Illegally Made Fentanyl Seems To Be Fueling A Spike In Overdoses
Fentanyl is showing up in heroin and counterfeit pain pills, and users may not even know they're taking the extremely potent drug.
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Making Sure Ecstasy Is Ecstasy: Volunteers Test Drugs At U.K. Music Fests
This summer, the first stop for many U.K. partiers will be a special tent where, without fear of arrest, they can get their illegal drugs tested for potency and makeup to prevent overdoses.
We Found Joy: An Addict Struggles To Get Treatment
A year ago, NPR's Kelly McEvers went to rural Indiana and talked with drug addicts at the center of an opioid and HIV epidemic. She returned and found Joy, a nurse who lost everything.
How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe
Researchers are starting to look at the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelic drugs. A sensation that the self is merging with the world could be due to changes in brain connections, a study says.
A Family Engulfed By Heroin Fights To Keep A Son Alive
Brandy Trabosh got to the point where she told her brother, Nikko, not to come for Thanksgiving so he wouldn't get high around her kids. The family is trying to help Nikko, 22, stay off heroin.
A Small Town Wonders What To Do When Heroin Is 'Everywhere'
In Kutztown, Pa., school nurses stock naloxone to treat heroin overdoses. "Kids aren't afraid of it," a guidance counselor says. "It's available and it's cheap."
An Addict, Now Clean, Discusses Needle Exchanges And 'Hope After Heroin'
At the height of her addiction to heroin, Tracey Helton Mitchell lived in an alley and sold her body. Now she works as an addiction specialist helping others. Her new memoir is The Big Fix.
Ithaca's Plan To Open A Safe Site For Heroin Users Faces Legal Hurdles
The goal is to reduce the city's death toll from heroin. But it would be breaking various laws unless Ithaca gets a pass from the governor and federal authorities.
Inflated Bust? Australia Announces $1 Billion Drug Seizure In Bras
The billion-dollar figure (in Australian currency) has drawn scrutiny from critics who say the police are valuing the drugs at a much higher rate than normal.
To Prevent Addiction In Adults, Help Teens Learn How To Cope
Many people who become addicted to drugs, tobacco or alcohol start using as teenagers. So more effort is being put into helping teenagers stop before they get in too deep.