Photo by mstandret For millions of Americans, the opioid crisis is not an abstract public health statistic, but a lived reality. Over the past two decades, rates of opioid-related overdose and death have soared nationwide, with synthetic opioids like fentanyl now driving the majority of fatalities. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), … [Read more...] about Green Alternatives: How Communities Are Fighting the Opioid Crisis
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Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Reported in Vermont
Drugs like cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine are commonly laced with fentanyl. Photo from IDanielWaleczek. This article was updated on Dec. 15th with a correction; further analysis showed no traces of the opioid in the sample from Vermont. Recently, Vermont found its first case of fentanyl-laced cannabis. Fentanyl-laced drugs have become an increasing issue as states … [Read more...] about Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis Reported in Vermont