Xylazine, a potent animal tranquilizer, has entered the UK drug scene, causing significant health risks and a recorded death. Experts call for preventive measures and harm-reduction strategies to address this emerging threat. Xylazine, a powerful animal tranquiliser linked to horrific side effects, is now widespread in the UK illicit drug...

Powerful Veterinary Drug With Horrific Side Effects Has Infiltrated the UK’s Illicit Market

Vice

Northern Ireland stands apart from the rest of the United Kingdom in a number of obvious ways, from its turbulent history to its geography. But visitors who find themselves on a big night out in Belfast might also notice something starkly different about its recreational drug scene. Benzodiazepines—a class of...

Inside Belfast's Deadly Benzos Boom

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

TheConversationAU

Earlier this month, drugs sold as cocaine in Melbourne were found to be contaminated with a powerful group of opioids, known as nitazenes.

These new synthetic drugs were also the suspected cause of four people being hospitalised in Sydney in May. And in April, nitazenes were found in drugs used by around 20 people who overdosed in outer Sydney.

So what are nitazenes, why are they so dangerous, and how can we minimise the harms they cause?



What are nitazenes?

Nitazenes are a group of synthetic opioids. This means they’re made in a lab (distinct from morphine or heroin which come from the opium...

Cocaine is being contaminated with powerful opioids called nitazenes. Here’s why it’s a dangerous mix

Pawtucket, RI

In Pawtucket, R.I., near a storefront advertising “free” cell phones, J.R. sat in an empty back stairwell and showed a reporter how he tries to avoid overdosing when he smokes crack cocaine. (NPR is identifying him by his initials because he fears being arrested for using illegal drugs.)

Stimulant users caught up in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Methamphetamine abuse is growing in the United States. Overdoses that include methamphetamine are on the rise. Methamphetamine plus Fentanyl in pills, smoke, or i.v. use cause the majority of deaths. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive psychostimulant and one of the most widely abused drugs worldwide. Production and distribution of methamphetamine...

Methamphetamine Is a Major Drug Threat in the U.S.

Police say the overdoses could be linked to a contaminated batch of zopiclone taken for insomnia.

Overdose warning after suspected sleeping pill death

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

In her absence, Lynne Leyson has been ordered by a court to pay back £26,000.

Cocaine dealing farmer's wife on run for a year

Florida State

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Vero Beach, FL

Lisa S. Gerard

Fentanyl is legal and known as pharmaceutical fentanyl. As a synthetic opioid - made in a laboratory - doctors prescribe pharmaceutical fentanyl in the treatment of severe pain. Many patients find relief by using it after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.

Florida Indicts 5 for Fentanyl Deaths; "Fentanyl is Good for Business"

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?

WEKU

For decades, tianeptine was used to treat depression, even though no one knew how it worked. But it turns out it's a type of opioid, and the U.S. is facing a spike in abuse of "gas station heroin."

8 things to know about the drug known as 'gas station heroin'

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

Understanding drug addiction is crucial for both individuals and communities. Drug addiction is a complex condition characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. It affects the brain's structure and function, leading to changes that can be long-lasting and can lead to the harmful behaviors seen in people who misuse substances. Here, we'll uncover 13 essential facts about drug addiction, shedding light on its causes, impact, and the importance of treatment. From the science behind addiction to the role of genetics and environment, these insights aim to provide a clearer picture of this challenging issue. Knowledge is power, and by learning more about drug addiction, we can foster empathy, support recovery, and work towards effective solutions.

13 Facts About Drug Addiction

TheFW

Does 90 percent of our money have traces of cocaine on it? What about fecal matter and viruses?. Whether this is the first time you're hearing this or not, these are proven facts that are actually kind of mind-blowing (pardon the pun). We know our money is absolutely filthy and...

Exactly How Much Cocaine and Other Grossness Is on our Money?

Detroit, MI

The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Federal agents working at ports of entry in northern U.S. cities and in small towns along the U.S.-Canadian border are continuing to thwart illegal activity.
                Federal agents working in Detroit, Chicago, Cincinnati and in a small border town of North Dakota continue to interdict fentanyl, weapons, fake e-cigarettes and illegal prescription drugs stemming from the border crisis.
                In Detroit, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of...

Fentanyl, weapons, other drug seizures at northern border setting records

Methamphetamine addiction is a severe concern that affects individuals, families, and communities. The desperate struggle to quit meth is often intensified by the pervasive misconception that addiction is solely a matter of willpower. However, meth addiction help is available for those seeking to overcome this life-threatening habit. In this article,...

Understanding Meth Addiction Help

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

Chicago, IL

Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

OK Magazine

When you gotta go, you gotta go!A shop owner in France accused Elton John of whipping out a plastic bottle and peeing into it while in the middle of a shoe-shopping trip. Ryan Sukkar — who owns the store Sugarkikz located in Nice, France — revealed the "Your Song" artist stopped by his shop on Monday, July 8, with his two sons, Zachary, 13, and Elijah, 11, and a single bodyguard. John allegedly asked if there was a public restroom that he could use, but when he was told there wasn't one available, Sukkar claimed he took a plastic bottle...

Awkward! Elton John Allegedly Peed Into a Plastic Bottle at Shoe Store After He Was Told There Was No Bathroom, Shop Owner Claims

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The Five Big Drug Trends Defining Summer 2024

Taking drugs in the summer: glorious weekend-long odysseys across the length and breadth of a city teeming with euphoria, wearing the same shorts and T-shirt three...

The Five Big Drug Trends Defining Summer 2024

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