Naloxone, better known as Narcan, is today's gold standard to treat opioid overdose. But sometimes it comes up short against more potent opioids like fentanyl. So future treatments might take advantage of opioid receptor...

It’s not just how much you take in; it’s how fast your body can purge it.

Fentanyl has become a primary cause of the opioid overdose epidemic in the past decade. But what is it about this drug that's so dangerous? There's more to the story than meets the eye.



If you’re ever in the position...

At the epicenter of America's opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia’s

growing addiction problem has overwhelmed everyone from first responder
s to
business owners to newborns. So far, the city's robust efforts
to fight...

Public libraries have always been about more than just books -- and their mission of community support has taken on new urgency during the current opioid epidemic. After witnessing overdoses at her library in Philadelphia, Chera Kowalski...

Last week, the opioid epidemic was declared a "public health emergency' in the United States, but what are opioids, and why is the way they interact with the human brain potentially so dangerous?

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As a fire chief and first responder, Jan Rader has spent her career saving lives. But when the opioid...

In the 1980s and 90s, pharmaceutical companies began to market opioid painkillers aggressively, while actively downplaying their addictive potential. The number of prescriptions skyrocketed, and so did cases of addiction, beginning a...

There are angels all around us, like Alicia Reddy. This selfless woman, also known as Addiction Angel, wants nothing more than to help those struggling with the disease of addiction. She is a RN and a drug interventionist....

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Since the Ronald Reagan era, America has declared a war on drugs to little effect. Every three hours, someone dies of a drugs overdose in New York with 107,000 Americans dying from one in 2021, forcing many cities to reevaluate how they...

Matthew Perry’s doctor pleads guilty in connection to Friends star’s fatal drug overdoseSource The Independent

Cocaine is derived from the coca plant and is used in powder and rock forms. What effects does cocaine have on the brain and body, and what makes it such an addictive drug? Biology - Healthy Living - Cocaine is a drug derived from the...

Some drugs are used recreationally, with potentially harmful consequences. Find out which drugs are used inappropriately and the harm they can cause. Biology - Healthy Living - Learning Points. Drugs affect the chemical processes in our...

In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the devastating toll cocaine consumption has on the body.

Soaring addiction and overdose death rates have spurred calls for a comprehensive prevention and treatment response. Yet too few people are getting care that works. What would a better system look like, and what are insurers willing to...

In this video, the teacher explains how Tylenol (acetaminophen or paracetamol) works in the human body. They discuss its absorption in the gastrointestinal tract, its effects on pain and fever, and its metabolism in the liver. They also...

Pop star Demi Lovato is in a Los Angeles hospital after reports indicate she overdosed on an undisclosed drug.

The opioid epidemic is certainly terrible. Even as we're plumbing the depths of it, we should remember that there are other terrible drugs out there killing people and making lives worse. Cocaine is a big problem as well, and it kills a...

Opioid Abuse - Opioid drugs can be powerfully effective treatments for those in pain, but they can also be extremely dangerous. This episode explores how opioids can lead to dependence and addiction, and the effects that abuse have had...

NIST researchers demonstrate techniques for screening illegal drugs for the synthetic opioids like fentanyl that are causing a spike in overdose deaths. More