‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: The rising threat of synthetic opioids
New synthetic opioids (NSOs) are one of the fastest-growing groups of new psychoactive substances around the world ...
FDA approves new pain medication as an alternative to opioids: What to know about Journavx
The FDA on Thursday approved a new class of pain medication that provides an alternative to opioids. It will be sold under ...
FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years
A new pain relief drug, suzetrigine, is a prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose. It will ...
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Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can be prescribed in formal medical settings to relieve severe pain and treat breakthrough pain when ...
New tariffs to tackle the fentanyl crisis; All you need to know about the fentanyl toxicity
Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, citing the fentanyl crisis as a significant issue exacerbating ...
FDA approves new type of non-opioid pain medication
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Journavx (suzetrigine) oral tablets on Thursday as a first-in-class ...
Opiate War: US-China In A Fearsome Fentanyl Fight
The British forces inflicted a series of military defeats on the Chinese until 1842, when the war was ended with the Treaty ...
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‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
Many of these “new” synthetic opioids have, in fact ... as pain-relieving analgesics, although they were never approved for medical use. The most common NSO in the illegal drug market ...
FDA approves new medication as alternative to opioids for pain treatment
It was given to people who had acute surgical pain from either abdominoplasty, also known as a tummy tuck, or bunion surgery.