Pennsylvania State

Luzerne County, PA

Crete, NE

The Mirror US

Billy Booth, 74, was found dead inside his Crete home with self-inflicted gunshot wounds and reportedly had a history of disputes with his Hispanic neighbors going back to 2021

Nebraska man shoots 7 neighbors, including 4 kids, after telling them ‘go back to where you came from’

New York State

A new street drug labeled "Super Mario" containing a synthetic opioid that's 100 times stronger than fentanyl has hit New York. The state's health department issued a public health alert on Friday after two samples from the "Super Mario" bags tested positive for a combination of fentanyl, a veterinary sedative called xylazine, and trace amounts of heroin and carfentanil, another a veterinary tranquilizing drug used for elephants and other large mammals.

'Super Mario' street drug bags with compound 100 times stronger than fentanyl detected in this state

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – A leading medical group has called for decriminalizing personal use of a synthetic opioid used for treatment of opioid addiction without a prescription.
                The American Medical Association took a fresh stance on buprenorphine, a prescription synthetic opioid used to treat pain and opioid use disorders, during its annual meeting.
                The American Medical Association, a professional association and lobbying group for physicians and medical students, adopted the...

Medical group backs decriminalization of opioid for addiction treatment

NBC News

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent spate of deadly overdoses throughout the Midwest and Northeast. It dramatically slows down breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and decreases activity in the brain and spinal cord. It’s not meant for use in people.

A dangerous new animal sedative is making its way into the illegal drug supply

Imagine waking up from surgery feeling refreshed, with minimal side effects. As reported by Phys.org, hospitals in the Philadelphia area are making that a reality by phasing out problematic anesthesia options that also happen to be planet-warming gases as part of a broader effort to reduce their carbon footprint. Desflurane,...

Major hospitals phase out anesthetic drug once favored by doctors: 'We haven't looked back'

rolling out

Experimenting with substances at social gatherings can seem like a rite of passage for some. However, when it comes to cocaine, the stakes are alarmingly high. This powerful stimulant may appear harmless or even glamorous in party settings, but the reality is starkly different. Cocaine poses serious risks that can lead to immediate and long-term consequences. Understanding these dangers is crucial for anyone considering its use, especially in social environments.

Why cocaine is dangerous to experiment with at a party

A pharmacist who admitted to selling drugs without a prescription for his own financial gain has received a suspended sentence. In April, Gerard Cullinan, of Hillside Crescent in Belfast, pleaded guilty on behalf of his company Castlereagh Pharmacy Ltd to selling or supplying painkiller co-codamol and opioid fentanyl without a prescription between January 2017 and June 2020.

Pharmacist sold drugs without prescription

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

New York City, NY

The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

USA TODAY

Fentanyl deaths in the U.S. was mentioned in the June 27 CNN Presidential Debate. Here's how many Americans died from the illegal drug in 2023.

How many people in the U.S. died from fentanyl in 2023?

UPI News

An experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results  to treat methamphetamine use disorder, UCLA researchers report.

Two-drug therapy shows promise in treating meth addiction

Alcoholic insanity is an outdated term to describe alcohol-related psychosis, a rare condition in which alcohol use disorder, acute alcohol intoxication, and alcohol withdrawal can cause symptoms of psychosis. Current research recognizes alcohol-related hallucinations, delusions, and delirium tremens, which are severe alcohol withdrawal symptoms, as symptoms of alcohol-related psychosis. Healthcare...

What to know about alcoholic insanity

Utah State

San Diego, CA

(CN) — A maker of kratom capsules and liquids must face consumers' claims that it failed to warn them about the herbal supplement's purportedly highly addictive properties. A federal judge in San Diego on Wednesday mostly denied MIT45's request to dismiss the lawsuit by two California men who say they became unwittingly addicted to the company's kratom extracts because the packaging didn't warn them about the risks of substance dependence.

Kratom company can’t dodge lawsuit over undisclosed addiction risk

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

A two-drug combination may help reduce methamphetamine use for up to 12 weeks after starting treatment, according to a clinical trial led by researchers at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. The study, published in the journal Addiction, found that participants who received injectable naltrexone plus extended-release oral...

Two-drug combination shows promise against meth use

Illinois State

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Chicago, IL

Chicago Happenings

Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

The Guardian

Marlena Robbins believes psilocybin could help treat mental health and addiction issues among Native Americans

Magic mushrooms helped a Navajo woman deal with trauma. Now she wants to help others 

Maine State

A Piece of Travel

Approximately 195 of every 100,000 Americans are in rehabilitation centers for substance abuse. However, the exact rate varies significantly among some states. The Freedom Center ran a study to determine the states with the greatest and fewest number of substance abuse patients.

Substance Abuse Rates in Each State, From Highest to Lowest

An urgent warning has been issued following a man's death from a suspected sleeping pill overdose. The alert was issued by public health officials after the death and the hospitalisation of seven others who were treated in North Tees Hospital in Stockton last weekend. Police have said the overdoses could...

Overdose warning after suspected sleeping pill death

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Drug death prosecutions on the rise, but most overdoses still go unpunished

Prosecutions of drug delivery resulting in death cases have increased in recent years, but still the vast majority of fatal overdoses in Northeast Pennsylvania and across...

Drug death prosecutions on the rise, but most overdoses still go unpunished

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