[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1539105106917{padding-bottom: 0px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”817″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
CLOSE The overprescription of opioids is leveling off, but deaths continue rising, says Dr. Marc Fishman of the Maryland Treatment Centers. He talks about addiction, treatment and bootleg fentanyl with USA TODAY Editorial Page Editor Bill Sternberg. USA TODAYThe...
Dr. Hans Schweiger, an anesthesiologist at Tampa General Hospital, says fentanyl has been commonly used in hospital intensive care units for 25 years.Schweiger, hired as an...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WENY) – An Elmira man who was convicted for running a drug trafficking ring and selling at least 100 grams of fentanyl and other opioids was sentenced to serve 23 years in federal prison.Assistant US Attorney Brett Harvey, who handled the case, said...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — In separate cases in different parts of the state, Carlique DeBerry and Marla Fenner sold fatal doses of fentanyl. One got a 20-year prison sentence. The other received 5-years of probation. "I think these two cases are not examples of anything...
Lacorious Fuller (DOB 01/03/1993) A joint investigation including Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, Tactical Diversion Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration, and detectives with the...
TULSA — A Tulsa woman was arrested Thursday after officials said she received a FedEx package of fentanyl that was sent from Mexico.Agents with the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office delivered the package to the woman while undercover after it...
A 27-year-old Neosho woman has been charged with reckless homicide for buying fentanyl-laced heroin for, and sharing it with her boyfriend, which ultimately killed him, according to a criminal complaint.Selena Leitzke was charged Feb. 4 in Waukesha County Circuit Court with first-degree reckless homicide. She...
The morning after a Hamburg man's mother found him dead of a fentanyl overdose in a chair of his home in Hamburg, a text message appeared on his phone. "Call me wen u get this bro," the text said. It was the drug dealer, Carlique DeBerry, 40,...
Beacon Journal/Ohio.com Thursday Feb 7, 2019 at 1:19 PM Feb 7, 2019 at 1:19 PM An Akron man has been indicted for stamping pills containing fentanyl and other drugs to look like the painkiller Percocet.Donyea Nelson, 42, was indicted on nine charges that include possession of die used to manufacture a counterfeit substance, possession of equipment to manufacture...
CLEVELAND — An Akron man is facing federal charges for allegedly creating fake Percocet by stamping pills containing fentanyl with tools ordered from China.Denyea Nelson, 42, has been indicted on the following charges: Possession of die used to manufacture counterfeit substancePossession of equipment to manufacture...
A box of fentanyl marked "Know what this is???!!! It is evil." Photo: National Crime AgencyIn 2017, a spike in fentanyl-related deaths in the north of England and a series of police raids on suppliers led many to believe the super potent opioid had finally...
Attorneys on Wednesday said 82-year-old Melissa Penix, a great-grandmother and devoted Christian, was prescribed a lethal dose of fentanyl in November 2018 at Mount Carmel West, allegedly by Dr. William Husel.They said they plan to file a wrongful death suit soon.Lawyers claim she was given...
LEAD S.D. (KEVN TV) - Fentanyl is a narcotic that can treat severe pain. It is highly addictive. In 2016 over 60,000 people lost their lives to the drug. One of those, Grace Fitzgerald. Grace was once a talented baker and dedicated mother. "My sister...
(Photo: Arthur Debruyne/Filter)When it landed three years ago, some six guys died here in one week," says 51-year-old Roberto Prado, a homeless man who uses drugs and lives in a community of a few dozen beneath one of Tijuana's canal bridges.Until recently, people in Tijuana...
A Wisconsin couple and their 15-year-old son have all been charged in the death of the man’s 7-year-old nephew, who investigators say was beaten and buried in snow last year because he did not know his Bible verses. Ethan Hauschultz died April 20 of hypothermia...
BRIDGEPORT — A traffic stop and subsequent investigation of a residence Tuesday resulted in the arrest of a Cleveland man on drug trafficking charges.Belmont County Sheriff David Lucas said that at about 3 p.m. Tuesday, Deputy Jason Schwarck of the Criminal Interdiction Unit made a...
By Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com | Posted February...
...
...
A Wisconsin couple and their 15-year-old son have all been charged in the death of the man’s 7-year-old nephew, who investigators say was beaten and buried in snow last year because he did not know his Bible verses. Ethan Hauschultz died April 20 of hypothermia...
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. COLUMBUS (WCMH) -- An attorney representing the family of a...
NEWS RELEASE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE ************************* KIRKLAND LAKE - On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2019, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), the North East Region Canine...
KITCHENER — An accused fentanyl trafficker flashed a big smile in court this week as his handcuffs were removed after a judge threw out evidence because of charter violations by a police officer. "In short, the police conduct...
(Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said it had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop a nonprofit in Philadelphia from opening what could become the nation’s first supervised drug-injection site in an effort aimed at addressing opioid abuse. FILE PHOTO: Used Narcan (naloxone...
China is a main producer of the chemicals which go into pharmaceutical fentanyl, and officials are finding it hard to stop production overseas.At the 2019 State of the Union, President Donald Trump once again called to erect a wall on the southern border, in part to address...
If you’ve always wondered how addictive Heroin, a popular recreational opioid, is, then the founder of possibly the two greatest websites in the crypto world has you covered. Cobra, a pseudonym representing the founder of the two sites, has allegedly equated Bitcoin Cash to heroin. Bitcoin...
Montreal police have announced they’ve made three arrests in a drug bust that included four raids of a local heroin trafficking ring. The first raid, from November 2018, saw a bust of over 200 grams of heroin seized by authorities. Analysis of the drug found that...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – President Donald Trump dug on his demands for border security during his State of the Union address Tuesday night. “Tens of thousands of innocent Americans are killed by lethal drugs that cross our border and flood into our cities — including meth, heroin,...
Legislation to increase penalties for trafficking and possessing fentanyl was heard by the Missouri House Judiciary Committee Tuesday evening in Jefferson City. State Rep. Nick Schroer speaks to Capitol reporters in December 2017 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Fentanyl is not included in...
(Photo: Getty Images)Heroin and meth seizures continue to grow in Sioux Falls as police focus on fighting those drugs over lower-level narcotics such as marijuana.The Sioux Falls Police Department on Tuesday released crime statistics for 2018, showing a marked decrease in the amount of marijuana seized...
Image copyright ...
Three more wrongful death lawsuits were filed Tuesday against Mount Carmel Health and fired doctor William Husel, bringing the total number of suits to 12. Gerald Leeseberg represents three more families who are bringing lawsuits on behalf of their deceased loved ones. In each...
...
President Trump delivered his second State of the Union address Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019, from the House chamber. The White House released the president's remarks as prepared for delivery. Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans:We...
A bill in the Missouri House would add fentanyl to Missouri's drug trafficking ban. (File)JEFFERSON CITY — Lawmakers and prosecutors on Tuesday said Missouri's drug trafficking laws do not address a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin.Tuesday evening's hearing of Rep. Nick Schroer's bill...
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to both detail his agenda and highlight his accomplishments over his first two years in office. The speech was Trump's first before a divided government with Democrats now in control of the House...
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: Madam Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and my fellow Americans: We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential. As we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work...
MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – A veteran first responder is charged with peddling deadly drugs. He’s one of 29 people arrested on drug and conspiracy charges in early morning raids Tuesday, New York State Police said. Investigators say a suburban firehouse was at the center of the illegal...
Some parents of students attending Parkland Public School on Amber Street in Sault Ste. Marie were shocked and dismayed to learn today that a bag containing blue powder that may be fentanyl was found in the school...
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island State Police Troopers arrested four brothers Tuesday and seized 90 grams of grams of fentanyl, a handgun, ammunition, and nearly $300,000 in cash. the bust was completed by the RISP's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA)...
UPPER DARBY, Pennsylvania -- A toddler almost died after eating heroin that was found next to his passed out mother, according to police in Pennsylvania."When children are impacted by their stupidity because of their drug activity, then shame on them," said Upper Darby Police Superintendent...
Linda Borg Journal Staff Writer @lborgprojocom Tuesday Feb 5, 2019 at 5:27 PM Feb 5, 2019 at 5:34 PM Four brothers were arrested and 90 grams of fentanyl were seized as a result of an investigation by the Rhode Island State Police high intensity drug task force.The task force was assisted by the federal Drug Enforcement Administration,...
SOHO, NY — Colin Kroll, the co-founder of HQ Trivia, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, New York City's Medical Examiner's Office announced Tuesday. Kroll, who founded the live game show app in 2017, was found dead in his SoHo...
...
A noted border security expert who opposes President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall is hoping to bridge a gap with a Republican congressman who attempted to mansplain the issue to her last week. Juliette Kayyem, a national security expert and former assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, on...