Why this ‘natural’ product is called ‘gas station heroin’

Like Butterfield, the 41-year-old West Valley City mom became addicted to kratom, an herbal supplement that has been called “gas station heroin” because over time — sometimes not much time — it can ...
freedommag

Drug-Soaked “Attorney” Correspondence Triggers Overdoses and Federal Prosecutions in Prisons

From Ohio to California, authorities confront a nationwide underground trade exploiting attorney-client protections to ...
Webindia 123

NCB flags rising drug smuggling through coastal routes; synthetic drug seizures see sixfold surge since 2019

India's Coastal states are emerging as key hotspots for the smuggling of synthetic drugs and precursor chemicals, according to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)'s Annual Report 2024. The report ...
The Connecticut Mirror

PODCAST: CT’s prisons deal with K2 drug overdoses

Connecticut prisons are dealing with drug overdoses. What is the state doing to slow it? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Emilia Otte to discuss her article, “Drug overdoses in CT prisons ...
Gizmodo

If You Hate Liquid Glass on iOS 26, Here’s How to Make It Better

If you can’t get used Apple's new liquidy and glass UI in iOS 26, there’s an option available for you. reading time 3 minutes Now that iOS 26 is available for everyone, iPhone users are breaking off ...
Medical Xpress

Up to one in four vapes confiscated in England's schools contain spice—and these are pushed on social media

Up to one-quarter of vapes confiscated in secondary schools in England contain the dangerous synthetic drug "spice," according to a new study in Addiction led by Professor Chris Pudney from the ...
Yahoo

One in four vapes confiscated from students contain ‘highly addictive’ Spice drug

Up to one in four vapes confiscated from secondary school pupils in England contain the synthetic drug "spice", a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Bath analysed 1,923 ...
Phys.org

Magnetic nanoparticles in synthetic cells enable controlled, deep-tissue drug release with reduced side effects

A synthetic cell that can be activated by a magnetic field to release a medicine while deep in the body has been created by chemists at UCL (University College London) and the University of Oxford.
New Scientist

Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

Lenses made with liquid crystals could lead to eyeglasses that can easily switch between correcting near- and far-sightedness. Instead of fashioning lenses just from glass, which must be made convex ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Northampton takes aim at synthetic versions of kratom drug

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s Board of Health has passed a new regulation restricting the sale of synthetic products derived from kratom, a naturally occurring substance that can cause opioid-like effects.
WSFA

State officials warn against rising synthetic drug

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A synthetic drug is rising in popularity across the country, and along with it, more deaths from overdoses. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of ...