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In this episode of High Society, we find out what’s making ecstasy so dangerous again, and how that danger can be reduced. Ecstasy is still one of the safest drugs to take, but last year, ecstasy-related deaths reached their highest level in a decade, and now it’s back in the…
Drug Trafficking, Ecstasy/MDMA, Empathogens, Hallucinogens, PMA & PMMA, Stimulant Use Disorder, Stimulants, Youth
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Ketamine has become the generation-defining drug for young Brits. A report from November 2020, stated 1-in-30 young people admitted to taking the drug in the past year – the highest number since records began and far more than other countries in Europe. The latest figures also suggest that ketamine is…
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More than 100,000 Americans died of a drug overdose in 2021, the worst year on record. The newest wave of the overdose crisis involves man-made chemicals, including animal tranquilizers, that are being combined with fentanyl to make street drugs that are deadlier and more addictive. With access to an undisguised…
Benzodiazepines, Depressants, Dissociative & Hallucinogen Drug Use Disorders, Dissociatives, Drug Trafficking, Fentanyl, Harm Reduction, Naloxone, Non-Profits, Overdose, Public Health, Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anxiolytic Use Disorder, Sedatives, Tranquilizers, Xylazine
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It is commonly believed that binge drinking culture in Britain is their most serious drinking problem. However, experts in this short video, featured on the BBC programme ‘Tonight’, discuss a different concern – at home drinkers. According to a study discussed in the video, more and more people are regularly…
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Anthropologist Natasha Dow Schüll, the author of Addiction by Design: Machine Gambling in Las Vegas, spent 15 years studying how casinos and slot machines are designed to pull users into a trancelike state called the “machine zone” where social demands, worries, and bodily awareness fades away. While in this zone, gamblers…
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The fentanyl crisis is killing more Texans than ever before. Victims are getting younger and most people don’t even know they’re taking it. It’s extremely easy to overdose on fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, and people are losing their loved ones. They want you to hear their stories so that they…
Drug Trafficking, Fentanyl, Law Enforcement, Lost Loved Ones, Non-Profits, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Youth
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In this brief news report, paramedics and frontline workers in St. Louis discuss their personal and professional experiences with addiction and the significantly high number of overdoses occurring due to the opioid crisis. They talk about their loved one’s addiction and how this impacted their ability to help others. However,…
Fentanyl, Frontline Workers, Lost Loved Ones, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Youth
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Over the next hour, we’ll share the stories of people overcome by this dangerous addiction, and we’ll show you the grief families are going through. We’re also taking a look at the local efforts (by doctors and law enforcement) to get ahead of the opioid crisis, and we’re looking at…
Fentanyl, Heroin, Lost Loved Ones, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Naloxone, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Pharmaceuticals, Prevention & Treatment, Recovery, Youth
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This news investigation covers the opioid crisis and “explores the lives of those faced with addiction.” They talk with several recovering addicts who provide a grim and honest look into the realities of opioid addiction, and analyze fentanyl specifically and its extreme potency and profitability.
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Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in Virginia. Statewide, the synthetic opioid contributed to 76.5% of the 2,656 overdose deaths in 2021, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The community of people who’ve lost loved ones to the drug is quickly growing, many looking for ways to draw focus…
Fentanyl, Harm Reduction, Lost Loved Ones, Medication-Assisted Treatment, Non-Profits, Opioid Crisis, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose, Personal Stories, Recovery