College football fans know ESPN sideline reporter Lauren Sisler for her sunny personality, incisive interviews and exuberant dancing during games — what she calls her “sideline shimmy.” But the 39-year-old Birmingham resident has a painful history that she kept hidden for nearly two decades: When Sisler was in college, both her parents died of drug … Read more
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It’s so good it should be illegal — unless it already is. In the United States, Trader Joe’s Everything But the Bagel seasoning is a fan-favorite delicacy. But in South Korea, the item is actually illegal. South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety includes the popular product on its list of “hazardous foods purchased … Read more
Matthew Perry, known for his role as sarcastic Chandler Bing on the hit NBC show “Friends,” died Saturday at 54 after apparently drowning in the hot tub at his Los Angeles home. TMZ reported illegal drugs were not found at the scene Saturday, and foul play is not suspected. Prescription drugs were reportedly found inside … Read more
Sunrise Lee was a stripper at Rachel’s in West Palm Beach, Fla., when she danced for a regular who slipped her his number. But Alec Burlakoff was not a lonely customer propositioning her for sex: in reality he was recruiting her to push doctors to over-prescribe highly-addictive opioids. “Dancers are the best sales people,” he … Read more
The US is now experiencing its greatest overall rates of death in more than a century — and it’s being fueled by a sharp rise in drug overdoses. Experts from Florida Atlantic University analyzed trends in US drug overdose deaths, and discovered that the rates of those deaths spiked 4.4 times from 1999 to 2020. … Read more
A subclass of synthetic opioids called nitazenes could be more powerful than fentanyl — and 1,000 times more potent than morphine — according to a new study. The small study, which was published in JAMA Network Open on Tuesday, found that those patients who overdosed on nitazenes had to receive two or more doses of … Read more
Being a Sackler is not what it used to be. Prior to 2019, when a slew of lawsuits maintaining that the billionaire clan had profited from the opioid crisis that the family’s Purdue Pharma allegedly helped create, the Sacklers were everywhere: Socializing at galas, swanning around the Hamptons, dropping big bucks on a wing at the … Read more
The Netflix series “Painkiller” tracks the origins of the opioid epidemic with Matthew Broderick as its main villain: billionaire Purdue Pharma chief Richard Sackler. “One of the things we always try to do when we’re telling any story is to humanize the characters,” executive producer Eric Newman told The Post. “What Matthew gave us was … Read more
Krystal Talavera thought she was drinking a healthy supplement to her morning coffee. But the supplement she was taking, kratom, killed the registered nurse, a mother of four, from respiratory failure brought on by opioid-like effects. Her death is the latest involving the herbal substance, which is widely sold at gas stations and online despite … Read more
Opioid use could put dementia patients at a higher risk of death, particularly in the first two weeks after starting a medication, according to new research revealed on Tuesday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) in Amsterdam. Among all patients age 65 and older who were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in Denmark and who took an … Read more
In the nationwide battle against opioid abuse, New Jersey paramedics have found success with a treatment-focused approach. Camden County, in southwestern New Jersey near Philadelphia, has one of the highest overdose and drug-related death rates in the state. When responding to an overdose, paramedics use naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of opioids — … Read more
Don’t s–t where you eat … or where a dog might eat. A San Francisco dog owner issued a foul warning to other local pet parents after her pooch, Pockets, became sick from eating human waste tainted with marijuana and opioids at a city park — a stinky situation her vet said was “relatively common.” … Read more
Doctor burnout has been linked to overprescribing opioids and antibiotics, a new study suggests. The study published in the British Journal of General Practice found that general practitioners who work long hours are up to five times more likely to prescribe high levels of medications. Researchers at the National Institute for Health and Care Research … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration approved Wednesday the first over-the-counter nasal spray that rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose. Narcan, a 4mg naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray, will not require a prescription and will be available in supermarkets, convenience and drug stores, gas stations, vending machines and online. “Today’s approval of OTC naloxone nasal spray … Read more
Fans of the hit sitcom “Seinfeld” may recall the episode in which Elaine (played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) hilariously tested positive for opium after eating a muffin containing poppy seeds — which got her kicked off a work trip to Kenya. But for two pregnant women in New Jersey, the real-life repercussions of eating poppy seeds and … Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration has issued an urgent public safety alert regarding the animal tranquilizer xylazine — warning it is now being used as a cheap cutting agent for fentanyl in 48 states. The medication — known on the street as “tranq,” “tranq dope” and “zombie drug” — is approved by the Food and Drug … Read more
Overdose antidote Narcan is moving one step closer to being available to the general public — without a prescription. US Food and Drug Administration reps are meeting with advisers Wednesday to discuss a proposal to sell an over-the-counter version of the lifesaving drug. Naloxone spray — often used to reverse the effects of fentanyl overdose — … Read more
Lisa Marie Presley was reportedly taking opioids and lost a large amount of weight two months prior to her death, according to a new report. Sources told TMZ on Monday that she was also on a strict diet regimen, underwent the knife to get plastic surgery and took weight loss pills to help feel her … Read more
Matthew Perry opened up Wednesday about his opioid addiction during a preview for his upcoming book that is slated to hit newsstands on November 1. Perry — best know for his portrayal as Chandler Bing in the NBC hit show “Friends” — revealed that at the age of 49 he almost died due to a … Read more