as other opioids. People commonly use kratom for withdrawal from heroin, morphine, and other
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Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. It is a major contributor to fatal and nonfatal overdoses in the U.S. There are two types of fentanyl: pharmaceutical fentanyl and illicitly manufactured fentanyl. Both are considered synthetic opioids. Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by
According to multiple research works, approximately 3.8 percent of the world population, i.e., approximately 284 million people suffer from anxiety disorders. Directed by Blair Foster, “Take Your Pills: Xanax,” the 2022 Netflix Documentary talks about how people in the United States of America try to escape the anxiety trap and the kind of implications their
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Directed by Blair Forester and edited by Brian Anton, Russell Greene and Aleks Gezentsvey, Take Your Pills Xanax premiered on Netflix on November 30, 2022 with a runtime of 90 minutes. Adding to the repertoire of Netflix documentaries, this particular release investigates the effects of Xanax, a widely produced, and consumed anti-anxiety medication by the
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Study details premature deaths after excessive alcohol use pre-pandemic, especially in the young. One out of every eight deaths in Americans ages 20 to 64 resulted from drinking too much alcohol, according to a U.S. population-based study. Nationally, 12.9% of total deaths per year among adults in this age group were attributed to excessive alcohol
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Withdrawal is a constellation of aversive symptoms—ranging from anxiety, tremors (“the shakes”), and nausea to hallucinations and frank seizures—brought on by the sudden stoppage or dosage drop of long-term drug use. It is the clinical manifestation of abrupt cessation of a substance of abuse. Symptoms vary in severity and duration depending on the substance, how
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Matthew Perry’s interview with Diane Sawyer Friday night generated plenty of headlines, with the actor revealing the depths of his drug addiction that nearly cost him his life. Titled Matthew Perry – the Diane Sawyer Interview, the hour-long special was one of Perry’s first in-depth interviews since he announced that he was releasing a memoir
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