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There's a science-backed treatment for drug addiction that works — but it's...
The death toll from the opioids epidemic continues to soar.Experts say we already have a science-backed treatment that works: medication-assisted treatment, or MAT.The problem, however, is that very...
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The first drug for opioid withdrawal has gotten the green light — and it...
More than 63,000 Americans died of opioid drug overdoses last year, more than the number killed in car crashes.On Wednesday, the FDA approved the first drug designed to treat the symptoms of opioid...
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The conversation around Demi Lovato's relapse shows why the social stigma of...
Demi Lovato, who has been open about drug addiction, recently was reportedly rushed to a hospital for an apparent drug overdose.Demi's story isn't unique and calls into question the social stigma of...
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Ohio police chief died after overdosing on drugs he allegedly stole from his...
Kirkersville, Ohio Police Chief James Hughes Jr., 35, died of a fentanyl overdose in May.On Wednesday, investigators revealed that Hughes obtained the synthetic opioid from his department's evidence...
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People are coming to Ariana Grande's defense after receiving an avalanche of...
Rapper Mac Miller died Friday of an apparent overdose.People started taking to his ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande's Instagram, blaming the singer for his death.Comments on Grande's Instagram were turned...
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Most rehabs don't offer a science-backed treatment for drug addiction. A new...
To treat addiction to opioid painkillers like OxyContin and Vicodin, scientists say we should be using something called medication-assisted treatment, which involves giving patients access to...
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'Engineering overkill': A potent new drug '1,000 times stronger than...
The government's leading food and drug authority recently approved a potent new opioid called Dsuvia that dissolves under the tongue and can be taken without an IV.Several experts strongly opposed the...
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A woman was sexually assaulted as she lay dying, and her abuser was sentenced...
In February, Brian Varela, 20, sexually assaulted 18-year-old Alyssa Noceda as she was dying of an overdose.Before she died, Varela provided Noceda with fentanyl, Xanax, and concentrated THC, tests...
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Denver is trying again to open a site where people can use illegal drugs...
Denver is trying to become the first US city to open a supervised drug injection site in an attempt to reduce overdose deaths.If successful, the state could open a site for people to use heroin,...
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US life expectancy is experiencing its longest-running decline in 100 years,...
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that life expectancy in the US has dropped to 78.6 years in 2017, down from 78.7 in 2016. The is part of the longest running...
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6-year-old girl was rescued after posting photos of her dead father on social...
Authorities in southeast Michigan say a 6-year-old girl has been rescued from a home after posting photos on social media of her dead father and unconscious stepmother.Police in Mount Morris Township,...
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A Louisiana woman's toxicology report suggested she's the first person to...
Following the death of a 39-year-old New Orleans woman in February, people are wondering whether she overdosed on marijuana.In May, a coroner said that her toxicology report showed traces of THC, the...
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A 21-year-old died after drinking a protein shake with a caffeine supplement...
A young man in Australia died after drinking a protein shake with a caffeine supplement. At least two other caffeine overdose deaths have been traced to supplements. Many people enjoy a cup of coffee...
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A London teenager died after overdosing on ‘Calvin Klein,' a party drug...
A 17-year-old in London overdosed on "Calvin Klein," the slang name for a party drug that contains cocaine and ketamine.Cocaine and ketamine are both psychoactive drugs that can cause hallucinations...
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Fewer people died from drug overdoses last year, and it was the first decline...
Overdose deaths fell by five percent last year, the first time the number of deaths has gone down in almost three decades.However, overdose deaths still rose by 316 percent from 1999 to 2017.The...
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A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy died at the Kennedy family compound at...
A granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy was found dead at 22, The New York Times reported.Saoirse Kennedy Hill was the daughter of Paul Michael Hill and Courtney Kennedy Hill. She is the granddaughter of...
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What cocaine does to your body and brain
Whether it's snorted, smoked, or injected, cocaine enters the bloodstream and starts affecting the brain in a matter of seconds.Regular, heavy use can have extremely negative consequences, from...
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A California man was arrested for selling rapper Mac Miller counterfeit drugs...
Cameron James Pettit, 28, of Los Angeles, was arrested Wednesday on charges that he sold counterfeit opioid pills to Mac Miller, two days before the rapper died of an overdose.The 26-year-old rapper...
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Juice WRLD died of an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, autopsy...
Rapper Juice WRLD, whose real name is Jarad Higgins, died from an accidental overdose of oxycodone and codeine, according to an autopsy.The rapper died on December 8 at Chicago's Midway Airport after...
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A former 'Bachelorette' contestant who abruptly left Hannah B's season has...
Tyler Gwozdz, who was a contestant on season 15 of "The Bachelorette," has died, show producers announced on Thursday. Gwozdz, who was 29, is suspected to have died from an overdose, according to...
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