A Chinese national who has held high-level executive positions in Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies was arrested and charged with importing more than 1,000 pounds of drugs, including fentanyl analogues, to the United States, the U.S. Justice Department said on May 22. Hao Qin, also known as...
In some places in the United States, heroin is becoming scarce or has even disappeared entirely.Throughout the East Coast and in parts of the Midwest—where heroin fueled addiction, overdose, medical injury and death—availability of the drug is receding. Instead, the New York Times reports, it...
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GLENOLDEN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Authorities announced the arrest of a Glenolden man linked to a deadly overdose Thursday in Delaware County.Ricky Latimer faces charges for allegedly dealing fentanyl-laced cocaine.D.A. Kat Copeland said Latimer's arrest comes at the conclusion of a three-month investigation conducted with her...
NORRISTOWN — A Phoenixville woman’s cooperation with authorities was acknowledged, but a judge...
Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEMay 23, 2019, 7:08 PM UTCBy ReutersJPMorgan Chase has cut ties with Purdue Pharma over the OxyContin maker's alleged role in the U.S. opioid crisis, forcing it to...
Chris Mackie, the top public health official for London and Middlesex County, held a Friday press conference with London police chief John Pare to discuss the rash of recent drug overdoses that have killed five London men in the past six days. (MIKE HENSEN, The...
DELAWARE COUNTY, PA — A Delaware County man is facing manslaughter and drug-related charges after allegedly selling a deadly dose of fentanyl-laced cocaine to a Collingdale man earlier this year, authorities said. District Attorney Katayoun M. Copeland and Chief Kenneth Felker of the Collingdale Police...
A Washington Post investigation finds the Ohio Valley is suffering the most from the surge in overdose deaths due to synthetic opioids, even as deaths from other substances are falling. The Post analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and found the region has...
CLEVELAND — Seven overdose deaths were reported within Cuyahoga County within two days, the medical examiner reports.Toxicology reports remain pending on...