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Drug & Safety Alerts

What is on the street right now and how to stay safer. Fentanyl and xylazine adulterants, regional overdose spikes, naloxone access changes, and harm-reduction guidance reviewed by clinicians.

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Candy-Shaped Meth in New Jersey: What the Halloween Warning Really Means

New Jersey police warned that candy-shaped meth tablets are circulating. What the warning means for parents, and what to do if a child swallows a pill.

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A Vape Liquid Called 'CEB' Is Circulating in South Mississippi. It Isn't an Opioid, and Naloxone Won't Reverse It

A Mississippi sheriff's office is warning about MDMB-4en-PINACA, a synthetic cannabinoid sold as 'CEB.' Here is what it does and what to do in an emergency.

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Dane County Alert: Overdoses Reported as Cocaine Use Showed Opioid Symptoms

Dane County issued an overdose spike alert after five EMS overdose calls in under 24 hours. Several reported cocaine use, but symptoms were opioid-like.

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First MGM-15 Death in San Francisco: the 'Cat's Claw' Supplement That Contains an Opioid

San Francisco confirmed its first fatal overdose from MGM-15, a kratom-derived opioid sold as 'cat's claw' in smoke shops and gas stations. What to know.

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Take Back Day Is October 24: What to Do With the Pills in Your Medicine Cabinet

DEA's 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026. Where to drop off unused opioids — and what to do the other 364 days a year.

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Los Angeles County Confirms Its First Cychlorphine Death — What Residents Need to Know

Los Angeles County confirmed its first fatal cychlorphine death. Why fentanyl strips miss this potent opioid, and where residents can get testing and naloxone.

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Wood County, Wisconsin Issues Overdose Alert as Fentanyl-Tainted Supply Circulates

Wood County health officials issued an overdose alert after a week-long rise in overdoses, warning that pills, cocaine, heroin and meth may contain fentanyl.

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Robeson County Overdose Spike: Sheriff Warns of a Stronger Supply as Fluorofentanyl Spreads

Four suspected overdose deaths in one week in Robeson County, North Carolina, and a sheriff's warning about a fentanyl analogue that routine tests miss.

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New Federal Data Maps How Adulterants Spread Through the U.S. Fentanyl Supply

A NIST study of 4,563 samples shows how adulterants move through the U.S. fentanyl supply — and why test strips and hospital screens miss most of them.

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