Overdose
The Deadly Cost of Fentanyl: Federal agents facing global challenges
Please enable Javascript to watch this video HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The Fentanyl problem confronting North Alabama and the rest of the United States has roots thousands of miles away, according to federal law enforcement officials. Fentanyl is an American-made drug, used...
14 February, 2019
As warning to others, LA parents share tragic story about losing son to fentanyl overdose
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- You've likely heard of fentanyl and that it's a huge part of this country's drug crisis, but to fully understand why it's so deadly and why this country's drug epidemic is worse than it's ever been, you have to meet the...
14 February, 2019
Conviction for selling fatal fentanyl gets 12 to 24 years | News, Sports, Jobs
Telegraph photo by DEAN SHALHOUP William Luna, who was sentenced to 12-24 years in prison Wednesday for selling drugs to a man who overdosed and died, becomes emotional while listening to the man's family members speak about him in court.NASHUA – William Luna, the 45-year-old former...
14 February, 2019
As Statewide Opioid Overdose Deaths Continue to Decline, Fentanyl Remains ‘Key Factor’
BOSTON – While opioid-related overdose deaths are on the decline for the second straight year in Massachusetts, fentanyl remains a key factor in the toxicology of deceased overdose victims. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) says opioid-related overdose deaths in the state declined by...
13 February, 2019
A Sinaloa Connection in Buffalo, New York?
The sea cucumber arrived. Then more arrived. Then more. It was a lot, investigators noted—too much for that northwestern corner of New York state. The shipments were, US prosecutors would declare later in an indictment, more than the...
13 February, 2019
Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts decline for second year
Opioid overdose deaths in Massachusetts dropped by 4 percent in 2018 compared to 2017, a potentially significant shift as the state continues to confront an epidemic of drug addiction.It was the second year in a row in...
13 February, 2019