Sep 15, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
In late August, Whitehorse harm reduction advocates issued alerts over a recent increase in overdoses linked to cychlorphine, a powerful synthetic opioid. In her interview with CBC News, Jill Aalhus, executive director with Blood Ties Four Directions, says the drug...
Sep 10, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to the results of a new research study, mobile addiction services can be implemented across multiple organizations and communities to provide addiction treatment, harm reduction services and basic healthcare directly to individuals who use drugs, especially...
Aug 28, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a new study, researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine have developed antibodies that may help reduce the harmful effects of xylazine, a veterinary sedative increasingly found in illicit fentanyl supplies. As part of the study,...
Aug 5, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a recent study carried out by researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, injection drug use-associated eye infections have become significantly more common in recent years, with fentanyl use linked to poorer visual outcomes and...
Jul 16, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
According to a health advisory from America’s Poison Centers, poison center calls involving diphenhydramine, the active ingredient in the medication Benadryl, have more than doubled among U.S. teens during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same...
May 26, 2026 | Drug & Alcohol Information
A recent analysis article published by WHYY and authored by Liz Tung discussed the growing use of kratom and its synthetic derivatives, particularly 7-OH and mitragynine pseudoindoxyl in the U.S. Although national prevalence estimates remain uncertain, clinicians have...
