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6-7-2018

Most young adults who use illicit drugs are willing to test them for the presence of fentanyl by using a rapid test strip, a study presented at the recent American Society of Addiction Medicine annual meeting suggests. 
One-fifth of deaths among young American adults are related to opioids, according to a new study.
High school seniors who use heroin also commonly use multiple other drugs, according to researchers at New York University. On average, these students use five other drugs.
One-fourth of high school seniors in the United States said they would try marijuana or use it more often if the drug were legalized, according to the nationwide Monitoring The Future survey.
The opioid overdose antidote naloxone has been recalled by its manufacturer because of loose particulate matter on the syringe plunger, CNN reports.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said this week that tobacco companies need to speed up their efforts to stop kids from using e-cigarettes.