South Carolina women plead guilty to fentanyl charges | West Virginia
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two South Carolina women pleaded guilty to drug counts stemming...
24 April, 2019
Fentanyl
UVic test aims to prevent drug overdoses
A UVic chemist and a social worker are embarking on a project to perfect a test for drug users to check for deadly overdose ingredients like fentanyl. The three-year project led by Dennis Hore, professor of chemistry, and Bruce Wallace, associate professor of social work,...
24 April, 2019
Former CEO is first pharmaceutical executive indicted in opioid crisis
NEW YORK — The former head of a drug distributor has been indicted on what federal prosecutors say are the first criminal charges against a drug company executive to stem from the opioid crisis.The indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges former Rochester Drug Co-Operative CEO Laurence Doud...
24 April, 2019
‘Ground Zero for Fentanyl Crisis:’ Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Laced Pills
Share This Article:Fentanyl packages. Photo via Wikimedia CommonsA drug dealer pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court Tuesday to selling pills that contained the synthetic opioid fentanyl to a La Jolla man, causing the victim’s overdose death last year.Support Times of San Diego's growthwith a...
24 April, 2019
In Opioid Epidemic First, Drug Company Executive Charged With Conspiracy – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — For the first time in the nation’s opioid crisis, criminal charges have been filed against a drug company executive who’s accused of illegally distributing prescription drugs. Laurence Doud III, the retired CEO of the Rochester Drug Co-Operative, operated in the fringes of the...
24 April, 2019
Mislabeled fentanyl patches recalled
Alia Paavola - Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 Print | Email Alvogen, a pharmaceutical company based in New...
24 April, 2019
Heather Yakin: Opioid epidemic has just begun – News – recordonline.com
Heather Yakin Times Herald-Record @HeatherYakin845 The latest salvo in the ongoing battle against opioids: The Southern District of New York on Tuesday unsealed an indictment charging the CEO of a prescription drug distribution cooperative with narcotics conspiracy and conspiracy to defraud the U.S.The indictment...
24 April, 2019
DPS distributes lifesaving tool, tactical training to troopers to help combat opioid overdoses | State/Natl/World News
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) began deploying NARCAN kits, along with...
23 April, 2019
