MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WSAZ) — New research from West Virginia University shows the strong grip drug addiction has in West Virginia. A team from WVU studied trends in drug-related deaths between 2005 and 2017 in West Virginia. Their research showed that deaths from fentanyl are on the...
Dozens of people, including 53 medical professionals, have been charged for their alleged participation in the illegal prescription and distribution of opioids and other narcotics, Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services officials said Wednesday. Federal law enforcement and health officials held a...
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — A city man, convicted more than 21 years ago of drug trafficking, was arrested Tuesday on cocaine and fentanyl trafficking charges, court records say.Bernabe Yulfo, 73, of 186 Rockway St., Apartment C, is charged with trafficking cocaine...
The Justice Department charged more than 60 healthcare providers Wednesday with illegally prescribing 32 million painkillers through fraudulent schemes involving patients they knew suffered from addiction. ...
The N.C. Medical Board said Wednesday it has denied the request from a...
Gov. Cuomo and Albany lawmakers have virtually rolled out the welcome mat to Mexican drug cartels with their new bail reforms, according to someone who should know — New York City’s top narcotics prosecutor. “They’re giving a big boost to the cartel,” Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget...
A 39-year-old Chicago man will spend 30 years in federal prison for selling...
The Justice Department announced Wednesday that 60 people across five states, including more than 30 physicians, were charged in connection with millions of illegal prescription opioids in a takedown by its "Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force." The states are Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (CBS Local) — Fentanyl-related deaths have skyrocketed in West Virginia even as prescription-related opioid deaths declined, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the number of fentanyl deaths from 2015 to 2017 and found that deaths rose by 122%. Prescription opioid-related deaths decreased by...