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Locklear RED SPRINGS — Two Red Springs police officers who responded to a drug overdose on Saturday were treated for possible exposure to fentanyl, an incredibly lethal drug. It happened about 5:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Hardin’s Grocery at 806 S. Main St., according...

Legislation to increase penalties for trafficking fentanyl could go before the Missouri House Monday afternoon for a final vote. The House gave initial approval to O’Fallon State Representative Nick Schroer’s bipartisan bill last week.   http://www.kttn.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/mo6schroer24.mp3  The Missouri Police Chiefs Association and the Missouri State Troopers Association...

STAFFORD, Conn. (AP) — Having lost his 29-year-old son to a fentanyl overdose, Dean Palozej believes dealers who peddle drugs that kill should be locked up for a very long time — for the rest of their life, in some cases.A state representative who heard...

NORTHAMPTON — Although opioid overdose deaths declined by 4 percent statewide in 2018 compared to the previous year, Hampshire County saw a small rise in drug-related fatalities.Thirty-two residents are suspected to have died of opioid-related overdoses in 2018, compared to 28 in 2017, according to...