Fentanyl–Xylazine (“Tranq”) in the Illicit Supply: What Young Adults Need to Know in 2025
Fentanyl has reshaped America’s overdose crisis, but it’s no longer the only threat in the illicit supply. Xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer known as “tranq,” is now appearing in fentanyl, cocaine, counterfeit pills, and party drugs...
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Postpartum Mental Health, Addiction & Early Recovery
Postpartum mental health is often discussed in hushed tones, as if new parents should instinctively “bounce back” after birth. But the reality is far more complex. For many women, the postpartum period involves powerful hormonal...
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Navigating Substance Use in LGBTQ+ Communities: Barriers, Resources & Support
Substance use doesn’t happen in a vacuum, it’s shaped by environment, identity, and lived experience. For members of the LGBTQ+ community, the journey toward recovery often comes with unique challenges: higher rates of trauma, social...
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Fentanyl in the Party Supply: How Young Adults Are Getting Exposed & What to Do
Fentanyl is no longer limited to heroin or counterfeit opioids, it’s infiltrating the party drug supply. From cocaine and MDMA to pills sold as Xanax or Adderall, fentanyl contamination has become one of the most...
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Ketamine Club Use vs. Recovery — Sleep, Memory, and Mood Tradeoffs
Ketamine is one of the few substances that straddles two very different worlds. In clubs, it’s a dissociative drug often linked to dangerous behaviors and long-term harm. In clinical settings, however, ketamine has shown promise...
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‘Pink Coke’ & Adulterants: How Reagent Testing Reduces Risk (and Limits)
Cocaine is one of the most adulterated drugs in the world. Rarely sold in pure form, it is commonly cut with everything from caffeine and sugar to toxic chemicals and opioids like fentanyl. Recently, a...
DetailsCocaethylene Explained: Why Mixing Alcohol and Cocaine Creates a New Drug
For decades, alcohol and cocaine have been two of the most widely misused substances in the world. Separately, each carries well-documented risks, but when combined, they don’t just add up; they interact inside the body...
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Nitazenes: The Next Wave of Synthetic Opioids
In the ongoing opioid crisis, new synthetic drugs continue to emerge. One of the latest threats is nitazenes, a group of opioids far stronger than fentanyl. While many people have never heard the name, nitazenes...
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7OH Tablets: What You Need to Know | Phoenix Rising
Over the past decade, 7OH Tablets of kratom and other forms of the psychoactive plant have exploded in popularity across the U.S., often promoted as a “natural” alternative for pain relief, mood, or energy. While...
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4-ANPP and Fentanyl Precursors: Understanding the Hidden Drivers of the Opioid Crisis
The fentanyl epidemic continues to devastate communities across the United States. Behind each counterfeit dose lies a network of precursor chemicals, vital to the clandestine production of lethal synthetic opioids. Among these, 4-ANPP (4-Anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine) plays...
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