Drug Test News Report: Breaking News about Drugs of Abuse and Drug Testing

Last updated: April 02, 2023 4:06 AM

Record 2-tonne cocaine haul found in banana shipment in Dominican Republic

Australian Broadcasting Corp - 2 hours ago

FDA approves Narcan for over-the-counter sales to reduce opioid overdoses

Fox News - 10 hours ago

Norway makes country's largest-ever cocaine bust after tip from German police -- Police didn't disclose the exact date that the cocaine was found in Oslo, or where the fruit originated from. -- Mar 31

CBS News - 14 hours ago

Syphilis cases in babies skyrocket in Canada amid health-care failures - The number of babies born with syphilis in Canada is rising at a far faster rate than recorded in the United States or Europe, an increase public health experts said is driven by increased methamphetamine use and lack of access to the public health system for Indigenous people. Health - | March 31

CBC News - 19 hours ago

Video: How to Use Narcan Nasal Spray

New York Times - 1 day ago

Norway makes country's largest-ever cocaine seizure in Oslo -- 800 kilograms of the drug discovered in boxes of fruit

National Post - 1 day ago

Police in Norway make country's largest cocaine seizure

Evening Standard - 1 day ago

Norway makes country's largest-ever cocaine seizure in Oslo

Bay to Bay News - 1 day ago

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan to combat opioid overdose crisis

Live Science - 2 days ago

As states start to get opioid settlement cash, few are sharing how they spend it

NPR - 2 days ago

$50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash Is on the Way. We're Tracking How It's Spent.

Kaiser Health News - 2 days ago

Payback: Tracking Opioid Cash

Kaiser Health News - 2 days ago

FDA approves overdose drug Narcan as 1st over-the-counter opioid treatment

The Week - 3 days ago

FDA Approves Opioid Overdose Treatment Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales

Rolling Stone - 3 days ago

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan for opioid overdoses. Here's what that means

The FDA has approved over-the-counter sales of opioid overdose antidote naloxone, the first such drug to become available without a prescription.

Los Angeles Times - 3 days ago

FDA approves over-the-counter sales of lifesaving opioid overdose treatment Narcan nasal spray

The FDA's decision means people will be able to buy the 4mg nasal spray without a prescription in supermarkets, convenience stores and vending machines.

CNBC - 3 days ago

BOGO 50% Off Baked Bags and Taste the Sweetest Delta-8 THC

Jezebel - 3 days ago

F.D.A. Approves Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales

New York Times - 3 days ago

How To Use Narcan to Save a Life - Narcan and other naloxone nasal sprays swiftly reverse an opioid overdose and are easy to use.

New York Times - 3 days ago

Cocaine trade expanding rapidly in Europe, especially France

While the cocaine market continues to grow around the world, a new report by the French Observatory of Drugs and Addictive Tendencies (OFDT) found that consumption has been steadily increasing across Europe and especially in France.

Euractiv - 3 days ago

Pregnant women in New Jersey ate poppy seeds, then tested positive for opioid drug use: 'Extremely stressful'

After two pregnant women in New Jersey ate bagels with poppy seeds, their hospitals administered drug tests that found them to be positive for opioids — leading to investigations.

Fox News - 4 days ago

A Kentucky Couple Was Married By The Real-Life Cocaine Bear And It Hurts To See Other People Live Out Your Dreams

BuzzFeed News - 5 days ago

Michael Gove challenged over his cocaine use he reveals ban on laughing gas

Cabinet minister says he’s ‘learned’ from his drugs ‘mistake’

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Cocaine use has risen across Europe, according to wastewater study

Fox News - 8 days ago

PETER HITCHENS assesses BBC's lurid new version of Great Expectations

Daily Mail - 10 days ago

Israel outpaces U.S. in opioid use per capita, study shows

Experts say rise began in previous decade and even eclipsed all other OECD countries for some time, adding that doctors prescribed painkillers for mild conditions such as coughing

YNET News - 12 days ago

Are new opioid guidelines too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

The Mercury News - 12 days ago

A wild cat was found in Cincinnati with cocaine in its system. No, it's not a movie

NPR - 23 days ago

Exotic Cat That Tested Positive For Cocaine Is Being Cared For At Cincinnati Zoo

Experts haven't determined how the drug got into the animal's system.

Huffington Post - 24 days ago

Australian and US police seize €640m of cocaine and swap it for fake drugs to catch smuggling gang

A joint U.S. and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4 tonnes of cocaine aboard a vessel off the coast of South America that had been bound for Australia.

Independent.ie - 28 days ago

Police find 850 kilos of cocaine washed up on French beach

AP News - 1 month ago

Attorneys General in 37 States Urge Insurance Industry to Do More to Curb Opioid Epidemic

They want insurers to re-examine coverage policies that, as ProPublica and The New York Times reported Sunday, may be driving patients toward addictive painkillers.

ProPublica - 1 month ago

Opioid Response Team launches as alternative for Chicago overdose emergencies

Chicago Tribune - 2 months ago

Inside Purdue Pharma’s Media Playbook: How It Planted the Opioid “Anti-Story”

OxyContin’s makers delayed the reckoning for their role in the opioid crisis by funding think tanks, placing friendly experts on leading outlets, and deterring or challenging negative coverage.

ProPublica - 10 months ago

New Documents Show How Drug Companies Targeted Doctors to Increase Opioid Prescriptions

A trove of documents published as part of a legal settlement offers an unvarnished look inside the financial relationships between pharmaceutical companies and the medical community — from the perspective of drug companies themselves.

ProPublica - 10 months ago

I've seen the ruined lives behind the cocaine habits of the dinner party set who love to brag about their ethical values, writes HARRIET SERGEANT

Daily Mail - 1 year ago

Heroin addict babies, leeches, dodgy spivs? Come on, nurse - it's meant to be Christmas!

Daily Mail - 1 year ago

4 Olympic Games staffers from U.S. and U.K. arrested for using cocaine

Tokyo Reporter - 1 year ago

We Are Releasing the Full Video of Richard Sackler's Testimony About Purdue Pharma and the Opioid Crisis

ProPublica - 1 year ago

Opioid Overdoses Keep Surging in Chicago, Killing Black People on the West Side

ProPublica - 2 years ago

Amid Opioid Crisis, Insurers Restrict Pricey, Less Addictive Painkillers