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JACK SIMPSON: The dangers of Fentanyl | Features
We are told that just one gram can kill. This makes Fentanyl a...
02 June, 2019
Fake Kijiji ads offer crosses from Barton jail memorial to burn
A series of fake Kijiji ads offered to give away crosses from a memorial at Barton jail and encouraged takers to burn the remembrances to inmates who died of overdoses. "These crosses signify the many men and...
02 June, 2019
Another Arrest Made in Volusia’s ‘Operation Smooth Criminal’
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A 23-year-old Daytona Beach fugitive was arrested Friday night after he fled from an attempted traffic stop and "a dangerous amount" of fentanyl was found in his vehicle, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office said. Man arrested in connection to recent drug trafficking...
01 June, 2019
Rep. Andy Kim town hall shines spotlight on stories of addiction, hurdles to treatment – News – Burlington County Times
Held at the Ocean County Library, the event was Kim’s 7th town hall since the freshman Democrat took office in January but his first dedicated solely to the opioids crisis TOMS RIVER — Lisa Cook knows all too well the human toll of America’s opioid crisis and...
01 June, 2019
Sheriff: Drug trafficking suspect caught with ‘dangerous amount’ of fentanyl – News – Daytona Beach News-Journal Online
Another arrest was made in an ongoing drug trafficking investigation Friday night, according to local authorities.23-year-old Key'Shaun Martin of Daytona Beach was arrested Friday after he fled from an attempted traffic stop for a stolen license tag, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.Martin was...
01 June, 2019
Enfield man who sold fentanyl in OD death gets 2 years | Crime & Courts
An Enfield man whose sale of the potent opioid fentanyl contributed to the...
01 June, 2019
Congress Is Racing To Address a Fentanyl Problem That Fentanyl Experts Say Probably Doesn’t Exist – Reason.com
Congress is racing to address a problem toxicologists say probably doesn't exist: the dangers to emergency responders of incidental exposure to the powerful drug fentanyl. A bill introduced by Reps. Conor Lamb (D–Pa.), David Joyce (R–Ohio), and David Trone (D–Md.) would use federal money to...
01 June, 2019