
There’s A Strange Wave Of Amnesia Cases Linked To Opioids
Photo Illustration: R. A. Di Ieso Doctors worried that contaminated drugs may be to blame By Ed Cara A mysterious wave of people coming down with amnesia over the past four years has spooked public health experts in Massachusetts, as well as the Centers and Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). And the only connection between the victims appears to be the use of opioids and other recreational drugs. In this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, published by the CDC, doctors detailed the seeming outbreak. The first cases were found by Boston neurologist Dr. Jed Barash in November 2015. The … Continue reading There’s A Strange Wave Of Amnesia Cases Linked To Opioids