Overdose Deaths Among Pregnant, Postpartum Women Sharply Increase
Drug overdose deaths among women and girls between the ages of 10 and 44 who were pregnant or pregnant within the past 12 months sharply increased from 2018 to 2021, with overdose deaths among those...
View ArticleMartin County Sheriff’s Office seizes largest fentanyl load in county’s history
Jeffry Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ortiz, 30, Yelson Daniel Alvarez-Ortiz, 26 and Carlos Antonio Almonte-Melo, 36, face 25 years in prison. Three men from New York were arrested Wednesday after, deputies say,...
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Hundreds died using kratom in Florida. It was touted as safe.
hey found him early in the morning: slumped on the couch, vomit on his shirt, face pale, eyes halfway shut.A roommate told paramedics he feared Jonathan Dampf had relapsed on painkillers and...
View ArticleAs dangerous kratom products go unregulated, lobbyists write the laws
Upstart companies around the country sell crushed kratom leaf, providing no clear dosing instructions or warnings about potential dangers. They don’t have to. As medical examiners log an increasing...
View ArticleKratom’s path across the US is marked by deception and secrets
The kratom trail spanned thousands of miles before it ended inside Jeremy Franka’s Broward County home.Two bags of the substance were near the 35-year-old’s lifeless body in a backpack in his bedroom....
View ArticleWhat Is Alcohol Withdrawal?
If you drink alcohol heavily for weeks, months, or years, you may have both mental and physical problems when you stop or seriously cut back on how much you drink. This is called alcohol withdrawal....
View ArticleBenzo Withdrawal: What Are the Symptoms and How Long Do They Last?
Benzodiazepines (commonly known as “benzos”) can be used to treat a variety of medical conditions. This includes anxiety and panic disorders, alcohol use disorder, and insomnia (trouble sleeping). But...
View ArticleAbuse of Benzodiazepine
What are Benzodiazepines?Benzodiazepines, commonly referred to as benzos, belong to the tranquilizer category of medications. Recognizable names include Valium and Xanax. These medications act to slow...
View ArticleThe pandemic saw a significant increase in alcohol consumption
Rhode Island comedians Kirsten Logan and Frank Gazerro were no strangers to alcohol, often receiving payment in drinks during their nightclub gigs. However, the onset of the pandemic changed...
View ArticleAlcohol Dependence, Withdrawal, and Relapse
Continued excessive alcohol consumption can lead to the development of dependence that is associated with a withdrawal syndrome when alcohol consumption is ceased or substantially reduced. This...
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