fentanyl
This Couple Died by Suicide After the DEA Shut Down Their Pain Doctor
“There are millions of chronic pain patients suffering just like me," Danny Elliott wrote before ending his life. "Nobody cares."
Scientists Are Making a Fentanyl Vaccine. It Won’t Solve the Overdose Crisis.
The vaccine would block people from feeling high from fentanyl.
How to Reverse an Overdose From Tranq, the Lethal Drug Spreading in the US
Narcan still works for tranq, a cocktail of fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer xylazine. Oxygen tanks can help, too.
Cities Are Teaching Drug Users How to Shoot Up Properly
Injecting drugs properly has only become more important as overdoses reach record highs and drugs like tranq continue to spread across the U.S.
A Horrifying Drug Called ‘Tranq Dope’ Is Spreading in the US
The animal tranquilizer xylazine, which has been linked to severe wounds and amputations, has been detected in nearly 40 states.
US Takes Down European Websites Blamed for Selling Fentanyl
The reported owners of British and Dutch dark web markets accused of making millions of dollars by selling opioids have been sanctioned by US authorities.
Surprise: Exactly Zero Kids Got ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’ in Their Halloween Candy
Police agencies across the country hyped the threat of colorful synthetic opioid pills to the point that it's becoming a punchline.
The GOP Is Manufacturing a Moral Panic Over Fentanyl Smuggling
Republican politicians can’t stop blaming President Biden’s “open border” for fentanyl overdoses. But the rhetoric ignores basic facts.
Matt Gaetz Knows Americans Love Cocaine
“People in the United States like using cocaine. They seek it out,” GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz said, adding that he doesn’t think fentanyl is “a good time.”
Republicans Want to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction.’ That’s a Terrible Idea.
Republicans and some Democrats are pressuring Biden to classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Experts say it will exacerbate the war on drugs.
Cops Are Now Freaking Out About ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’
Law enforcement officials are warning that so-called “rainbow fentanyl” is targeting children. That’s almost certainly not true.
China’s Suspected Fentanyl King Claims He’s Being Framed by Pepsi, Coke
A CEO accused of suppling drug traffickers with chemicals to make fentanyl blames an American journalist—and Big Soda—for his U.S. indictment.