Fentanyl

Authorities are investigating the case of an Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee accused of slipping LSD into his co-workers’ water bottles. A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with the incident, which allegedly took place at an Enterprise Rent-A-Car location in Arnold, Missouri, last Thursday, March 21,...

To begin in early May for 3 accused Trial dates have been set for a mother and two others accused of contributing to the drug overdose death of a 2-year-old boy from Ironton. The trial dates will be May 6, 7, and 8 and will be in...

Fentanyl overdose rates have been rising at very sharp rates among minorities, including African Americans and Hispanic Americans, according to new data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  The data looked at fentanyl overdose rates between 2011 and 2016. Researchers found that...

Three police officers were hospitalized early Friday for fentanyl exposure received while arresting a couple on drug charges outside a Needham hotel. Needham police were conducting a routine check outside a hotel on B Street around 12:50 a.m. when they encountered a suspicious vehicle. During the...

According to a Thursday, March 21 report from the Centers for Disease Control, deaths from the synthetic opioid fentanyl increased by more than 1,000 percent from 2011 to 2016.  As one might imagine given the problem of opioid addiction in Guilford County, fentanyl and other...