An overdose emergency spiked up in Louisville, Kentucky last week. There have been 52 overdoses reported within 32 hours.
For the first time in 20 years, opioid prescriptions have finally went down since 2012. However, an increase in prescription alternatives to opioids has also been observed.
The abuse of Loperamide, the main ingredient found in anti-diarrheal drugs, is currently on the rise as opioid addicts pop in pills in high amounts in order to get high. Amid a growing opioid addiction in the US, doctors are pressuring US authorities to regulate the sale and distribution of non-prescription over-the-counter medications like Loperamide and even regular painkillers.
Former WWE intercontinental champ, Chyna, died of an accidental overdose of lethal cocktail of prescription drugs according to her manager. Initial reports indicated that she might had been dead for a few days before she was found unresponsive by her manager in her Redondo Beach apartment in California.
In October, Khloe Kardashian's ex-husband Lamar Odom, the former basketball star was found unconscious and collapsed in a legitimate brothel in Nevada, Las Vegas, due to overdose of drug and alcohol.
Eminem’s sister-in-law met her death after a heroine overdose. Her body was found at a mobile home somewhere in Detroit.
With the help of estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian, Lamar Odom was moved out from the Cedar-Sinai hospital and will continue his recovery at a private facility.
The police took a closer look on Scot Weiland’s death and found out that drug overdose caused the musician’s death.
Khloé Kardashian and Lamar Odom are not thinking about romance at all.
Sunrise Hospital, where Lamar Odom was treated initially, has fired some employees for attempting to violate HIPAA rules.
Lamar Odom is reportedly dealing with some setbacks in his recovery after undergoing at least one surgery today
Lamar Odom has reportedly promised his estranged wife, Khloe Kardashian that he is "done with drugs."
Khloé Kardashian has finally released a statement about her estranged husband, Lamar Odom.
Lamar Odom is reportedly recovering from his drug overdose with the Kardashians by his side.
Lamar Odom is out of his coma and is making a slow recovery since being found unconscious at a Nevada brothel.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
