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Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply

Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs ...

Drug overdose deaths drop sharply in the U.S. even as new street drugs emerge

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.
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Use of street drug ‘tranq’ grows in Bay State, panel finds, including in WMass

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SPRINGFIELD — Their telltale postures take on different names in law enforcement circles: the “leaners,” “zombie walkers” and the ...
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Use of street drug ‘tranq’ grows in Bay State, panel finds, including in WMASS

SPRINGFIELD — Their telltale postures take on different names in law enforcement circles: the “leaners,” “zombie walkers” and the “fentanyl fold.” Users of heroin, fentanyl and xylazine, or “tranq ...