INDIANAPOLIS — A new tool is emerging to battle the scour of overdose deaths that lead directly to the powerful synthetic drug, fentanyl. Drug users can now test to see whether the drug they are about to inject is in fact fentanyl. Lena Severance, 35,...
By: Bharani Padmaabhan – Dec. 2018 Federal agencies including SAMHSA and the DEA released data for years documenting that overdose deaths were due to illegally-imported fentanyl and Heroin®. Despite the wide availability of real data, Charlie Baker and Marylou Sudders chose to defame, demonize and destroy...
Maryland’s Board of Public Works on Wednesday approved a deal in which outside lawyers will help the state investigate...
The Homeland Security Department late last month was ordered to reexamine precautions against the risk...
SPRINGFIELD — Ryan Doyle, 28, of Hampden, on Wednesday denied a manslaughter charge in Hampden Superior Court.Doyle is charged with involuntary manslaughter for the July 5 overdose death of Alex LaFleur in Tolland.Doyle was also indicted for...
Opioids are typically associated with the deadly fentanyl overdose epidemic. Yet at the highest level of international pro cycling, competitors often numb their pain with a controversial opioid called tramadol despite dangerous risks.On January 1, 2019, the international cycling federation added tramadol to its list...
Editor's note: The following story, which opens BarrieToday's seven-part series into the local opioid crisis, contains strong language and situations which may not be suitable to some readers. ************************* Scott (not his real name) is running about a half-hour late to our interview. When he arrives,...
If the drugs test positive, they might choose not to use them or choose to use less of them.According to a new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America and was linked to nearly...
Mac Miller's charity is 'well on its way to raise $1M after it rakes in $350K to help underserved youth' four months after his death at age 26By Jabeen Waheed For Mailonline Published: ...
