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OD Deaths Decline in U.S., Driven By Drop In Opioid Fatalities

FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2025 – America’s opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says. Drug overdose deaths (OD) decreased b...

1999 to 2021 Saw Rise in Methamphetamine-Related Mortality

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – From 1999 to 2021, methamphetamine-related mortality surged dramatically, with a significant rise in heroin and synthetic opioid coinvolvement, according to a study...

More of America's Pets Are Overdosing on Stray Coke, Meth

MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2024 – Hundreds of beloved pet dogs and cats were reported as being unintentionally poisoned by cocaine and methamphetamine left out in their owners' homes, new data from one U.S....

Urine Drug Test Concentrations Up for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine

TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – Absolute concentrations of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine in urine specimens increased from 2013 to 2023, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAMA ...

Most U.S. Psychiatric Hospitalizations Do Not Involve Substances

MONDAY, Aug. 26, 2024 – Most psychiatric hospitalizations do not involve substances, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Susan L. Calcaterra, M.D., ...

Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

MONDAY, June 10, 2024 — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder. Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising r...

FDA Medwatch Alert: Stimulant Medications used in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review

Products involved include: Focalin, Focalin XR (dexmethylphenidate HCl ); Dexedrine, Dexedrine Spansules, Dextroamphetamine ER, Dextrostat (dextroamphetamine sulfate); Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine...

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