HARTFORD -- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl to two men who died of drug overdoses.Christopher Barreto, of Hartford, was sentenced Wednesday to 46...
Note: The following is a news release from the Office of the Bucks County District Attorney. A Hilltown Township man will serve up to 30 years in state prison for selling a man the fentanyl that killed him and then continuing to sell for months following the...
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"We will protect those who protect us," he said during a speech to law enforcement officers in Kansas City. "And we will believe the right punishment, and we all do, for cop-killers, is called the death penalty. And you know in some circles, that's very...
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) As Vermont makes progress in the battle against opioid addiction, drug users continue to die at alarming rates. And as police target problem areas around the state, we learn the story of a woman who grew up in Rutland who shares her...
FILE - This undated photo shows synthetic opioids and the overdose reversal drug, Narcan. Opioid addiction affects the lives of more than 2 million Americans and caused 50,000 deaths in 2017. (Image: Kris Grogan / USCBP)WASHINGTON (Sinclair Broadcast Group) — Sinclair Broadcast Group is hosting an...
WASHINGTON -- Ongoing trade talks between the United States and China could directly impact how easily the deadliest drug in America gets onto U.S. soil. CDC: Fentanyl responsible for almost 30 percent of 2016 overdose deaths Pres. Trump: Chinese President Xi promised to criminalize Fentanyl sales to...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGTV) - As deaths in the US from suicide and opioid overdose skyrocket, San Diego health leaders have plans already in action to fight the rising trend."People are living in a lot of pain," says Dana Richardson, who oversees the Community Health...