1 dead, 14 hospitalized after mass overdose, California police say
One person is dead and 14 others hospitalized after a mass drug overdose incident in Chico, Calif., that law enforcement said...
13 January, 2019
Fentanyl
County sees overdoses decline in 2018 as meth use rises
DARKE COUNTY – After nearly 200 drug overdoses reported in 2017, Darke County saw the numbers decline for 2018. Though the reduction in OD calls sound encouraging to the community, law enforcement are well aware of the reason…a rise in methamphetamine use. In 2017, fentanyl-laced heroin...
12 January, 2019
Man broke out of ambulance, tried to get in stranger’s car
From staff reports Published 3:30 p.m. CT Jan. 11, 2019 Keith Joseph Payne (Photo: Courtesy of Santa Rosa County Jail)A 25-year-old man who admitted he may have been...
12 January, 2019
Toms River Man Was High During Fatal 2018 Head-On Crash: OCPO
TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Toms River man is accused of being high on fentanyl and morphine when he crashed head-on into a woman's car on New Hampshire Avenue last year, killing her, the Ocean County prosecutor's office said Friday.Daniel Reed,...
12 January, 2019
Drug Traffickers Caught During Traffic Stop Blabbed About Operation in Jail Cell
Two convicted drug traffickers are back behind bars after agents overheard them talking in a holding cell about the motel they had used to store and package a large cache of drugs.According to Jan. 10 federal charges, police pulled over Jesus Rodriguez and Ramon Fabela...
12 January, 2019
Prevention group spearheads fentanyl awareness campaign – News – Burlington County Times
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey launched a campaign to raise awareness for fentanyl and its dangers. In response to the number of drug overdose deaths reaching over 3,000 in New Jersey, the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey launched a campaign to raise awareness...
12 January, 2019
Woman sentenced in fatal jailhouse overdose – News – fosters.com
Kyle Stucker @KyleStucker DOVER — A Rochester woman was sentenced to 10 to 20 years in state prison Thursday after pleading guilty to sneaking fentanyl into the county jail and providing it to a woman who died after using the drug.Kerry Guay, 32,...
12 January, 2019
Fact Check Friday: Trump’s factual emergency
As of Saturday, at 22 days in, the government shutdown over a border wall becomes the longest in U.S. history. And as President Donald Trump dominated the media narrative this week with a prime-time speech from the Oval Office, a trip to the border, and nearly...
12 January, 2019
Vancouver city council comes together to advocate for safe drug supply
Adrienne Tanner is a Vancouver journalist who writes about civic affairs After a unanimous vote to approve a groundbreaking opioid-overdose reduction strategy, including a space to provide opioid users with a safe drug supply, Vancouver’s city council joined hands in the middle of council...
12 January, 2019