DRACUT, MASS. (WHDH) - A Dracut doctor has been charged with involuntary manslaughter after he illegally prescribed opioids to an at-risk patient that resulted in her death, and with illegally prescribing opioids to other patients for no legitimate medical purpose, Attorney General Maura Healey announced. Richard Miron,...
The Trump administration declared the opioid epidemic a “national health emergency” in October 2017. This was a good beginning, but only just a beginning. That’s because...
Joe DiFazio The Patriot Ledger jldifazio Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 at 4:31 PM QUINCY — Police arrested a woman who they say was selling cocaine and fentanyl in the Norfolk Downs neighborhood. Michelle M. Mallon, 44, of Quincy, was charged with distribution of fentanyl, distribution of cocaine and possession with intent to...
After seeing an increase of opioid-related overdoses and deaths, Perth County's health unit is warning the public about using illicit drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine being "cut" with fentanyl. "There is no easy way to know if fentanyl is in what a person is using," a press release issued by the Perth District...
By Ricardo Torres-Cortez (contact) Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 | 2:55 p.m. A pain management doctor linked to the accidental death of a Henderson judge will serve up to 20 years in prison for unlawfully prescribing opioids, according to the office of the U.S. attorney...
The first time Kelmae Hemphill watched herself overdose, she sobbed. There she was in a shaky video filmed by her own heroin dealer, sprawled out on a New Jersey road while a stranger pounded on her chest. “Come on, girl,” someone pleaded.Ms. Hemphill’s 11-year drug...
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