New figures show that fentanyl death rates in 2018 continued to rise in Alberta, but at a slower rate. Rick Bowmer/The Canadian Press Nearly two Albertans are now dying every day from an accidental fentanyl overdose according to new data from...
We go to hospitals to get well, not to be killed by incompetence or worse. State and federal governments have a critical role in protecting us in that regard. Federal officials have notified Mount Carmel Health, of Columbus, that Medicare will cease paying for patients at...
Health Department, local organizations provide Narcan training to combat overdose increaseSince the start of the new year, there has been an uptick in overdoses in Broome County linked to fentanyl-laced drugs. Although government departments have yet to release information on how many fatal overdoses occurred in...
February 3, 2019 — An East Liverpool police officer is going to Washington, D.C. He will be attending Tuesday's State of the Union Address with Congressman Bill Johnson."I'm very excited, but I'm also very nervous," said officer Chris Green. "I don't know what to...
A suspected drug dealer was arrested after the second raid in three months at his residence in San Rafael. Johnnie Henderson, 59, was booked into Marin County Jail on allegations of drug possession for sale, illegal possession of ammunition and committing new crimes while being free...
Police on Saturday arrested four men who allegedly set up an illegal drug ring near a homeless shelter in Brockton, officials said. Officers arrested Luis Colon, 55, Josue Torres, 22, Charles Warren, 52, and Christopher Lugo, 24, while conducting a search at 88 North...
Doctors who prescribe relatively high doses of opioids to treat long-term pain are now required to offer patients an additional prescription — for the overdose antidote naloxone.The rule, which went into effect in December, is among a handful of new regulations for opioid prescribing in Ohio that aim to increase awareness about...
Police seized about 60 grams of fentanyl, 30 grams of crack cocaine, 20 grams of cocaine, a 2.5 gram mix of fentanyl and heroin and about $6,500. BROCKTON — Police arrested four Brockton men, who they say were part of a drug ring, next to a...
NANAIMO — More information is coming to light about a high-profile drug bust in an upscale north Nanaimo neighbourhood which police said had gang ties. NanaimoNewsNOW has learned the identities of three men charged in relation to the April 13, 2017 bust at a Linyard Rd....