Two men sentenced in fatal fentanyl overdose of Bristol, Tenn., woman | Local News
Two people will serve prison time for giving fentanyl, a potent painkiller, to...
27 June, 2019
First Responders
The Recorder – As fentanyl ravages region, nonprofit trains locals on naloxone
MONTAGUE — A handful of local residents gathered in a women’s center Tuesday evening to learn how to administer the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone, amid a crisis only growing worse as fentanyl tightens its grip on the region.To help address the problem, Tapestry, a regional...
27 June, 2019
21 arrested on drug trafficking charges
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) —FBI agents took the lead Wednesday, in a series of drug raids in the city, netting more than 20 arrests. Most of the raids came early in the morning, catching the suspects and their neighbors off guard. But late in the...
27 June, 2019
Five Grant, Hardy county residents charged in federal court – News – Mineral Daily News-Tribune – Keyser, WV
ELKINS – Five people were indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins on June 18, 2019 for fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine distribution, according to United States Attorney Bill Powell. ELKINS – Five people were indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Elkins on...
27 June, 2019
Iowa man convicted of providing drugs that killed another
Share This Story!Let friends in your social network know what you are reading aboutIowa man convicted of providing drugs that killed another manAn Iowa man has been found guilty of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death and faces a mandatory sentence of life...
26 June, 2019
Kennewick man who sold fentanyl gets 10 years in federal prison
KENNEWICK, Wash. - A 24-year-old Kennewick man was sent to federal prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills meant to look like oxycodone.U.S....
26 June, 2019
San Diego Community News Group
Sentencing moved for drug dealer involved in fentanyl overdose death of La Jolla man The sentencing for an online drug dealer who sold fentanyl-laced pills to a La Jolla man who fatally overdosed has been moved from July to...
26 June, 2019
Suspected fentanyl dealer facing drug, assault charges | News
ATHENS BOROUGH — An Athens man is facing numerous charges after he allegedly...
26 June, 2019
Congress needs to continue fighting the opioid epidemic
Life expectancy has declined three straight years for the first time in 100 years in this country. Americans are dying sooner than their parents’ generation, and you can blame the opioid epidemic.Since the mid-1990s, we’ve seen opioids invade and destroy families and communities across America....
26 June, 2019
Fate of opioid litigation hinges on government ‘police power’
NEW YORK/BOSTON (Reuters) - The fate of thousands of lawsuits seeking to hold drugmakers responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic hinges in part on a thorny legal question: Can a company use a bankruptcy to stop lawsuits from cities and states? FILE...
26 June, 2019