'It's time to think outside the box': NC street drug scientist warns about deadly substance

A dangerous substance known as medetomidine is crowding emergency rooms in some states. Medetomidine is appearing in North ...
WWNO

Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge

The U.S. addiction crisis is evolving in ways that experts say are both hopeful and incredibly dangerous. The good news is that fatal overdoses from fentanyl and other street drugs keep dropping. But ...
Houston Public Media

U.S. street drug deaths keep dropping, but some Western states see deadly overdose surge

Researchers say some structural changes in treating addiction are helping, including wider access to overdose reversing medication.
NPR

Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply

Earlier this year, Naida Rutherford, the coroner in Richland County, South Carolina, was helping investigate what appeared to be a mysterious overdose. The case had many of the hallmarks of a typical ...
NPR

Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly. The U.S. addiction crisis is evolving in ways that experts say ...