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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – He was 20 years old and his father said he still can’t believe...
22 March, 2019
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HazMat called for suspected fentanyl found at North Kitsap death scene
Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutSuspicious substance found at North Kitsap death scene prompted HazMat responseA Washington State Patrol Crime Lab team and a state National Guard hazardous material team ran field tests that were negative for...
22 March, 2019
Hagerstown man sentenced to 14 years for fentanyl distribution | Local News
BALTIMORE — A Hagerstown man who ran a drug-trafficking ring that supplied fentanyl...
22 March, 2019
Md. man sentenced for fentanyl distribution connected to Waynesboro men’s deaths
CLOSE Check out the latest crime happening in the area with our crime wrap up. Ashley Books, abooks@gannett.comA Hagerstown, Md. man will spend more than a decade behind bars for his involvement in distributing hundreds of grams of fentanyl in the...
21 March, 2019
Three arrested in heroin, fentanyl bust in Hudson County
CLOSE The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report more Americans are dying from drug overdoses than ever. WochitThree men, including one from Cedar Grove and another from Belleville, were arrested as part of a large bust in...
21 March, 2019
Fentanyl deaths skyrocketed more than 1,000% over five years in the US. Here’s who it’s killing
The number of fatalities related to the drug held fairly steady between 2011 and 2012, hovering around 1,600 deaths in both those years. In 2013, the number increased to just over 1,900 fatalities. Beginning in 2014, though, fentanyl-related deaths began to double each year. In...
21 March, 2019
CDC Report Paints Grim Picture Of Rapidly Escalating Fentanyl Overdoses That Have Hit Vulnerable Communities Hard
The death rate among African Americans from fentanyl-involved drug overdoses rose 141 percent each year, on average, from 2011 to 2016, and the death rate for Hispanics rose 118 percent in that period every year on average. Altogether, the records revealed that more than 36,000...
21 March, 2019
Upstate families share pain of losing children due to fentanyl overdose | South Carolina
GREENVILLE, SC (FOX Carolina) - Spreading awareness and understanding when it comes to...
21 March, 2019
SMPD seizes almost $50,000 worth of fentanyl, cocaine
Local police seized almost $50,000 worth of fentanyl and cocaine from a Mid-City home Tuesday. The Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) served a search warrant for a residence near the intersection of 11th Street and Santa Monica Boulevard and recovered nine ounces of fentanyl, about...
21 March, 2019
Two more members of Elmira opioid ring sentenced to federal prison
CLOSE He's seen addiction from both sides. Bill Kinkle built a successful career as a nurse but lost it all to opioid use disorder. Now he's using his experiences to help others. Jasper Colt, USA TODAYTwo more people who were...
20 March, 2019