Senator Chuck Schumer pushes Fentanyl Sanctions Act
NEW YORK — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is pushing his legislation aimed at slowing down the opioid epidemic here in New...
01 July, 2019
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DOJ issues plea to Congress in battle against fentanyl copycats
Department of Justice officials on Monday expressed alarm over an approaching deadline that they argued could significantly roll back recent progress in combating the scourge of fentanyl copycats fueling the country's opioid crisis. Interested in Opioid Epidemic? Add Opioid Epidemic as an interest to stay up to...
01 July, 2019
Two-Thirds Of Global Drug-Related Deaths Were From Opioid Use
Drug use continues to rise—not only in the United States, where fentanyl and painkillers have devastated many lives, but in the Middle East, Africa and India.The numbers are provided in the 2019 World Drug Report released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report...
01 July, 2019
Protesters urge Louvre to cut ties with donor over opioid crisis
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01 July, 2019
Toni Braxton’s Niece Died From Heroin, Fentanyl Intoxication At 24
Lauren Braxton, niece of renowned singer Toni Braxton, died of “heroin and fentanyl intoxication” at the age of 24 years old, according to the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore, Maryland.The specific manner in which Lauren died remains “undetermined.” Law enforcement, responding to a 911 call...
01 July, 2019
‘The Drugs…Are Enough To Kill Thousands Of People’
As the opioid epidemic continues to ravage families across America, authorities in Mesa, Arizona have arrested two individuals, including one illegal immigrant, on charges "of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl." The Toledo Blade reports that the U.S....
01 July, 2019
Coroner’s Office Confirms That One of Two Deaths on Hacienda Place Was Drug Related
Devon Jacob Lopez-BergmanThe Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that one of two men found dead in an apartment on Hacienda Place on May 5 died from the effects of cocaine, MDMA (also known as “ecstasy” and fentanyl. Devon Jacob Lopez Bergman was 21...
01 July, 2019
UN drugs report – Caribbean News Now
On the outskirts of Kabul, the Afghan Ministries of the Interior and Counter-Narcotics burned more than 20 tons of illicit drugs and alcohol. [UNAMA/Eric Kanalstein] NEW YORK, USA –The study from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), also shows that the negative health consequences...
01 July, 2019
Schumer, officials to urge House action on fentanyl sanctions bill
Sen. Chuck Schumer will join with Long Island law enforcement officials Monday to push for congressional passage of a bill that will sanction Chinese drug manufacturers, banks and criminal organizations involved...
01 July, 2019