fentanyl

Twelve suspected overdose deaths in five days prompt urgent public health warning in Cincinnati area. What families need to know about the risks and how to respond.

CDC and DEA warn that medetomidine — a potent veterinary sedative — is spreading in the illegal fentanyl supply, causing severe withdrawal and complicating overdose response.

Federal health officials warn about cychlorphine, a potent synthetic opioid linked to 55+ deaths nationwide. Learn the risks, recognition signs, and life-saving response strategies.

Federal drug enforcement officials issue urgent warning as carfentanil — a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl — surges back into Florida's drug supply.

The FDA has extended the shelf life of over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray from 3 to 4 years. Here's what families and individuals should know about storage, access, and emergency preparedness.

Federal drug officials warn that fentanyl is increasingly mixed with xylazine, medetomidine, nitazenes, and cychlorphine — combinations that reduce naloxone effectiveness and increase overdose risk.

The DEA's Pacific Northwest field division warns that xylazine — a veterinary sedative — is now present in most fentanyl seized in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Naloxone still works on the opioid component, but additional risks require attention.