Eutylone, a new drug that authorities in Florida describe as a synthetic psychoactive bath salt, has begun to spread across the state. The drug has caused overdose deaths in Maryland’s Eastern Shore and Florida. The overdose deaths linked to eutylone usually involve an adulterant such as fentanyl or cocaine. Eutylone As A Bait-And-Switch Drug Eutylone
An article in the Guardian found that Youtube’s algorithm fails regarding appropriate content. The researchers explored YouTube Kids, an app for youngsters first created in 2015. The app bills itself as a safer alternative for kids, especially those under 13. Content is promoted to more than one age group. There is a section for kids
For many people seeking to get sober, recovery can be fragile in the first weeks and months. While Medicaid often pays for inpatient treatment for indigent people, the logistics surrounding getting to and from a facility may be muddied. The same can be true for outpatient treatment. For this reason, New York is considering new
You can get a COVID or flu shot from your pharmacist, so why not offer more medications at the local counter? For example, in Missouri, a law that is being considered would offer dramatically more access to naltrexone hydrochloride, brand name Vivitrol. What is Naltrexone Hydrochloride? Naltrexone hydrochloride is a medication approved by the Food
Drug use has dried up in some areas and escalated in others in the pandemic. However, for teens in rural destinations like Vermont and Montana, drug use has managed to climb during the pandemic. For example, according to the Vermont Department of Health, nearly 14 percent of teens in Vermont used illicit drugs in the
In 2020, over 10,000 California residents died of overdose with opioids in their system. Many more people ended up in the hospital emergency experiencing overdose. In the past, people with opioid use disorder ended up in the ER and were stabilized discharged without much of an action plan. Today, a new initiative in the state
Earlier this month, four comedians in Los Angeles were recreationally using cocaine at a house get-together. What they thought was going to be partying soon turned into a nightmare. The drug, laced with fentanyl, caused all of these talented people to overdose. Cocaine, like heroin and other drugs, is now a drug that is increasingly
What does it take to motivate somebody to stay sober or try to get sober in the first place? One program in California thinks that they can sway some people with substance use disorder to remain sober – by promising them money. And while they’re slowly accumulating a balance (they have to withdraw it all
As anyone in the addiction community can tell you, drug overdoses were devastatingly common during the pandemic. Anecdotally, people were relapsing in numbers. Many people in sober housing situations and treatment centers were left on their own in the early days of the pandemic. Sadly, this led to many overdoses and deaths. Now, the numbers
The Biden administration announced today that they are expanding access to Medication-Assisted Treatment drug Suboxone, also known as Buprenorphine. Expanding access means that doctors will administer the medications to patients who need them, even in the emergency room. What Does Suboxone Treat? Suboxone is usually taken as a tablet or film daily. The drug, also
