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Public health
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 days ago

Three die in north London borough from new synthetic opioid as expert warns: 'We are staring into the abyss'

Emerging synthetic opioid Cychlorphine has caused three recent deaths in north London and may be up to 100 times stronger than heroin, escalating overdose risk.
Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Homeless deaths in the UK rose to a record 1,611 in 2024, a 9% increase, mainly driven by suicide and drug-related causes.
Public health
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Ketamine deaths up twenty-fold since 2014 as experts issue drug mixing warning

Illicit ketamine-related deaths in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland have soared, driven by increasing polydrug use, prompting calls for reclassification.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Baby Phoenix fentanyl death: DA ups infant overdose charges against dad, alleged dealer, to murder

New evidence retrieved from a drug dealer's broken cell phone led to the murder charges against the father of 3-month-old Phoenix Castro and the drug dealer, Phillip Ortega. This marks San Jose's second-ever murder prosecution over a child's fentanyl overdose.
California
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

UK the sick person of the wealthy world' amid increase in deaths from drugs and violence

The UK is experiencing a troubling rise in mortality rates, particularly among younger adults, due to drugs, suicide, and violence.
NYC politics
fromGothamist
7 months ago

Drug-related deaths dropped in NYC shelter system, even as population boomed

Drug-related deaths in NYC shelters dropped by 17% in the last year, despite an increase in shelter population.
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