synthetic opioids

Will Europe Escape America’s Opioid Death Crisis?

A worrying spike in synthetic opioid deaths is hitting Europe. But so far the continent has escaped a US-style death epidemic. Why is this and can it last?

How to Use Naloxone if Someone Is Overdosing on Opioids

What everyone should know about what this life-saving nasal spray is, where to get it, and what to do in case of an emergency.

The cop who said he OD’d by touching fentanyl is probably wrong

GOP health bill would make the world’s worst drug crisis even worse

A cop accidentally overdosed after touching drugs during a traffic stop

Why Deadly Fentanyl Is So Hard to Wipe Out

It's easy to replace banned ingredients with alternatives, and the heroin substitute is so cheap to make that dealers don't seem to care that it kills their customers.

Ex-pharma executives arrested for allegedly bribing doctors to prescribe fentanyl

Cops care more about heroin than deadly prescription pills, survey shows

Ultra-potent synthetic heroin is spreading across America

What It’s Like to Take Opioids for Pain

Read an excerpt from Carlyn Zwarenstein's 'Opium Eater: The New Confessions' about a writer's struggle with opiates to cure her chronic pain.