HARTFORD — Officials have provided an update Tuesday regarding a fentanyl overdose at Hartford Correctional Center, where a total of four inmates were taken to the hospital following an overdose, according to police. Hartford officials said one person...
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Tuesday warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches.The Food and Drug Administration said it will add advice to labels on how to taper opioid...
SPRINGFIELD – A 65-year-old man pleaded guilty to his role in a large-scale drug dealing ring that trafficked in dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into the city.Francisco Sandoval, of Lawrence, was one of 19 people charged by a federal grand jury in...
Here’s the opposite of a fun fact: As opioid deaths continue to rise, and as fentanyl gains ground as the most common drug involved in fatal overdoses, cocaine is making a comeback.Availability, use and deaths from cocaine have hit their highest level since 2007, according...
A former Middletown Fire Department lieutenant faces up to 25 years in prison after...
NORRISTOWN — As he headed to prison for playing a role in the...
Oxford County public health nurse Lisa Gillespie (Sentinel-Review file photo) The surge of suspected fentanyl overdoses last week has seen area public health and emergency medical services continue to remind the public of the need for prevention education.Between March 29 and April 2, there were roughly...
A man was arrested Monday, and authorities recovered more than 300 grams of fentanyl, as well as cocaine and an unknown brown substance, that were allegedly present on him and in a Lawrence apartment, officials said.Hector Rivera, 39, is facing numerous charges, including trafficking in...
LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - Massachusetts State Police and Lawrence police seized fentanyl and cocaine from a home in Lawrence on Monday after they found a suspected drug trafficker hiding in a bedroom with a knife in hand, officials said. Troopers and federal agents assigned to a...
LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - Massachusetts State Police and Lawrence police seized fentanyl and cocaine from a home in Lawrence on Monday after they found a suspected drug trafficker hiding in a bedroom with a knife in hand, officials said. Troopers and federal agents assigned to a...