CLOSE A public hearing is held with house legislators at Greenville County Square to discuss the opioid and heroin epidemic in South Carolina. LAUREN PETRACCA/StaffJ.T. Lindemann is the younger brother of Celebrating Lost Loved Ones creator Jeremiah Lindemann. J.T....
A search warrant executed by the Kelowna Drug Unit has resulted in the arrest of a noted gang member and drug trafficker. On Wednesday, RCMP executed the search warrant in the 500 Block of Valley Rd, Kelowna, where they seized fentanyl, crack cocaine, heroin, meth,...
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug that's often implicated in drug overdose deaths. And, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it now tops the charts: In 2016, fentanyl was involved in 28.8 percent of all drug...
Since fentanyl use has become widespread, there have been many reports of first responders overdosing accidentally through exposure at emergency calls. The Drug Enforcement Administration even issued an officer safety alert urging first responders to be careful to avoid exposure.However, medical professionals say the risk...
Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated police handout photo. Regina police have issued a public warning after recently confirming that two deaths in the city were from fentanyl overdoses.On Nov. 30, officers went to a residence where EMS attended to a 35-year-old woman who had...
Regina police are warning the public after two people have died from fentanyl-related deaths.On Nov. 30 at around 9:27 a.m. police were called to a house where EMS was attending to a dead 35-year-old woman after an apparent drug overdose. A...
WOBURN, Mass. (CBS/AP) — A Massachusetts doctor charged in the death of a woman who overdosed on opioids he prescribed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Richard Miron appeared in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday and was allowed to remain free on his own...