The United States is home to about 330 million people, who are spread across some 3.797 million square miles. I live in the third-most populated country in the world. It’s behind China and India, respectively, and directly in front of the Republic of Indonesia, which is home to 270 million residents. Indonesia, a group of […]
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No, I’m not a physician. I’m not into pharmacology. But, I do know what “equianalgesic” means. I don’t usually use medical or pharmacological terms like this, but it’s necessary for what I’m about to explain. What Does “Equianalgesic” Mean? ”Equi-“ is a prefix that means “equal.” “Analgesic” is a complete word on its own and
Fentanyl is an opioid that is much stronger than most opioids. It’s actually more responsible for fatal overdoses here in the United States than any other single opioid. Most heroin here in Northwest Tennessee contains at least some proportion of fentanyl. Whenever I use “heroin” in this article, just know I’m referring to mixtures of
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Businesses label different types of goods that have slight differences — they might not even be noticeable — using marketing-friendly names that build brand identity and are conducive to experiencing relatively high sales figures. Kratom vendors do the same thing. As kratom consumers, we’ve all likely heard of varieties such as Green Maeng Da, Yellow,
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Most of us have heard about the dreaded, oh-so-evil “dark web,” as well as the seemingly-interchangeable term “deep web.” The dark web is the collection of websites that require advanced, specialized configurations and setups to access. The deep web is simply all websites that cannot be found on Google, which includes companies’ in-house web-based tools
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Finding a good kratom vendor is just like shopping for anything else, right? Although you might think things would be as simple as shopping for anything else that’s legal, American kratom consumers often pay more than they should and purchase mismarketed kratom. Further, the way many kratom sellers treat kratom gives political opponents ammunition in
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ProPublica is a non-profit, primarily-investigative journalism organization that’s been serving society at large since 2007. One of the outfit’s best works comes in the form of an interactive web-based tool that lets the general public compare drug prescribing rates of drugs on an individual, physician-to-physician basis. ProPublica’s Prescriber Checkup allows you to sort for physicians
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Tooters One of the most commonly-distributed forms of drug paraphernalia by entities engaged in harm reduction is syringes. Cotton, tourniquets, and alcohol swabs are also commonly given out to help drug users, particularly injection drug users (IDUs), stay safe. Supply distributors often fail to include people who sniff drugs. Intranasal administration is a common form
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Simply having Narcan, Evzio, or generic injectable naloxone kits around isn’t good enough when it comes to effectively responding to opioid overdoses. Rather, the effective administration of naloxone in cases of likely or certain opioid overdose is more about being educated about such. In my personal experience, drug users across Northwest Tennessee (NWTN) are typically
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We all love one-stop-shops. Illicit drug dealers who provide syringes, naloxone, and other harm reduction supplies to patron
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