Tag: Opioids
Purer meth, less pure opioids, more cocaine hit Michigan, testing reveals
Mexican drug cartels are shipping purer forms of meth into rural Michigan, replacing the drugs that were once made in home labs and full of impurities, police and lab testing data shows.
Purer meth, less pure opioids, more cocaine hit Michigan, testing reveals
State drug lab results show methamphetamine users now get their stuff from Mexican cartels, not homemade labs. Meanwhile, opioids are being cut with sedatives that make overdose treatments ineffective….
Supporters tout benefits of kratom, but will it stall Michigan drug fight?
A kratom derivative known as 7-OH targets the same receptors as painkillers and other opioids. Experts say the products, sold in colorful packages, especially endanger children and people battling addiction….
Grey-Bruce drug overdoses and related deaths plummet
The vast majority of overdoses happen in Grey County, mostly in Owen Sound.
For Michiganders in opioid recovery, surgery brings a new pain dilemma
A new study finds that an increasing number of surgeries â and the painkillers that follow â could derail recovery for those who once misused opioids….