As Maryland’s opioid crisis rages on, so does the grief of the families left behind to mourn
When Ashley Mooney-Naglieri learned last winter that her husband was homeless and using heroin again, she got into her...
27 December, 2018
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Two Providence residents face charges in sale of fentanyl – News – providencejournal.com
Luis Aquino-Alcantara, 22, and Maribel Almonte, 29, both of 240 Unit St. in Providence, are being held without bail pending hearings in District Court on Friday. FALL RIVER, Mass. — Two Providence residents were arrested in the sale of fentanyl worth $90,000, court documents show.Luis Aquino-Alcantara,...
27 December, 2018
City of Frederick witnesses increase in opioid-related overdoses in 2018
More from I-270 News FREDERICK, Md. - In 2017, the number of opioid overdoses in the City of Frederick stood at about 124.Now with the rise of fentanyl, 2018 has witnessed more overdoses and deaths."It’s so...
27 December, 2018
Ex-CEO of Insys to plead guilty in major opioid case
Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEDec. 26, 2018 / 11:13 PM GMTBy Janelle GriffithThe former CEO of a drug company that produced a powerful and addictive painkiller containing fentanyl for cancer patients has...
27 December, 2018
Feds Will Prosecute Fentanyl Dealers More Harshly in Baltimore
As part of the Trump Administration’s tough-on-crime stance, federal prosecutors will begin trying more fentanyl cases in federal court. They will be utilizing stronger resources and mandatory minimum sentences in an attempt to deter people from selling the deadly synthetic opioids in Baltimore, where there...
27 December, 2018
Lethal ‘Grey Death’ drug appears in Capital Region
fe818764-6cf4-4b09-9715-a6e11074d6b7-large16x9_GreyDeath.jpgALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) - An autopsy report hasn't been completed yet on how 29 year-old Shane Lemperle ended up dead in his Albany County Jail cell, but a substance found in his sock leads investigators to believe it was an overdose on “Grey Death.” It’s...
27 December, 2018