Overdose
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Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. PREVIOUS COVERAGE Fentanyl is the powerful synthetic opioid that is killing people faster...
29 May, 2019
Prison Sentence Doled Out In Enfield Overdose Death
ENFIELD, CT — An Enfield resident was sentenced Wednesday to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for selling heroin and fentanyl to an Enfield overdose victim.Christopher Feliciano, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport ,...
29 May, 2019
Another Spike in Overdoses in Hamilton County Claims 11 Lives
ThinkstockAnother spike in overdose deaths hit Hamilton County over the past few days, killing 11 people between Friday and today.Those deaths may be the result of additives in cocaine, officials say, though toxicology tests will present a...
29 May, 2019
Prison guards’ union demands protection from fentanyl
Ion scanners are used to detect traces of drugs in some federal penitentiaries but a professor has questioned their reliability. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press/file) ...
29 May, 2019
Public health officials urging use of free fentanyl test strips after another wave of fatal overdoses in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Public health officials are urging drug users to pick up free fentanyl test strips amid a wave of fatal overdoses linked to a mixture of the opioid and crack-cocaine.Officials believe the drugs contributed to 18 drug overdose deaths over a recent...
29 May, 2019
Christiansburg overdoses claim one life
By MELINDA WILLIAMS melinda@southwesttimes.com CHRISTIANSBURG — Christiansburg police suspect a 27-year-old man who died Friday night may have overdosed on a narcotic that is more potent than what he thought he was using. After responding to three accidental overdose calls in a 24-hour period Friday and Saturday, Christiansburg...
29 May, 2019
Ohio overdose deaths surge over weekend with cocaine, fentanyl a factor
CLOSE Naloxone is a medication more prescribed now than ever before. Here's why. Terry DeMio, tdemio@enquirer.comThe weekend brought 11 new overdose deaths in Hamilton County and another eight in Cuyahoga County. The spike has alarmed coroners, who suspect cocaine...
29 May, 2019
Question is now what?
May 29, 2019You have a problem. You can't deny it anymore. You can't hide it anymore. Your life is completely unmanageable.Now what?You've boosted electronics from big box retailers. You've stolen from your loved ones. Hell, you've sold your own body.Now what? Now you get help. The...
29 May, 2019
‘Possibility…it’s fentanyl-laced:’ Medical examiner concerned over spike in overdose deaths in Kenosha County
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Kenosha County Medical Examiner KENOSHA COUNTY -- The Kenosha County Medical Examiner's Office issued a warning after three suspected overdose deaths within a 12-hour period over the Memorial Day weekend. "It's a battle every...
29 May, 2019