/tags/drugs drugs en-US Copyright Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic That's the title that Science magazine is bestowing upon the medication called lenacapavir — a twice yearly injectable that prevents infection by the HIV virus. Thu, 12 Dec 2024 21:21:35 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-12/this-drug-is-the-breakthrough-of-the-year-and-it-could-mean-the-end-of-the-hiv-epidemic David Cox, Maria Isabel Barros Guinle /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 20:33:19 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-11/hospitals-gave-patients-meds-during-childbirth-then-reported-them-for-positive-drug-tests Shoshana Walter | The Marshall Project /criminal-justice/2024-12-02/fort-worth-narcotic-farm The narcotic farm promised a more humane approach to drug treatment, but the reality was more complicated, Oklahoma State University professor Holly Karibo argues. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-02/fort-worth-narcotic-farm Miranda Suarez /news/2024-11-19/deaths-involving-fentanyl-in-dallas-county-trending-downwards Drug overdose and alcohol poisoning deaths that involved fentanyl have fallen by about 100 so far since last year. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-19/deaths-involving-fentanyl-in-dallas-county-trending-downwards Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2024-09-18/free-narcan-vending-machines-north-texas Deep Ellum has a new Narcan vending machine that could help save lives. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /news/2024-09-18/free-narcan-vending-machines-north-texas Penelope Rivera /health-wellness/2024-07-22/why-you-need-to-be-careful-on-hot-days-if-you-take-certain-medications A Parkland Health pharmacy specialist explains why overexposure in high temperatures can make people on certain medications more sensitive to heat. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-07-22/why-you-need-to-be-careful-on-hot-days-if-you-take-certain-medications Sam Baker /criminal-justice/2024-04-11/dallas-county-man-sentenced-to-30-years-under-new-texas-fentanyl-dealing-law Richard Leal, 33, was convicted last week of delivering between four and 200 grams of fentanyl and other drugs, which now carries a harsher criminal penalty under a Texas law passed last year. Thu, 11 Apr 2024 22:25:28 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-04-11/dallas-county-man-sentenced-to-30-years-under-new-texas-fentanyl-dealing-law Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-02-16/garland-man-murder-charge-fentanyl-overdose-death-wylie Wylie police allege Kennedy Kirby provided fentanyl to a man whose Jan. 11 overdose death police are investigating. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:35:21 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-02-16/garland-man-murder-charge-fentanyl-overdose-death-wylie Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2023-12-14/tarrant-county-prosecutors-pursue-their-first-fentanyl-murder-case A new state law allows Texas prosecutors to charge people with murder if they give someone else a deadly dose of fentanyl. Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:07:36 GMT /criminal-justice/2023-12-14/tarrant-county-prosecutors-pursue-their-first-fentanyl-murder-case Miranda Suarez /news/2023-11-20/new-tarrant-county-narcotics-unit-to-seek-stiffest-sentences-for-fentanyl-makers-dealers The three prosecutors will focus solely on large-scale distributors of drugs like fentanyl, heroin and meth. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:46:16 GMT /news/2023-11-20/new-tarrant-county-narcotics-unit-to-seek-stiffest-sentences-for-fentanyl-makers-dealers Miranda Suarez