TAG / ADDICTION

A self-styled “Ketamine Queen” who flaunted a jet-setting lifestyle was sentenced after prosecutors said she sold dozens of vials that led to the actor’s fatal overdose.

Experts warn potent synthetic opioids are spreading rapidly across Europe and may devastate users who believe they are buying other drugs.

As potency rises, even preteens are experiencing severe health effects, forcing families to seek emergency care for cannabis-related conditions.

Doctors report school-age patients suffering irreversible urological harm as holiday binge culture and cheap access fuel the spike in youth consumption.

Federal courts, costly class action litigation and safety alerts haven’t stopped Botanic Tonics from selling $250 million a year of a product that leaves addicts warning, “I thought I was going to die.”

With daily visits up more than 100 percent and dozens of life-threatening overdoses linked to the centers, officials and residents are calling for shutdowns and a renewed focus on prevention.

Long‑term use of common psychiatric drugs like Xanax and Valium can trigger a newly recognized condition that leaves users with years of fatigue, anxiety and cognitive damage.

“I wonder how much this moron will pay,” Salvador Plasencia cruelly joked—before supplying Perry the drugs that killed him.

A 12-year-old from Greater Manchester died while participating in a viral inhalant challenge—raising alarms over unchecked social media risks.

From billing dead patients to defrauding entire communities, the mental health industry’s addiction to Medicaid dollars has become a national crisis.