Eileen Whalen, president of the UVM Medical Center board of trustees, talks to reporters at a press conference on Jan. 4, 2019. Photo by Aidan Quigley/VTDiggerBURLINGTON — The University of Vermont Medical Center admitted seven patients to the emergency room who had overdosed in a...
Opioid addiction has reached such crisis levels that treatment experts are increasingly helping addicts fight their drug addiction with other drugs. It’s controversial, but it’s an idea being encouraged by the head of the New Jersey Reentry Corporation. Former Gov. Jim McGreevey recently talked about...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A historic case played out in South Dakota's federal court system Friday.A young woman received the first 20-year mandatory minimum prison sentence...
Welcome to InSight Crime’s Criminal GameChangers 2018, where we highlight the most important trends in organized crime in the Americas over the course of the year. From a rise in illicit drug availability and resurgence of monolithic...
A Saskatoon man received a 10-year prison sentence for possessing as much as $2 million worth of drugs including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine and cannabis for the purpose of trafficking.The total estimated street value of the drugs seized from Wayne Ngai’s stash apartment on Third Avenue...
CLOSE The opioid crisis in the United States continues to take center stage as the National Institute on Drug Abuse says more than 115 people die of an opioid overdose every day. Buzz60More people died nationwide of drug overdoses...
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New test strips that allow drug users to determine whether street drugs are laced with fentanyl are being met with both praise and skepticism. >> Read more trending news Fentanyl is...