MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (CBS Local) — Fentanyl-related deaths have skyrocketed in West Virginia even as prescription-related opioid deaths declined, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed the number of fentanyl deaths from 2015 to 2017 and found that deaths rose by 122%. Prescription opioid-related deaths decreased by...
The military affairs and news website Task & Purpose has obtained an internal memo from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that shows the agency is considering designating the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction (WMD) “when certain criteria are met.” Typically...
Dozens of people, including 53 medical professionals, have been charged for their alleged participation in the illegal prescription and distribution of opioids and other narcotics, Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services officials said Wednesday. Federal law enforcement and health officials held a...
Dozens of people, including 53 medical professionals, have been charged for their alleged participation in the illegal prescription and distribution of opioids and other narcotics, Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services officials said Wednesday. Federal law enforcement and health officials held a...
Apr. 16–The Department of Homeland Security is reportedly weighing whether to label fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. An internal memo obtained by the military news outlet Task & Purpose said the powerful synthetic opioid, typically 50 to 100 times more...
CLOSE The data shows that substance use disorder is still widespread, but innovations in treatment, prescribing and awareness are helping. USA TODAYCINCINNATI – Federal prosecutors charged 60 physicians and pharmacists Wednesday with illegally handing out opioid prescriptions in what they...
Drug experts in California, British Columbia, and other areas are warning of a powerful new drug that can easily kill its users. Carfentanil is a synthetic opioid that’s 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl. It’s often disguised as heroin, which...
US officials warn carfentanil - a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl and used to knock out elephants - is driving a new spike in overdosesCarfentanil is 100 times stronger than fentanyl,...