/tags/drugs Drugs en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 22 May 2025 15:48:20 GMT /politics/2025-05-22/thc-ban-law-bill-texas-house-senate The House granted its final approval to the amended version of Senate Bill 3 on Thursday evening. It now goes back to the Senate, where Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has indicated it is sure to pass, then on to Gov. Greg Abbott鈥檚 desk. Thu, 22 May 2025 15:48:20 GMT /politics/2025-05-22/thc-ban-law-bill-texas-house-senate Andrew Schneider /health/2023-10-26/areas-around-austin-will-help-residents-safely-dispose-of-unwanted-drugs-this-weekend Cities and counties are trying to prevent drugs from ending up in local waterways, where the chemicals can affect the drinking water supply and aquatic life. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 22:01:22 GMT /health/2023-10-26/areas-around-austin-will-help-residents-safely-dispose-of-unwanted-drugs-this-weekend Maya Fawaz /health/2023-09-13/a-popular-nasal-decongestant-doesnt-actually-relieve-congestion-fda-advisers-say The FDA asked advisers to take another look at phenylephrine, which became the main drug in over-the-counter decongestants when medicines with an older ingredient were moved behind pharmacy counters. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 15:29:41 GMT /health/2023-09-13/a-popular-nasal-decongestant-doesnt-actually-relieve-congestion-fda-advisers-say The Associated Press /health/2023-08-04/austin-heat-prescription-drugs-effectiveness When temperatures exceed a narrow range, many drugs lose effectiveness. Here鈥檚 how to keep your prescription medicine safe in Austin's triple-digit heat. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:53:09 GMT /health/2023-08-04/austin-heat-prescription-drugs-effectiveness Olivia Aldridge /health/2023-07-14/more-than-5-texans-die-every-day-from-fentanyl-a-new-online-dashboard-is-tracking-these-deaths The dashboard tracks fatalities related to the powerful, synthetic opioid dating back to 2014 and compares those to overall drug deaths in Texas. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 20:35:58 GMT /health/2023-07-14/more-than-5-texans-die-every-day-from-fentanyl-a-new-online-dashboard-is-tracking-these-deaths Juli谩n Aguilar /education/2023-05-16/hays-cisd-students-are-overdosing-on-fentanyl-its-unclear-how-widespread-the-problem-is With so many variables 鈥� like whether an overdose occurs on campus or after school 鈥� there's no way to know if Hays CISD is a hot spot or if other districts are just tracking differently and aren鈥檛 aware of a problem. Tue, 16 May 2023 10:01:00 GMT /education/2023-05-16/hays-cisd-students-are-overdosing-on-fentanyl-its-unclear-how-widespread-the-problem-is Maya Fawaz /health/2023-04-26/fentanyl-deaths-in-travis-county-doubled-in-2022-medical-examiner-says Drug deaths were up 35% in AG真人百家乐 County last year, an increase spurred in large part by a growing number of fentanyl-related overdoses. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:33:27 GMT /health/2023-04-26/fentanyl-deaths-in-travis-county-doubled-in-2022-medical-examiner-says Olivia Aldridge /politics/2023-02-27/bills-legalizing-fentanyl-test-strips-flood-the-texas-legislature Over a dozen bills have been filed by Republican and Democratic lawmakers after Gov. Greg Abbott publicly supported lifting the ban. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 19:03:54 GMT /politics/2023-02-27/bills-legalizing-fentanyl-test-strips-flood-the-texas-legislature Sara Willa Ernst /health/2023-02-02/she-knows-how-difficult-it-is-to-quit-drugs-so-shes-advocating-strategies-to-prevent-overdoses AG真人百家乐 County saw a spike in the number of fatal overdoses last year. Frankie Rae works with a group pushing for 鈥渉arm reduction.鈥� But these strategies can be controversial, and in some cases, illegal. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:01:00 GMT /health/2023-02-02/she-knows-how-difficult-it-is-to-quit-drugs-so-shes-advocating-strategies-to-prevent-overdoses Haya Panjwani /education/2023-01-11/hays-cisd-student-deaths-drugs A billboard shows the faces of young people who have died. Posters show the difference between fentanyl and other prescriptions drugs. And a video presented to seniors shows a student overdosing in his car. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 23:19:15 GMT /education/2023-01-11/hays-cisd-student-deaths-drugs Maya Fawaz