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DEA Requires Biennial Controlled Substance Inventory Every 24 Months
11+ hour, 9+ min ago (287+ words) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requires controlled substance registrants to conduct an inventory of their stock every two years, a frequency defined by the term “biennial.” While the terms “biennial” and “biannual” are often confused, the distinction carries specific regulatory…...
CDSCO Plans Tighter Monitoring Of Narcotic Drugs In Medicines
2+ day, 47+ min ago (257+ words) Mumbai: The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) is planning a stronger regulatory mechanism to track pharmaceutical preparations containing narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, aiming to prevent their illegal diversion and improve monitoring of their manufacture, sale and stocking across…...
Drivers Are Less Likely to Honk at Expensive Cars, While Luxury Vehicle Drivers Are More Likely to Violate Right-of-Way Rules
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (1574+ words) A pedestrian reacts as a luxury car passes through a crosswalk. Research has found an association between higher vehicle value and lower odds of yielding to pedestrians. A traffic light turns green, but the car ahead remains stationary. Most drivers…...
Library in Denver closed after positive hit for chemical commonly mixed with fentanyl
1+ week, 5+ day ago (109+ words) October 1, 2026 / 11:36 AM MDT / CBS Colorado The Sam Gary Branch Library in Denver was closed on Wednesday afternoon after a positive hit for Xylazine, a chemical that is commonly mixed with fentanyl. Denver Fire Department crews were called to the library…...
From OxyContin to Adderall, thousands of potentially addictive pills went missing at CVS and Walgreens pharmacies in Mass., a Contrarian Boston investigation finds | Quick Hits |
1+ week, 6+ day ago (170+ words) Vanishing meds: CVS and Walgreens pharmacies in Massachusetts drew state disciplinary action after losing track of thousands of pills of OxyContin, Vicodin, Adderall, Valium, and other potentially addictive meds, a Contrarian Boston investigation finds By Colman M. Herman Almost 12,000 doses of…...
Federal Watchdog Finds Gaps in DEA, FDA Drug Scheduling Procedures
2+ week, 13+ min ago (652+ words) Legis1 Federal Watchdog Finds Gaps in DEA, FDA Drug Scheduling Procedures A recent Government Accountability Office report found that the DEA lacks policies identifying roles, responsibilities, and procedures for scheduling, and FDA lacks policies or procedures specifying how its staff conducts…...
Cvhs welcomes Catawba Radiological Associates
2+ week, 2+ hour ago (238+ words) Catawba Valley Health System (CVHS) is pleased to welcome Catawba Radiological Associates of Hickory to Catawba Valley Medical Group effective September 26, 2026. This partnership continues to build on our vision for a strong, integrated multispecialty medical group, bringing together exceptional physicians…...
Chase to end drug surveillance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (502+ words) But now, Superintendent Dylan Chase wants to back out of the surveillance program. “My goal has been to support public health objectives,” Chase told the Water and Sewer Commissioners at their meeting on September 21. Another problem for Chase is that…...
New Synthetic Opioid Detected in Missouri — But Fentanyl Test Strips Won’t Find It
2+ week, 6+ day ago (299+ words) A powerful new synthetic opioid has been detected in Missouri and a growing number of states, bringing with it a particularly troubling danger: fentanyl test strips cannot detect it. Cychlorphine, also known as N-propionitrile chlorphine, is part of a newer…...
THE FENTANYL CRISIS IS REAL — NOT AN ILLUSION OR DELUSION
2+ week, 5+ day ago (68+ words) The fentanyl crisis is neither an illusion nor a delusion. It is tragically real. Hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to die from …...