Fentanyl that killed struggling U.S. veteran brings drug dealer life term
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A man who supplied the fentanyl that killed a struggling U.S. Marine Corps veteran in Kalamazoo was sentenced...
10 April, 2019
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Man appealing 18-year drugs, weapons sentence
Justin Murray Smith, 34, a former high-ranking member of the club Fallen Saints MC in Saskatoon was sentenced to 18 years in prison for gun, drug and organized crime offences. Credit: Facebook "Brian Fitzpatrick feature" jpg Charged during a large-scale investigation into crimes committed by...
10 April, 2019
Addiction experts issue ‘street advisory’ after spike in overdose deaths
ST. LOUIS — Local addiction experts on the front lines of opioid abuse are issuing a warning.There is a deadlier form...
10 April, 2019
Invidior, Maker of Suboxone, Accused Of Fraud In Drug Marketing : NPR
Federal prosecutors late Tuesday charged British drug maker Indivior with felony fraud and conspiracy for its marketing of opioid products including Suboxone. The company allegedly created a "nationwide scheme" in the U.S. designed to convince doctors and government insurance...
10 April, 2019
Invidior, Maker of Suboxone, Accused Of Fraud In Drug Marketing : NPR
Federal prosecutors late Tuesday charged British drug maker Indivior with felony fraud and conspiracy for its marketing of opioid products including Suboxone. The company allegedly created a "nationwide scheme" in the U.S. designed to convince doctors and government insurance...
10 April, 2019
Police: Over 300 grams of fentanyl seized after drug trafficker found hiding in bedroom – Boston News, Weather, Sports
LAWRENCE, MASS. (WHDH) - State and Lawrence police seized fentanyl and cocaine from a home in Lawrence on Monday after they found a suspected drug trafficker hiding in a bedroom with a knife in hand, officials said. Troopers and federal agents assigned to a regional gang...
10 April, 2019
1 inmate dead following fentanyl overdose at Hartford Correctional Center
HARTFORD — Officials have provided an update Tuesday regarding a fentanyl overdose at Hartford Correctional Center, where a total of four inmates were taken to the hospital following an overdose, according to police. Hartford officials said one person...
10 April, 2019
US warns docs not to abruptly halt opioid pain treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials Tuesday warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches.The Food and Drug Administration said it will add advice to labels on how to taper opioid...
10 April, 2019
Man arrested in massive Dominican Republic-to-Springfield drug ring pleads guilty
SPRINGFIELD – A 65-year-old man pleaded guilty to his role in a large-scale drug dealing ring that trafficked in dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into the city.Francisco Sandoval, of Lawrence, was one of 19 people charged by a federal grand jury in...
10 April, 2019