(CNN) — Fentanyl is now the most commonly used drug involved in drug overdoses, according to a new government report. The latest numbers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics say that the rate of drug overdoses involving...
A new report analyzing the drugs involved in fatal overdoses once again emphasized fentanyl’s role in the United States’ opioid crisis and highlighted a point frequently made by public health experts: Most people who fatally overdose have more than one drug in their system. In...
By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff December 11, 2018 A Dracut physician has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2016 death of a woman who overdosed on opioids that he had prescribed, the first such indictment in the state, authorities announced Tuesday.Dr. Richard Miron is accused of...
Police Chief Greg Graham noted in an "urgent" social media post on Tuesday that there were 78 overdoses in 2017, with 16 deaths. This year there have been 161 overdoses, with 25 deaths. Ocala Police Chief Greg Graham on Tuesday posted an urgent message to his...
The Trump administration declared the opioid epidemic a “national health emergency” in October 2017. This was a good beginning, but only just a beginning. That’s because...
Joe DiFazio The Patriot Ledger jldifazio Tuesday Dec 11, 2018 at 4:31 PM QUINCY — Police arrested a woman who they say was selling cocaine and fentanyl in the Norfolk Downs neighborhood. Michelle M. Mallon, 44, of Quincy, was charged with distribution of fentanyl, distribution of cocaine and possession with intent to...
After seeing an increase of opioid-related overdoses and deaths, Perth County's health unit is warning the public about using illicit drugs, including heroin and methamphetamine being "cut" with fentanyl. "There is no easy way to know if fentanyl is in what a person is using," a press release issued by the Perth District...
The first time Kelmae Hemphill watched herself overdose, she sobbed. There she was in a shaky video filmed by her own heroin dealer, sprawled out on a New Jersey road while a stranger pounded on her chest. “Come on, girl,” someone pleaded.Ms. Hemphill’s 11-year drug...
