# gas station heroin

FDA warns about Neptune's Fix supplements after reports of seizures and hospitalizations » The illegal Neptune's Fix brand supplements claim to contain tianeptine, known as "gas station heroin." Cbsnews.com

Springfield Police Seize Nearly 17,000 Bags Of Heroin » The arrests Thursday morning were made after a lengthy investigation into what police call major distributors of heroin throughout western Massachusetts. Cbsnews.com

Infectious Disease articles page [1] | MedPage Today » Why Are So Many Americans Dying of COVID? 'Gas-Station Heroin;' Measles Outbreak. Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff. Medpagetoday.com

Evidence on Strategies for Addressing the Opioid Epidemic » Years of sustained, coordinated, and vigilant effort will be required to contain the present opioid epidemic and ameliorate its harmful effects on society. At least 2 million people have an opioid use disorder (OUD) involving prescription opioids, and almost 600,000 have an OUD associated with heroin (HHS, 2016). These numbers are likely to increase in the coming years, regardless of what policies are put in place. Follow-up studies of individuals receiving treatment for OUD involving heroin (e.g., Hser et al., 2001) find very high rates of premature mortality (in the neighborhood of one-third) due to overdose or other complications of the disorder. Thus, even if the nation ramps up treatment availability substantially and immediately, death rates will climb and quality of life will be dramatically reduced for many people for years to come. Likewise, the continued progression of still more people from prescription opioid use to OUD will demand sustained and coordinated effort to establish and implement the sc Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Firefighter Accused Of Selling Prescription Drugs Outside Brooklyn Firehouse » Daniel Torres, 33, of Rahway, New Jersey, was arrested on the Staten Island Expressway on his way to work Tuesday morning. Cbsnews.com

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Former Baltimore Safe Streets Member Ronald Alexander Pleads Guilty In Federal Drug Distribution Case » A former member of Baltimore Safe Streets, 50-year-old Ronald Alexander, pleaded guilty in court Monday on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine. Cbsnews.com