Fentanyl
Westerly police charge 2 women with possession of fentanyl | Police & Courts
WESTERLY — Two central Connecticut women are facing drug charges after police found them...
26 March, 2019
Ottawa police issue warning after fentanyl suspected in 3 fatal overdoses – Ottawa
The Ottawa Police Service is investigating a spate of suspected drug overdoses, three of which were fatal.Over the course of 14 hours on Monday, police responded to five separate incidents involving six individuals requiring emergency medical treatment. Two of the suspected...
26 March, 2019
Five Questions With: Ryan Marino, MD, on Fentanyl Panic
On March 16 the Vermont-based site VTDigger became the latest news platform to share a breathless story about a police officer overdosing via a brief incidental exposure to drugs. In this case Sgt. Brett Flansburg “collected a small quantity of heroin in a plastic baggie”...
26 March, 2019
OxyContin maker Purdue reaches $270 million settlement in Oklahoma opioid case: source
(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and members of the wealthy Sackler family that own the company have reached a $270 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing Purdue of helping fuel the opioid abuse epidemic, people familiar with...
26 March, 2019
Two dead in suspected fentanyl-tainted cocaine overdoses Monday
Ottawa police vehicle. Wayne Cuddington / Postmedia Two people died Monday in accidental overdoses involving what police suspect was fentanyl-laced cocaine.In all, police and other responders were called to three incidents over 14 hours involving five people who had apparently taken the tainted narcotics, acting Insp. François D’Aoust...
26 March, 2019
Deadly fentanyl overdoses increase by 1,000 percent, according to CDC report | News
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A new CDC report on fentanyl shows fatal overdoses...
26 March, 2019
U.S. Attorney: 33 indicted in heroin, cocaine and fentanyl distribution operation in Berkeley and Jefferson counties | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — A federal grand jury has indicted 33 individuals for their alleged...
26 March, 2019
South Carolina women indicted in federal court for allegedly transporting fentanyl | Journal-news
MARTINSBURG — Two South Carolina women were indicted this month in federal court...
26 March, 2019
South Carolina women accused of possessing fentanyl in Berkeley County | West Virginia
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Two South Carolina women were charged this month by a...
26 March, 2019