synthetic drugs

The Upstate New York Poison Center didn’t get more calls than usual during 2020. But the pandemic did lead to some changes in the kinds of calls, as well…

China banned fentanyl last year, but an NPR investigation reveals how Chinese vendors continue to market the chemicals used to make the drug on e-commerce and social media sites.

Contaminated synthetic cannabinoids have been associated with major overdoses around the country. They are cheap and inconspicuous, making it hard for law enforcement and medical officials to track.

Another spike of synthetic marijuana overdoses has the law enforcement and health communities looking for answers. It seems to happen every year or two. A…

Syracuse hospitals had 10-15 overdoses coming in almost every day last week, believed to be from synthetic cannabinoids or “spike.” The number of…

Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that he hopes makes it easier to stop the importation and distribution…

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is pushing for legislation that would ban 22 chemicals used for making synthetic drugs. The Upstate New York Poison Center…

New York State Police have announced that over the past few days they have seized 100 packets of what they suspect are synthetic drugs and made five…

W-18, a new synthetic opioid, may be on the scene in central and northern New York. ACR Health prevention director Erin Bortel said several overdose…

The governor says vendors and producers of synthetic marijuana try to “skirt the law” by creating new chemicals that aren’t currently banned. The New York…