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07/10/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Amount of fentanyl seized across the U.S. this year enough to kill the combined population of America’s 5 largest states
The amount of fentanyl confiscated across America so far this year is enough to kill the more than half of the country’s population. The fentanyl crisis in the United States has reached unprecedented levels, posing a severe threat to public health and safety. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 100 times more potent than morphine, […]
06/24/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Los Angeles Unified School District implements cellphone and social media ban
The Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LAUSD) board decided to ban cellphones and social media use during school hours – with five board members voting in favor and two against. This ban, which will start in the spring of 2025, extends beyond the previous policy that only restricted phone use during classes and limited social media […]
03/12/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Overconsumption of high fructose corn syrup-rich foods causes health problems, addiction
Studies show that overconsumption of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) causes a variety of health problems. One study even found that overconsumption may cause behavioral reactions similar to those produced by cocaine use. HFCS was first developed in 1957 by biochemists Richard O. Marshall and Earl R. Kool. The pair discovered an enzyme capable of isomerizing dextrose to […]
02/22/2024
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By Olivia Cook
CDC report: More teens are turning to drugs to deal with stress, anxiety and depression
Teenagers with suspected substance use problems say they turn to drugs because of a crushing need to escape their worries and relax – often while alone, according to research published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). “It might make sense that teens are looking for ways to reduce stress and anxiety because […]
02/06/2024
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By Olivia Cook
San Francisco drug overdose deaths hit all-time high in 2023 with FENTANYL largely to blame
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of San Francisco has confirmed that nearly a hundred more people in the city died in 2023 of a fatal drug overdose than they did in the previous record-breaking year of 2020, with the deaths last year fueled largely by the ongoing fentanyl crisis. The final 2023 total of […]
01/23/2024
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By Olivia Cook
Study links legalization, commercialization of cannabis to increased road accidents
A study published in the JAMA Network Open found that over 13 years, annual rates of marijuana-involved emergency room visits have increased by more than 475 percent for traffic injuries, likely accelerated by the commercialization of non-medical cannabis use in Ontario, Canada. Researchers from the University of Ottawa (UOttawa) examined changes in the number and characteristics of marijuana-involved […]
12/18/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Study: Marijuana users have high levels of HEAVY METALS in their blood and urine
People who use marijuana, especially those who do so for recreational purposes, have higher levels of heavy metals in their blood and urine compared to non-users, according to a study. The study published in Environmental Health Perspectives looked at more than 7,000 study participants and found that marijuana users have 27 percent higher levels of lead […]
10/27/2023
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By Olivia Cook
42 Attorneys general SUE Meta over “highly addictive” social media platforms they say harm young people
In a rare bipartisan push, Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 42 states have sued Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta, accusing the company of designing social media platforms that are deliberately addictive for young people and damaging to their mental health. Of these 42 attorneys general, 33 filed a combined lawsuit in a federal court in northern California. […]
09/22/2023
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By Olivia Cook
DRUG CITY: San Francisco hits grim record of 3 OVERDOSE DEATHS each day due to FENTANYL
San Francisco is now experiencing around three overdose deaths due to fentanyl per day – a crisis that the city’s Public Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax called a “distressing … tragedy unfolding every day.” San Francisco’s efforts to curb the rise in overdose deaths have so far not taken hold. Despite the sense of hopelessness and […]
09/13/2023
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By Olivia Cook
Synthetic opioid NITAZENES could be DEADLIER than fentanyl, experts warn
A subclass of synthetic opioids called nitazenes could be more powerful than fentanyl – and 1,000 times more potent than morphine — according to a new study. The small-scale study, which was published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday, found that patients who overdosed on nitazenes had to receive two or more doses of naloxone, […]
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