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New Designer Opioid Cychlorphine Raises Alarm In Oklahoma
Health experts are raising alarms over a new designer opioid that has proven resistant to Narcan, the medication commonly used to reverse opioid overdoses. First identified in Europe, the drug known as cychlorphine has since spread to Canada and the United States, where it is already being linked to fatal overdoses.
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Oklahoma’s Bureau of Narcotics Takes Action to Outlaw Illicit Sedatives
Illegal labs are flooding the market with "designer benzos" that resist overdose reversal. Discover how the OBN is fighting back against these synthetic sedatives and why professional rehab is the only way to stay safe from counterfeit pills and toxic drug mixtures.
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OBN Warning on Nitazenes Reveals That Cartels Continue to Develop New Formulas for the Illicit Market
The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) has warned Oklahomans that the number of life-threatening drugs on the illicit market continues to expand. For most of a decade, fentanyl was the most devastating drug taking American lives. Now it is joined by a series of new drugs called nitazenes.
MDMA – Not Just a Club Drug Any More
The use of MDMA/Ecstasy, once the club drug of choice, is expanding beyond that culture, and it becomes even more dangerous when combined with other substances.
The Effects of Xanax Abuse
Often people who seek help for the effects of stress and anxiety are prescribed Xanax and are inadvertently introduced into the world of addiction.
The Harmful Effects of Psychedelics
Despite evidence of long term consequences, psychedelics are becoming more accepted in many countries around the world.
People with Addiction Are More Susceptible to COVID-19
One of the harmful side-effects of addiction is that being hooked on drugs and alcohol makes one more susceptible to contracting various illnesses. Given the COVID-19 pandemic, that puts addicts at even greater risk.
Dangerous Component to Common Medicines Associated with Risky Behavior and Addiction
Common drugs found in over-the-counter cough medicines can easily be abused. Do you know what to look for?
Methamphetamine – The Drug That Ages People Far Beyond Their Years
Drugs have harmful effects on those who use them. But why does methamphetamine have such a particularly awful effect? How does meth seem to physically age those who use it, making them appear much older than they actually are?
Unregulated Substances are Often not What They Appear to Be – Part #2
A look at the dangers of vaping and THC.