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Law enforcement and public health officials are seeing the synthetic opioid fentanyl — the leading cause of death for Americans ages 18-45 — combined with highly potent substances such as xylazine, nitazenes, cychlorphine, and medetomidine.
A new [University of California] San Diego study found that there could be a connection between marijuana use and slower development of memory, focus and thinking speed in teenagers.
A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media celebrated a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube that she said opened the door for companies to be held responsible for harms to children using their platforms.
Nitazenes, a highly potent class of synthetic opioids, were detected at 26 Missouri schools during a voluntary school wastewater monitoring program led by the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Three suspects were arrested this week in a DEA-led multi-agency operation targeting the increased use of THC products by youth in Bakersfield, CA, said police.