Articles tagged “fentanyl”

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Medical emergency response symbols with warning indicators, veterinary tranquilizer elements, and harm reduction tools in warm editorial illustration style

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CDC and White House Issue Rare Health Alert as 'Rhino Tranq' Sedative Spreads Through Fentanyl Supply

Federal health officials warn about medetomidine, a veterinary tranquilizer increasingly mixed with illicit fentanyl, causing complex withdrawal syndromes and complicating overdose responses

April 14, 202611 min read

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U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Drop Sharply Even as New Synthetic Drugs Emerge

NPR analysis reveals sustained decline in overdose mortality since August 2023 peak, marking longest decrease in four decades despite emergence of more potent street drugs

April 14, 20269 min read

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