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Allergy meds in street opioids make overdoses more deadly
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Allergy meds in street opioids make overdoses more deadly

A new study is sounding the alarm about the addition of antihistamines to street forms of opioids—and how they might make a fatal overdose more likely. The prime drug in question is diphenhydramine, found commonly in over-the-counter allergy meds such as Benadryl.  Because opioid use can spur itchy skin in people who misuse the drugs, diphenhydramine is often mixed...