The Palm Beach Post unleashed an investigation last week connecting a cutoff in Oxycontin prescriptions to a rise in heroin overdoses in 20 states East of the Mississippi River. In 2010, South Florida had some of the most notorious cases of pill mills around – the area was considered a significant trafficking area for oxycodone.
Researchers at Australia's Curtin University are about to conduct a clinical trial for a pill that could be used to treat meth addiction. The pill, which contains n-acetyl cysteine, is also known as NAC in medical circles. The trial will test the efficacy of the pill in reducting cravings for crystal meth in an effort
In California, opioid addiction has run rampant, with 2,012 opioid-related overdose deaths each year. The number of overdose deaths since 2012 from heroin has increased from 362 to 587, and synthetic opioids deaths have risen from 146 to 355. While there are fewer addicted people across the state, there are heavily concentrated populations of opioid
