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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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American Teens Falling Prey To Deadly Fentanyl: Report
America's opioid crisis has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 80,000 people dying of opioid overdoses last year, most of them due to illicit synthetics such as fentanyl -- more than seven times the number a decade ago.
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Huge Fentanyl Haul Seized In Asia's Biggest-Ever Drugs Bust
Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl, the first time one of the dangerous synthetic opioids that have ravaged North America has been found in Asia's Golden Triangle drug-producing region.
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Counterfeit Pain Pills Likely Came To Prince Illegally
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.
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Study Shows Inhaling Fentanyl May Lead To Irreversible Brain Damage
Inhaling the synthetic opioid fentanyl -- approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use as pain relief and anaesthetic -- can cause irreversible brain damage, according to a new study today.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Drug 50 Times Powerful Than Fentanyl Spreading Across UK, Causes "Holes" In Skin
Nitazenes were first discovered in the UK in 2021, from a sample of white powder found in the back of a taxi in Wakefield.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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American Teens Falling Prey To Deadly Fentanyl: Report
America's opioid crisis has reached catastrophic proportions, with over 80,000 people dying of opioid overdoses last year, most of them due to illicit synthetics such as fentanyl -- more than seven times the number a decade ago.
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Huge Fentanyl Haul Seized In Asia's Biggest-Ever Drugs Bust
Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl, the first time one of the dangerous synthetic opioids that have ravaged North America has been found in Asia's Golden Triangle drug-producing region.
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Counterfeit Pain Pills Likely Came To Prince Illegally
The disclosure that some pills found at Prince's Paisley Park home and studio were counterfeit and contained the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl strongly suggests the pills came to the superstar musician illegally.
