Tag: Drugs: Illicit
Urine Drug Test Concentrations Up for Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Cocaine
However, from 2013 to 2023, there was a decrease in heroin concentration
12.7 Percent of Adults Using Fentanyl or Heroin Report Ever Using Xylazine
More median nonfatal overdoses from any drug reported for IMF or heroin users reporting xylazine use versus those not reporting xylazine use
Number, Size of Seizures of Fentanyl Increasing in the United States
Plurality of seizures in West, with 77.8 percent of seizures in the West in pill form
Police Seizures of Psilocybin-Containing Mushrooms Recently Increased
Significant increases reported in frequency, size of seizures across all regions of the United States
Benzodiazepines, Antipsychotics Often Recommended as ‘Trip Killers’
Trip killers were mainly discussed in reference to LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine
Psilocybin Tied to Fewer Symptoms With Major Depressive Disorder
Significant benefit seen as early as eight days compared with placebo
Illicit Drug Use Seen in One-Third of Sudden Cardiac Deaths in Younger Adults
Cannabis most common illicit drug, but polysubstance use also common
Xylazine Increasingly ID’d in Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
Monthly percentage of illicitly manufactured fentanyl-involved deaths with xylazine detected increased from 2.9 to 10.9 percent
CDC: 2018 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Xylazine
Increase seen in age-adjusted rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine from 0.03 to 1.06 per 100,000 standard population
2018 to 2021 Saw Rise of Non-LSD Hallucinogen Use in U.S. Young Adults
Higher use seen among males, White people, and those from higher socioeconomic backgrounds
