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Synthetic Drug Use Surges in Europe, Driven by Domestic Production and Geopolitical Shifts
The European Drug Report 2025 highlights a surge in synthetic drug use, particularly cathinones and opioids, alongside persistent high cocaine use spreading from cities to smaller towns, leading to increased overdoses and posing a significant public health challenge.
Synthetic Drug Use Surges in Europe, Driven by Domestic Production and Geopolitical Shifts
The European Drug Report 2025 highlights a surge in synthetic drug use, particularly cathinones and opioids, alongside persistent high cocaine use spreading from cities to smaller towns, leading to increased overdoses and posing a significant public health challenge.
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24% Bias Score
EU Drug Report: Record Deaths, Cocaine Seizures, and Rise of Synthetic Opioids
The 2023 EU Drug Report reveals 7,500 drug-related deaths in the EU, Norway, and Turkey, primarily from opioids; record cocaine seizures (419 tons) highlight growing drug trafficking and associated crime; the rise of synthetic opioids like nitazenes in counterfeit painkillers intensifies the crisis.
EU Drug Report: Record Deaths, Cocaine Seizures, and Rise of Synthetic Opioids
The 2023 EU Drug Report reveals 7,500 drug-related deaths in the EU, Norway, and Turkey, primarily from opioids; record cocaine seizures (419 tons) highlight growing drug trafficking and associated crime; the rise of synthetic opioids like nitazenes in counterfeit painkillers intensifies the crisis.
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44% Bias Score
EU Launches Major PFAS Cleanup Operation
The European Commission's new Water Resilience Strategy outlines a large-scale public-private partnership to clean up PFAS in European waters, addressing widespread contamination exceeding environmental quality standards in 2022, with estimated remediation costs between โฌ5 and โฌ100 billion annually.
EU Launches Major PFAS Cleanup Operation
The European Commission's new Water Resilience Strategy outlines a large-scale public-private partnership to clean up PFAS in European waters, addressing widespread contamination exceeding environmental quality standards in 2022, with estimated remediation costs between โฌ5 and โฌ100 billion annually.
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40% Bias Score
China Approves First Domestic 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
China approved its first domestically developed 9-valent HPV vaccine, Cecolin 9, ending over a decade of foreign market dominance; the vaccine protects against nine strains of HPV and has shown a favorable safety profile in clinical trials, aligning with China's plan to eliminate cervical cancer by ...
China Approves First Domestic 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
China approved its first domestically developed 9-valent HPV vaccine, Cecolin 9, ending over a decade of foreign market dominance; the vaccine protects against nine strains of HPV and has shown a favorable safety profile in clinical trials, aligning with China's plan to eliminate cervical cancer by ...
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44% Bias Score
Texas Issues First Fentanyl Murder Conviction, Life Sentence
On September 18, 2023, Brandon Harrison died of a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose in Fort Worth, Texas. On Wednesday, Jacob Lindsay, 48, was convicted of murder under a new Texas law and sentenced to life in prison for supplying the fentanyl that led to Harrison's death.
Texas Issues First Fentanyl Murder Conviction, Life Sentence
On September 18, 2023, Brandon Harrison died of a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose in Fort Worth, Texas. On Wednesday, Jacob Lindsay, 48, was convicted of murder under a new Texas law and sentenced to life in prison for supplying the fentanyl that led to Harrison's death.
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60% Bias Score
CDC Official Resigns Amidst Conflicting COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging
Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a CDC official co-leading COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, resigned after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced and then reversed a change to the vaccine schedule without input from the CDC's independent advisory panel, causing confusion and criticism from med...
CDC Official Resigns Amidst Conflicting COVID-19 Vaccine Messaging
Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, a CDC official co-leading COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, resigned after HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced and then reversed a change to the vaccine schedule without input from the CDC's independent advisory panel, causing confusion and criticism from med...
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48% Bias Score
Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
Urgent Call for Genetic Testing: Israeli Sperm Donor Carried Cancer-Predisposing Mutation
The Israeli Health Ministry announced a nationwide genetic testing initiative for offspring of a deceased sperm donor who carried Lynch syndrome, urging those born from donations in central Israel between 1974 and 1985 to undergo testing due to a 50% risk of inheriting the cancer-predisposing mutati...
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24% Bias Score
France Bans Public Smoking to Reduce Healthcare Costs
France bans smoking on beaches, in parks, bus shelters, and near schools starting July 1st to curb healthcare costs and protect children, despite concerns about individual liberties.
France Bans Public Smoking to Reduce Healthcare Costs
France bans smoking on beaches, in parks, bus shelters, and near schools starting July 1st to curb healthcare costs and protect children, despite concerns about individual liberties.
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44% Bias Score
Chicago-Area Youth Shootings Prompt Call for CDC Intervention
A 13-year-old is charged in one shooting that wounded a 15-year-old in Matteson, Illinois, and another shooting left a 13-year-old dead in Joliet, prompting a Congressman to propose using CDC resources to address gun violence.
Chicago-Area Youth Shootings Prompt Call for CDC Intervention
A 13-year-old is charged in one shooting that wounded a 15-year-old in Matteson, Illinois, and another shooting left a 13-year-old dead in Joliet, prompting a Congressman to propose using CDC resources to address gun violence.
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44% Bias Score
Netherlands Warns of Highly Addictive Nicotine Sticks
A new report from the Netherlands' RIVM reveals that nicotine sticks, containing no tobacco but high nicotine levels, exceed safe emission limits by 18โ25 times, posing significant health risks and regulatory challenges.
Netherlands Warns of Highly Addictive Nicotine Sticks
A new report from the Netherlands' RIVM reveals that nicotine sticks, containing no tobacco but high nicotine levels, exceed safe emission limits by 18โ25 times, posing significant health risks and regulatory challenges.
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52% Bias Score
Diphtheria Outbreak Affects Vulnerable Migrants in Europe
A diphtheria outbreak in Western Europe since 2022 has affected 536 people, mostly male migrants from Afghanistan and Syria, with transmission occurring during migration or in European accommodations; at least three deaths were reported.
Diphtheria Outbreak Affects Vulnerable Migrants in Europe
A diphtheria outbreak in Western Europe since 2022 has affected 536 people, mostly male migrants from Afghanistan and Syria, with transmission occurring during migration or in European accommodations; at least three deaths were reported.
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44% Bias Score
EU Drug Report: Rising Cocaine Consumption and Emerging Threats
The European Drug Report highlights a significant rise in cocaine availability and consumption within the EU, marked by increased wastewater residue, record seizures (up 30% in 2023 to 419 tons), and a 13-year lag to treatment, alongside concerning trends in synthetic cathinones, potent synthetic op...
EU Drug Report: Rising Cocaine Consumption and Emerging Threats
The European Drug Report highlights a significant rise in cocaine availability and consumption within the EU, marked by increased wastewater residue, record seizures (up 30% in 2023 to 419 tons), and a 13-year lag to treatment, alongside concerning trends in synthetic cathinones, potent synthetic op...
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24% Bias Score
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