NY college freshman, 19, dies after taking just one Percocet — that was really fentanyl
A 19-year-old college freshman from New York died of a fentanyl overdose after taking just one pill she believed to be Percocet, according to her grieving family. Paige Gibbons, of Pittsford, was attending Hobart and William Smith Colleges with dreams…
California is joining with a New Jersey company to make a generic opioid overdose reversal drug
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will soon begin selling its own generic version of Narcan — the drug that can save someone’s life during an opioid overdose — under a deal announced Monday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of…
Returning expired or unused medication on National Drug Take Back Day
MCKENNA COMING UP IN JUST A LITTLE WHILE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, TJ. SEE YOU THEN. TODAY IS NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG. TAKE BACK DAY, AN EVENT HOSTED BY THE U.S. DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO RETURN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS. YOU NO LONGER NEED….
Studies show semaglutide might help curb alcohol cravings, local doctors weigh in
CLEVELAND — Recent studies show that a popular weight loss drug could help people with substance abuse disorders. The key ingredient in drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have caused weight loss miracles in people struggling with obesity or diabetes. All…