Four Arrested In Drug Raid
– Posted on February 4, 2019Posted in: Local News Credit: Brockton Police Four people were arrested in Brockton on drug charges following...
04 February, 2019
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Florence, John Henry Johnson, Federal Jury Convicts Last Man Standing in 29-Defendant Organized Crime Case in Myrtle Beach • STL.News
Florence, South Carolina – United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that John Henry Johnson, age 68, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was convicted by a federal jury after three days of trial during the lapse in government appropriations. The jury found Johnson...
04 February, 2019
More overdose deaths are likely coming nationwide. What about in Washington state?
A new study forecasts the nationwide opioid epidemic is far from over. The study published this month in the journal JAMA Network...
04 February, 2019
Maryland upgrades prescription drug monitoring platform
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04 February, 2019
Ketamine Noninferior to Fentanyl for Traumatic Injury Pain in Children
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04 February, 2019
Demi Lovato deletes Twitter account after drug-use backlash
Demi Lovato last used her Twitter account on Sunday night after allegedly hitting back at her haters.The backlash came shortly after a set of memes were released about rapper 21 Savage allegedly being put up for deportation shortly after authorities discovered that he had overstayed...
04 February, 2019
Alberta opioid overdose fatalities hit record levels last year, data show
New figures show that fentanyl death rates in 2018 continued to rise in Alberta, but at a slower rate. Rick Bowmer/The Canadian Press Nearly two Albertans are now dying every day from an accidental fentanyl overdose according to new data from...
04 February, 2019
Avoiding Deadly Hospital Errors | News, Sports, Jobs
We go to hospitals to get well, not to be killed by incompetence or worse. State and federal governments have a critical role in protecting us in that regard. Federal officials have notified Mount Carmel Health, of Columbus, that Medicare will cease paying for patients at...
04 February, 2019
Broome County sees uptick in opioid overdoses
Health Department, local organizations provide Narcan training to combat overdose increaseSince the start of the new year, there has been an uptick in overdoses in Broome County linked to fentanyl-laced drugs. Although government departments have yet to release information on how many fatal overdoses occurred in...
04 February, 2019