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Horrifying images show how flesh-eating 'zombie' drug 'mummifies' addicts — and causes limbs to drop off
"We are seeing at the larger university hospitals around Philadelphia daily, if not weekly, these patients with these problems," Dr. Asif Ilyas told The Post.
$3.3M 'human bones' drug bust could land ex-flight attendant behind bars | Weird But True
The country of Sri Lanka has a bone to pick with this woman. Former flight attendant Charlotte May Lee, 21, faces up to 25 years in prison for allegedly trying...
Drug-induced seizures in children double over 15 years: 'Extremely worrying'
The poisonings most often involved over-the-counter antihistamines, prescription antidepressants, and painkillers and illegal synthetic cannabinoids.
COVID-19 no longer a top cause of US death — here's what's replaced it
Just over 3 million deaths were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics last year.
Drug that’s 100 times deadlier than heroin found in Australia
Batches of cocaine sold in Australia have been laced with a deadly opioid that’s 100 times more potent than heroin, sparking an urgent health alert.
'Zombie' kush addicts in Sierra Leone dig up human bones to get high on drug
"Our country is currently faced with an existential threat due to the ravaging impact of drugs and substance abuse, particularly the devastating synthetic drug kush," President Julius Maada Bio said.
Handing out Narcan won't solve our drug crisis — here's what can
“Narcan has to be everywhere,” New York City Health Commissioner Ashwin Vasan announced last week.
Swooping seagulls steal drugs, get stoned: 'Turns them into psycho gulls'
These birds are flying high — and apparently getting high — as a kite.
35 hospitalized in Florida with severe bleeding after smoking synthetic 'spice'
At least 35 people have been hospitalized in Florida for severe bleeding after smoking synthetic marijuana that they bought from local drug dealers, officials announced.
'Tidal wave' of Mexican-made meth, fentanyl has deadly impact on NYC
A “tidal wave” of methamphetamines and fentanyl from the U.S. southern border is flooding local neighborhoods in NYC, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said.
Feds bust gang that smuggled drug-soaked comics, court papers into Rikers
The Bully Gang's founder, Moeleek “Moe Money” Harrell, 30, is currently in Rikers on a murder charge.
Brooklyn 'Zombieland' bodega shut down by sheriff
The “Zombieland” bodega known as a hub for K2 and illegal tobacco sales in Brooklyn was shuttered by the city sheriff Wednesday afternoon, according to a sealing order from the...
Riker's Island visitors sue NYC over claims their books were soaked in drugs
Corrections officers at Rikers Island have taken to arresting visitors coming in with books — claiming the novels are being used to sneak in synthetic marijuana.
Authorities seize enough fentanyl to wipe out the entire state of Ohio
A drug task force in Ohio seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl -- an amount akin to “chemical warfare” that could kill every person in the state, authorities said....
Man under influence of synthetic marijuana chased strangers with knives: cops
DOVER, Del. — Police in Delaware say a man armed with knives chased people around a store while he was allegedly under the influence of synthetic marijuana. News outlets report...
'Russian roulette': Investigation uncovers dark side of CBD craze
The vapor that Jay Jenkins inhaled didn’t relax him. After two puffs, he ended up in a coma.
Yonkers mom found passed out on stroller with PCP-laced cigar
A Yonkers mom was arrested after cops allegedly found her passed out and slumped over a double stroller with her 6-month-old twin daughters inside – and a cigar laced with...
New Jersey man who begged cops for help died from bath salts
Lowery's drug use and preexisting medical conditions "triggered an adverse physical reaction including multiple organ failure and cardiac arrest that ultimately led to his death,” the prosecutor’s office said.
Postal worker allegedly used mail to traffic K2 from China to US
A Massachusetts postal worker allegedly used the mail to traffic the powerful synthetic marijuana K2 from China to the US for five years with the help of another man, Manhattan...
Suspect accused of butchering jogger may have been high on K2
The Washington, DC, man charged in the stabbing murder of a jogger may have been high on K2 at the time — and blurted out that he knew he was...