06 Mar US Mailing System Key to Future Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention
The US mailing system is one of the most significant fentanyl trafficking routes ...
The US mailing system is one of the most significant fentanyl trafficking routes ...
CLOSE Alexis Pleus of Truth Pharm demonstrates how to administer Narcan to save a person from dying of a heroin, opioid overdose Kate Collins / Staff videoIn January, the Elmira Police Department and New York State Police got a confidential...
Maryland officials have a new tool in their fight against fatal drug overdoses: test strips that can detect fentanyl, the incredibly powerful synthetic opioid that is now the top killer drug in Pennsylvania.Maryland officials plan to distribute 60,000 of kits by the end of...
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Opioid Crisis has caused problems for families in communities from coast to coast.Opioid addiction doesn't discriminate and can affect people from all races, cultures, and socioeconomic backgrounds.It often starts with a painkiller prescription, according to Dr. Harry Duran of the Las...
FORT DODGE - An Iowa police officer survived being exposed to what was likely fentanyl while on the job.Body camera footage from a police officer responding to a scene involving the powerful opioid shows another officer...
Two major fentanyl busts in New York and New Jersey are bringing more attention to the growing opioid epidemic gripping America -- and a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent who helped lead the operations explained Tuesday how the drug is “a game changer.”“It’s so lucrative...
Louisville Metro's syringe exchange sites are now distributing test strips that can detect the presence of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in other drugs such as heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine. The Department of Health and Wellness' Syringe Exchange Program began handing out the fentanyl test...
CLOSE Are you concerned that a loved one is using drugs? Here are some signs that they may be in the throes of addiction. WochitTwo men face drug conspiracy charges after they were found Saturday at a rest stop...
Officials in Broome County say they’re just trying to keep drug addicts alive until they are able to seek help.A recent surge in overdoses and overdose deaths in Broome County is resulting in an expert being brought in to teach people who work with people...
Ellen Ciurczak, Hattiesburg American Published 5:05 a.m. CT March 5, 2019 CLOSE Officials with the Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics say fentanyl-laced illegal drugs...