Drug dealers are mixing xylazine, an animal tranquilizer relied on by veterinarians, into fentanyl, with deadly results. But controlling it is tricky.
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How to Stop Chronic Pain Suicides
American medicine and law enforcement continue to fight the last opioid war.
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China’s Abrupt Covid Pivot Leaves Many Without Medicines
Millions are desperate to get their hands on fever-reducing drugs and antivirals such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid as infections across China outpace supplies.
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Walmart Agrees to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuits Nationwide
The money would help pay for addiction treatment and drug education programs in communities across the United States.
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
A federal judge ordered the big pharmacy chains to bear about one-third of the responsibility for fueling a deadly drug crisis.