Tag: Seizures
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Colorado Springs police warn of synthetic opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl as overdoses rise
The Colorado Springs Police Department is alerting the public to the growing prevalence of a synthetic opioid believed to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl. Carfentanil, a synthetic drug originally developed for veterinary use on large animals like elephants, is one of several “fentanyl analogues” — substances similar in chemical structure — currently in circulation,…
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Colorado parents, nonprofit leaders react to FDA approval of CBD-based drug
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Before trying the cannabidiol-based drug Charlotte’s Web, Kim Shaw Clark said she was waiting for the seizure that would claim her son’s life. Caden, now 14, tried more than a dozen medications — from antipsychotics to benzodiazepines — and underwent brain surgery during their yearslong…
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Colorado parents, nonprofit leaders react to FDA approval of CBD-based drug
Before trying the cannabidiol-based drug Charlotte’s Web, Kim Shaw Clark said she was waiting for the seizure that would claim her son’s life. Caden, now 14, tried more than a dozen medications — from antipsychotics to benzodiazepines — and underwent brain surgery during their yearslong attempt to relieve the symptoms of his Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a…