A suspected drug dealer was arrested after the second raid in three months at his residence in San Rafael. Johnnie Henderson, 59, was booked into Marin County Jail on allegations of drug possession for sale, illegal possession of ammunition and committing new crimes while being free...
Doctors who prescribe relatively high doses of opioids to treat long-term pain are now required to offer patients an additional prescription — for the overdose antidote naloxone.The rule, which went into effect in December, is among a handful of new regulations for opioid prescribing in Ohio that aim to increase awareness about...
County officials attribute the drop in deaths to work by law enforcement and behavioral health officials. Dave Gabauer remembers when it felt like the opioid epidemic would never end.As Beaver County's coroner, he and his four deputies would respond to numerous overdose death calls each week...
In August 2014, Skylar O’Kelly sold or gave his friend Parker Rodenbaugh two “hits” of 25B-NBOMe, a controlled substance referred to as “synthetic LSD."Parker Rodenbaugh was a former Madison Central High School band member. He died in 2014 after taking a synthetic drug while...
The family of a Mount Morris man who died in Livingston County Jail cites negligence. GENESEO — The family of a Mount Morris man who died of a drug overdose while in custody in the Livingston County Jail is blaming deputies for his death in a...
A man has been accused of drugging his great-niece with Fentanyl before raping her as she died. Precious Wallaces, 11, was found struggling to breath in Miguel Rivera’s home after she and her brother were allegedly given a ‘little red pill’ before they went to...
OPP are warning the public about the dangers of illicit drug use. It comes in the wake of a recent suspected opioid-related fatality in the James Bay Detachment area. "Access to several extremely powerful opioids is not limited...