Opinion writers weigh in on these public health issues and other health issues. Los Angeles Times: Mr. President, The Real National Emergency Is Fentanyl President Trump and his minions cooked up a fake national security crisis to justify diverting billions of dollars to build a bigger, wider border...
CONCORD – U.S. Attorney Scott Murray said Steven Moore, 36, of Plymouth, New Hampshire, has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Court filings and statements made in court established that Moore and Samantha Merrifield arranged to sell...
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Fentanyl has been linked to a growing number of drug overdose deaths in New Orleans, mirroring a trend seen nationally in recent years.While the number of drug-related overdose deaths in New Orleans involving opiates in general has remained relatively steady (168 deaths last year,...
The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office is the latest local law enforcement agency to train its officers to carry and administer the life-saving drug naloxone. With exposure to the deadly opiate substance fentanyl on the rise, and the number of overdoses continuing to climb, the agency...
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BUFFALO -- A federal jury in Buffalo has convicted the last two members...
The Scales of Justice statue at B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Chad Aaron Bissat is going to jail for four years after police seized a large cache of drugs from him, including more than 600 fentanyl pills. Jason Payne / PNG A Kamloops man who was convicted...
By Nick Blank GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Two Clay County men accused of buying the drugs that killed an Orange Park teenager in 2016 received one-year sentences last Monday after they cooperated with a federal case against Trumaine Muller. Tyler Hamilton and Christopher Williams appeared briefly before...
AutoplayShow ThumbnailsShow CaptionsLast SlideNext SlideStory HighlightsSyringe exchange participants are 5X more likely to seek addiction treatment.Needle exchange helps prevent the spread of hepatitis and HIV.There are fewer dangerous dirty needles littering Louisville because of the syringe exchange program.A tall and slender woman with sunken cheeks...