7 drug overdoses over 10-hour period possibly linked to fentanyl, KCK police say | News
KANSAS CITY, KS (KCTV) -- Police are investigating a scary number of drug...
17 May, 2019
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At least five suspected overdoses reported in Carroll County over 24 hours, health department says
The Carroll County Health Department sent out an alert Friday morning warning the community that, per public health sources,...
17 May, 2019
Exclusive: U.S. drug czar to travel to China to press government to stop fentanyl trafficking
U.S. drug czar James Carroll is preparing to travel to China later this year to check whether the government is keeping its promise to crack down on fentanyl production and trafficking.Most of the illicit fentanyl – an often lethal substance that is 50 times more...
17 May, 2019
Rep. Frey co-sponsors legislation to strengthen state drug law – The Ridgefield Press
State Rep. John Frey (R-111) has joined his colleagues and unanimously passed legislation that will make the sale and distribution of the synthetic opioid fentanyl a felony. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to put drug dealers on notice that they will not continue to inflict pain and...
17 May, 2019
Rep. Frey Co-sponsors Legislation to Strengthen State Drug Law
Voting once again to strengthen Connecticut drug law, State Rep. John Frey (R-111) joined his colleagues and unanimously passed legislation that will make the sale and distribution of the synthetic opioid fentanyl a felony. “I’m proud to join my colleagues to put drug dealers on notice that they...
17 May, 2019
Fentanyl, an added ingredient, drives increases in deaths from cocaine, methamphetamine overdoses
The Rural Blog The same drug that is driving opioid-overdose deaths is also causing a surge in deaths from cocaine and overdoses of psychostimulants such as methamphetamine and legal drugs like Adderall. DEA photo “That’s according to a new analysis...
17 May, 2019
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Fentanyl test strips and drug identification machine worthwhile for at-risk substance users | CFJC Today | Kamloops, British Columbia
Currently, ASK Wellness is not allowed to go out and deliver test strips to people, however they’re hoping that by this summer, that could change. ASK’s test machine operational technician, Kile McKenna, says Interior Health and the BC Centre for Disease Control have been working...
17 May, 2019
MANDEL: Were teens poisoned with fentanyl-laced pot?
It only takes a few grains to kill.As a Toronto emergency room physician who has treated more than his share of overdoses, Dr. Brett Belchetz has a simple message: “Don’t buy street drugs.”Belchetz isn’t surprised when he hears that two Milton teens nearly died this...
17 May, 2019