Accidentally touching fentanyl can’t make you sick, experts say | News
Pittsburgh EMT looks at the wreckage of a house that collapsed due to a landslide. One UPMC physician says instances where first responders are getting...
25 April, 2019
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FDA clears Psychemedics’ hair test for fentanyl
Acton drug test manufacturer Psychemedics Corp. has begun marketing a hair test to detect fentanyl, a powerful opioid gaining a reputation for its role in drug overdoses.The test, the company said, is the first hair test for fentanyl cleared by the U.S. Food & Drug...
25 April, 2019
Deadly Fentanyl: State of Emergency Lifted In Broome County – FOX 40 WICZ TV
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - Broome County Executive Jason Garnar Thursday lifted the State of Emergency declared March 27, 2019, due to a significant spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths. During the months of January and February, Broome County...
25 April, 2019
Broome County fentanyl state of emergency lifted
CLOSE Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and up to 100 times more potent than morphine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wochit, Elissa Robinson/WochitThe month-long State of Emergency in Broome County after...
25 April, 2019
Powerful drug carfentanil detected at supervised consumption site
A sample of carfentanil being tested in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency lab Russell Baer / AP Potentially-deadly carfentanil was detected Wednesday in the street drug known as “blue fentanyl” in testing at the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.Rob Boyd, director of the Oasis program at the...
25 April, 2019
Despite First Responder Accounts, Accidentally Touching Fentanyl Can’t Make You Sick, Experts Say
The US Drug Enforcement Administration warned in 2016 that people became sick from fentanyl through skin contact or inhalation, but the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology released a joint statement in 2017 that said the chances of becoming ill...
25 April, 2019
Donald Trump praises China for executing drug dealers selling Fentanyl saying he ‘appreciates it very much’ – The Sun
DONALD Trump has praised China for executing drug dealers who sell fentanyl – an opioid said to be 50 times stronger than heroin. Mr Trump said he “appreciates” the country’s policy while also complimenting how China upgraded the status of fentanyl. AP:Associated Press Donald Trump speaks during...
25 April, 2019
Fentanyl Speedballs Are the Latest Disturbing Trend in America’s Opioid Crisis
Micheal Rouwhorst, 28, prepares a shot of heroin and cocaine in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images) High Wire is Maia Szalavitz's reported opinion column on drugs and drug policy.Way back in the 1980s, when I was injecting drugs, the...
25 April, 2019
‘What Else Can I Do?’ After Rash Of Heroin Overdoses, 27th Ward Alderman Says He Can’t Solve Drug Problem – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — At least 18 people in a two-block section of East Garfield Park overdosed on heroin Tuesday. Police now say a heroin handout, a batch laced with Fentanyl and other substances, is the likely culprit. Those who live near Chicago and Homan say it’s nothing...
25 April, 2019
Police officers outran misconduct, felonies and became police chiefs
Police officers who committed misconduct not only kept their badges but became police chiefs, a USA TODAY Network investigation found. James Pilcher, Aaron Hegarty, Eric Litke and Mark Nichols, USA TODAY Network AMSTERDAM, Ohio – In the days after they ousted their police chief, the leaders of...
25 April, 2019