by University of California, Los Angeles Credit: MART PRODUCTION from Pexels A UCLA research team has found that drugs being sold as fentanyl contain high amounts of the industrial chemical bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidyl) sebacate, or BTMPS. This new substance of concern emerged in the illicit drug supply nearly simultaneously in multiple U.S. locations from coast-to-coast. From June through...
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Doctors test a new way to help people quit fentanyl
Buprenorphine works for opioid use disorder. But a new way of starting it using small doses seems less effective, UCSF study finds. Peer-Reviewed Publication University of California – San Francisco FacebookXLinkedInWeChatBlueskyMessageWhatsAppEmail During the COVID-19 pandemic, when fentanyl overdoses surged, doctors were desperate to find ways of helping their patients. They knew that buprenorphine could help people...
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FDA says drug makers will stop producing fentanyl ‘lollipops’by Robin Foster
September 20, 2024 by Robin Foster Controversial fentanyl lollipops and similar products will no longer be made by drug makers, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced. Known as TIRF medications, these products contain fentanyl and are used to manage breakthrough pain in cancer patients who have become tolerant to around-the-clock opioid therapy, the...
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Rapid high-dose buprenorphine treatment strategy found to reduce opioid withdrawal in individuals using fentanyl
by Wiley Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Buprenorphine is a medication approved for pain and opioid dependence. New findings published in The American Journal on Addictions indicate that a transmucosal dose (which dissolves in the mouth) of buprenorphine followed by an injection of extended-release buprenorphine (BUP‐XR) may be an effective treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder...
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Emerging group of synthetic opioids may be more potent than fentanyl, study warns
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN CNN—A group of novel synthetic opioids emerging in illicit drugs in the United States may be more powerful than fentanyl, 1,000 times more potent than morphine, and may even require more doses of the medication naloxone to reverse an overdose, a new study suggests. A bag of evidence containing the synthetic...
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More than 80% of people who inject drugs test positive for fentanyl—but only 18% intend to take it
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY More than 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs test positive for the opioid fentanyl, despite only 18% reporting using it intentionally, according to a new study by researchers at the NYU School of Global Public Health. The findings, published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, suggest that many people who inject...
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New nasal spray to reverse fentanyl and other opioid overdoses gets FDA approval
MATTHEW PERRONE Mon, May 22, 2023 at 2:20 PM MST WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis. Opvee is similar to naloxone, the life-saving drug that has been used for decades to quickly counter overdoses of heroin,...
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The horrific rise of xylazine, the flesh-destroying drug making fentanyl even deadlier
The center of the national xylazine crisis is in Philadelphia. Photograph: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis/Getty ImagesDrugs The tranquilizer is increasingly mixed with the opioid in the US, giving rise to deadly overdoses and disturbing wounds Wilfred Chan Fri 31 Mar 2023 01.00 EDT Fentanyl – the deadliest drug in the country – is getting even more dangerous. Across...
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New ‘Frankenstein’ opioid pills 40 times more potent than fentanyl that WILL kill users with one dose are already sweeping the U.S.
By STEPHEN M. LEPORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM PUBLISHED: 23:52 EST, 25 February 2023 | UPDATED: 00:33 EST, 26 February 2023 Florida’s Attorney General is warning people about a ‘Frankenstein’ opioid that is allegedly 40 times as potent as fentanyl and is already spreading across America. Ashley Moody, a Republican, wants the state to pass a law to add the drug, officially known as ‘nitazene...
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Fentanyl isn’t just causing overdoses. It’s making it harder to start addiction treatment
By Lev Facher Nov. 16, 2022 Packets of buprenorphine ELISE AMENDOLA/AP Doctors are reporting a troubling trend when it comes to fentanyl. The powerful drug, they say, isn’t just causing overdoses — it’s also making it more difficult to begin addiction treatment. In particular, fentanyl appears more likely to cause severe withdrawal symptoms for patients put...
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