What to KnowA second person has been arrested in the death of a 1-year-old boy who died after he ingested a mixture of fentanyl and heroinTwenty-nine-year-old Chayanne Mendez Rodriguez was arrested Saturday on a murder chargeDarwin's mother, Daira Santana-Gonzalez, was arrested in May and charged...
The first few months of 2019 saw a decrease in central Alberta overdose deaths. There were just two accidental fentanyl-related poisoning deaths in Red Deer from January to March, according to a first-quarter report released by Alberta Health....
Tents line the north side of Venice Boulevard under the 405 Freeway overpass in Los Angeles in this undated photo. (Credit: Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) Tents line the north side of Venice Boulevard under the 405 Freeway overpass...
OTTAWA — The ranking U.S. diplomat on drug enforcement policy is to visit Ottawa in July to kick-start a fresh round of co-operation between the two countries on tackling the opioid crisis. That includes a renewed focus on stemming the flow of fentanyl into the...
The ranking U.S. diplomat on drug enforcement policy is to visit Ottawa in July to kick-start a fresh round of co-operation between the two countries on tackling the opioid crisis.That includes a renewed focus on stemming the flow of fentanyl into...
ALTON — A local resident charged with providing fentanyl to a man who...
Fentanyl seized by the Calgary Police Service drug unit is displayed in this 2015 file photo. Postmedia Archives Fentanyl deaths continue to drop in Alberta, with the number of fatal overdoses falling for the second straight reporting period.In the first three months of this year, 137 people...
A photograph of heroin and fentanyl is displayed during a news conference the U.S. Capitol March 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) A photograph of heroin and fentanyl is displayed during a news conference the U.S. Capitol...
Opioid overdose deaths are on the rise across the country. Now health officials are seeing that same trend with synthetic opioids like fentanyl. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number has skyrocketed from 1,663 deaths in 2011 to 18,335 in 2016. ...
