The opioid crisis is “the No. 1 threat facing the state,” U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling said on Boston Herald Radio Tuesday. A multi-pronged approach targeting drug dealers, pushing prevention efforts and getting addicts into rehabilitation is key in finding a solution, Lelling said. “The people who are...
CONCORD, N.H. (CBS/AP) — New Hampshire authorities say autopsies on a couple found dead inside a hotel following a standoff with police in March show they died of a mixture of drugs, among other factors. About eight blocks in Manchester were sealed off for the standoff. The...
Regina Police Service. TROY FLEECE / Regina Leader-Post Three Saskatchewan men face multiple charges after Regina police found more than 3.4 kilograms of cocaine and over a kilogram of methamphetamine during the execution of several search warrants Friday.More than $13,000 in currency, 175 grams of fentanyl and...
Four people are facing drug trafficking charges after an investigation by the Regina Police Service Drug Unit with assistance from the Moose Jaw Police Service. Search warrants were executed in Harbour Landing and...
Three Saskatchewan men were charged after a multi-unit investigation into drug trafficking in Regina that took place May 17.Search warrants were carried out in the 6000 block of Rochdale Boulevard, 3300 block of Green Poppy Street, 1000 block of Dorothy Street...
Published: 5/28/2019 5:31:19 PM New Hampshire authorities are inconclusive about what killed two people involved in a Manchester hotel shootout...
Amid the United States’ heavily documented opioid crisis, the nation is dealing with another, lesser known rise in substance use. In recent years, national rates of cocaine use have steadily climbed. Cocaine-related overdose deaths are on the rise, too, and opioids are largely to blame. The...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A new public health campaign aims to inform opioid users about the dangers of fentanyl through “practical” and potentially life-saving advice.Launched by the city Department of Health (DOH), the $730,000 campaign warns drug users not to use alone, avoid mixing...
The Associated Press Published 3:03 p.m. ET May 28, 2019 | Updated 3:13 p.m. ET May 28, 2019CLOSE The overprescription of opioids is leveling off, but deaths continue rising, says Dr....