The synthetic opioid, typically used to tranquilize elephants, is considered to be 100 times stronger than fentanyl. BROCKTON — A city teenager is facing charges of trafficking carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more power than fentanyl.In total, police say they seized more than...
(Reuters) - Oklahoma’s top court on Monday declined to delay a landmark trial set for May in a multibillion-dollar lawsuit accusing OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and two other drugmakers of helping fuel an opioid abuse and overdose epidemic in the state. FILE PHOTO: The...
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TUCSON, Ariz. – Aaron Francisco Chavez swallowed at least one of the sky blue pills at a Halloween party before falling asleep forever. He became yet another victim killed by a flood of illicit fentanyl smuggled from Mexico by the Sinaloa...
In an unexpected twist, the sentencing in a landmark fentanyl case is on hold. “There is no justice.” Denise Lane,...
BROCKTON (CBS) — An 18-year-old man from Brockton was arrested after Mass. State Police said they found about $42,000 worth of fentanyl in his bedroom. Etimilson Cabral was arrested Friday. The State Police Gang Unit initially obtained a warrant for Cabral’s car and anyone in it....
The unfortunate news is out. According to official statistics, Fentanyl related deaths have increased by 1,000% from 2011 to 2016. The largest increase ever recorded in US history. The numbers are alarming and call for a cause for concern. If no preventive measures are taken,...
BROCKTON, MASS. (WHDH) - A Brockton man is facing drug trafficking and weapons charges after state police say they found thousands of dollars worth of fentanyl and carfentanil during a search of his home. After a drug investigation by the State Police Gang Unit led to...
Cocaine has taken a backseat during the opioid epidemic, but officials say in the past year they've seen an uptick in cocaine activity. QUINCY — In the wake of three people charged with cocaine trafficking in Weymouth and Quincy last week in separate investigations, officials say...
Illicit drugs, rather than prescription medications, have accounted for an increasing proportion of deaths from opioids. Heroin- and fentanyl-related deaths have been rising much faster than the medication-related ones, and more and more opioid abusers are starting with heroin. Patients...