One of two men accused of selling fentanyl-laced pills in the quad-city area plead guilty to possession of narcotic drugs for sale (class 2 felony) and possession of drug...
ELYRIA — Following a traffic stop Sunday on state Route 57 near Interstate 90, a Lorain man and a North Ridgeville woman were arrested on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly possessing prescription pills without a prescription along with other illegal drugs, and lying...
The stigma causes a lack of coverageClose(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Daily Collegian)(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Daily Collegian)(Judith Gibson-Okunieff/Daily Collegian)Last Wednesday, I got a text from my mom saying someone from my hometown, Littleton, Mass., had overdosed. I talked to a sergeant from the Littleton Police Department, and he said this overdose...
What to KnowNew Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez announced the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, which would hold China accountable for their role in the opioid epidemic.The legislation would impose sanctions on China and Chinese entities who supply and support the trafficking of fentanyl. The Act would also...
CAMDEN, NJ— U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez was in Camden Monday to announce new legislation that would impose steep sanctions on China and Chinese entities who supply and support fentanyl, a deadly synthetic opiate that is 50 times more potent than heroin. Menendez was joined by city...
In May, the Ridgecrest Police Department will launch its Naloxone program with the intention of saving lives. Naloxone is a non-addictive, life-saving drug that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose when it is given in time. It works by binding the opioid receptors...
Lynda Bascelli, the chief medical officer at Project H.O.P.E — a Federally Qualified Health Center in Camden— can provide medication-assisted treatment to 275 people experiencing...
A Georgia man was arrested Friday after a raid on a Hagerstown apartment...
Thompson RCMP are searching for a man wanted in connection with more than 1,400 pills – confirmed by police to contain fentanyl – seized at a traffic stop in February.Matthew Delorme, 29, who was arrested and released on a recognizance for...
Kolin Glendenning isn’t trying to sugarcoat anything when it comes to the recent death of his father.“He was an addict. He spent a lot of time in jail,” the 25-year-old London man told 980 CFPL.“As far as I know, my grandma...