An opioid user prepares heroin, placing a fentanyl test strip into the mixing container to check for contamination, in New York. (Bebeto Matthews/AP) Erin Cox Local reporter covering Maryland...
The small box is clearly marked for drug users. Inside, zip-lock bags with tiny packages that test for fentanyl, the deadly opioid that could be laced in drugs they are about to snort or inject.It’s a free kit available 24/7, and the place to...
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Two doctors and a nurse from Plano were sentenced to federal prison for the illegal distribution of opioids and other pharmaceutical controlled substances. Howard Gregg Diamond, 58, of Sherman, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with...
Note: Published in partnership with The Marshall Project a nonprofit newsroom covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Dr. Erin Zerbo, center, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, talks with a group of patients, including Cydiaa Williams at left. (Photo: Robert Deutsch, USA...
CLERMONT, FL — The Lake County Sheriff's Office levied charges Wednesday against three Clermont suspects following a traffic stop resulting in potential Fentanyl exposure for a deputy, two firefighters and one of the suspects Tuesday night.Police charged...
Annie Linskey National political reporter focused on the 2020 presidential campaign May 8 at 7:16 PM Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said Wednesday that she wants to...
CLERMONT — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office levied charges Wednesday against three Clermont suspects following a traffic stop resulting in potential Fentanyl exposure for a deputy, two firefighters and one of the suspects Tuesday night.Police charged Rebecca Wagner, 36, Brennan Dowling, 30, and Stephanie Martin,...
Today, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released a report on the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. “From day one, our mission has been the same – to save more of our family members, friends, and neighbors...
Lake County, FL – A Sheriff’s Office spokesperson says one of their deputies had to be revived with Narcan after exposure to what investigators believed was fentanyl during a traffic stop. Two firefighters and a...