Health officials say there’s been an increase in medetomidine — a powerful sedative used by veterinarians — showing up in unregulated drugs. When mixed with opiates like fentanyl, it can be deadly.

Understanding both sides of this medication is essential before starting or continuing to take it.

Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione shares some good news in the opioid crisis.

A drug alert has been issued by Interior Health in the Vernon region for bogus xanax pills. The xanax tablet, also sold as alprazolam, tests positive for medetomidine. This counterfeit xanax tablet ...

Due to “sustained” overdose reports in Trail, Interior Health has re-issued its overdose alert for Trail and Nelson.

Health officials are concerned that unregulated street drugs are becoming even more dangerous as they are being mixed with ...

Sailors and Marines are banned from using products containing kratom, which claims to be a herbal pain killer and stimulant.

The sudden withdrawal of this funding ignored the human cost and undermined years of bipartisan investment in public health ...

Illegal drugs in B.C. are now even more dangerous, the BC Centre for Disease Control says. Drug poisonings are up because of ...

Nurses will remain on strike until they reach agreements on new three-year contracts with Montefiore, Mount Sinai and New York-Presbyterian.

According to Mesa County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Tate Herland, the detention intel unit's first 10 months have shown promising ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released ...