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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the sale of “designer Xanax,” responding to a request from his state’s attorney general who is leading a broader effort to combat the highly potent synthetic drug linked to dozens of overdose deaths last year in the Bluegrass State. Beshear’s action in his state comes as …

New research looking at the aftermath of some of the deadliest wildfires to have struck the US in recent years has shed light on the devastating effects the disasters have on human health, with impacts that extend far beyond the official death toll and injury counts. Three studies published this week examine the long-term fallout from the Maui and Los …

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has criminalized nitazenes, a class of synthetic opioids that can be even stronger than fentanyl, as overdose deaths in the state mount. Nitazenes are temporarily labeled a Class I controlled substance as of Saturday, meaning it’s illegal to possess, distribute or manufacture them in the state. The action puts Pennsylvania in line with federal policy. …

Baltimore overdoses may be linked to new drug  The Washington Post New illicit drug containing fentanyl and powerful sedative may be behind mass overdose in Baltimore  CBS News 27 hospitalized in Baltimore ‘mass casualty’ overdose incident  WUSA9 Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix  WTOP Police respond to 5 more overdoses in Penn North area Friday  WBAL-TV Source link

Just over a week after a “bad batch” of drugs sent dozens of people in West Baltimore to the hospital, police and medical personnel responded to multiple overdose calls in the Penn North neighborhood Friday. Five people were taken to nearby hospitals, all in serious condition, Baltimore Fire Chief James Wallace said at a news conference. Two people refused additional …

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — An El Paso doctor was disciplined by the Texas Medical Board and accused of prescribing controlled substances to a patient who, in some cases, led to overdoses. The Texas Medical Board disciplined 27 doctors at a June meeting. Among those were two El Paso doctors, one of whom was Dr. M.D. Blas Miranda. The Board …

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