Addiction experts issue ‘street advisory’ after spike in overdose deaths
ST. LOUIS — Local addiction experts on the front lines of opioid abuse are issuing a warning.There is a deadlier form...
10 April, 2019
Overdose
1 inmate dead following fentanyl overdose at Hartford Correctional Center
HARTFORD — Officials have provided an update Tuesday regarding a fentanyl overdose at Hartford Correctional Center, where a total of four inmates were taken to the hospital following an overdose, according to police. Hartford officials said one person...
10 April, 2019
Heather Yakin: Cocaine making comeback with new, lethal forms – News – recordonline.com
Here’s the opposite of a fun fact: As opioid deaths continue to rise, and as fentanyl gains ground as the most common drug involved in fatal overdoses, cocaine is making a comeback.Availability, use and deaths from cocaine have hit their highest level since 2007, according...
10 April, 2019
Man draws prison for role in Spring City man’s fatal fentanyl overdose |
NORRISTOWN — As he headed to prison for playing a role in the...
09 April, 2019
Public health groups aim to educate
Oxford County public health nurse Lisa Gillespie (Sentinel-Review file photo) The surge of suspected fentanyl overdoses last week has seen area public health and emergency medical services continue to remind the public of the need for prevention education.Between March 29 and April 2, there were roughly...
09 April, 2019
Sherrod Brown pushing to hold China accountable on fentanyl issue | News
A bi-partisan group of U.S. senators, including Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown, is pushing...
09 April, 2019
Reading man sentenced for delivering drugs that caused overdose death
Kevin Rauch was sentenced to up to 15 years for selling the fentanyl-laced heroin that caused an Exeter Township man's overdose death on Aug. 22. ...
09 April, 2019
Does Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana Smell Like Popcorn?
On April 4 2019, the following warning appeared (archived here), containing the claim that marijuana smokers can detect fentanyl contamination by smell: In addition to its primary claim (that fentanyl-laced weed smells like popcorn), the post contained some secondary tacit claims: primarily that marijuana can be contaminated with...
09 April, 2019
Fake Xanax pills containing fentanyl circulating in Halifax
Frontline outreach workers say they are seeing a rise in the number of fake Xanax pills circulating in the Halifax area that contain the deadly opioid fentanyl."We definitely are starting to see more contamination within different substances in Halifax," said Matthew Bonn, an outreach worker for Halifax...
09 April, 2019
Glen Rock man charged in Shrewsbury Twp. drug death
Lee Klinedinst (Photo: Submitted)A Glen Rock man is accused of providing the drugs that killed a Shrewsbury Township woman two years ago, according to state police.Police said Lee Michael Klinedinst, 28, gave fentanyl to Christine Munsey, 34, on April 4, 2017. Her cause of death was mixed...
09 April, 2019