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Editor's note: The following story, which opens BarrieToday's seven-part series into the local opioid crisis, contains strong language and situations which may not be suitable to some readers. ************************* Scott (not his real name) is running about a half-hour late to our interview. When he arrives,...
If the drugs test positive, they might choose not to use them or choose to use less of them.According to a new report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fentanyl is now the deadliest drug in America and was linked to nearly...
Mac Miller's charity is 'well on its way to raise $1M after it rakes in $350K to help underserved youth' four months after his death at age 26By Jabeen Waheed For Mailonline Published: ...
The growing use of fentanyl — as an additive to other drugs or taken by itself — has contributed to the rising number of deaths. “Fentanyl...
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — It was a popular drug in the 80s, but cocaine is making a comeback with a deadly twist.Cocaine is killing more people in Florida more than any other drug.The reason? It's being laced with fentanyl.Many families are still feeling the...
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) Should Vermont regulators have been aware sooner of systemic management problems at four senior residential facilities in South Burlington and St. Albans? Hundreds of residents and families are still unsure of who will run the Pillsbury homes after the state took temporary receivership...
In an unprecedented move to inform the public, police and emergency services gathered July 25 with health officials and representatives of the offices of the Crown attorney and regional coroner to put a spotlight on a spike in opioid drug use in North Bay. North...
10:38 AM 12/31/2018 | HealthAnders Hagstrom | Justice Reporter America’s heroin and cocaine addicts are turning to test strips in the search to combat the increasing rate fatal, fentanyl-induced overdoses. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid potent enough to kill an adult male with just two...
The Bulletin Monday Dec 31, 2018 at 10:59 AM Coffee, crime, fire and fallout from the Derbygate scandal were the most-read stories at NorwichBulletin.com in 2018. View our top ten stories by clicking the links below. 1. New coffee shop perks up downtown Norwich http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20180513/NEWS/180519839 2. Police seize over 1,000 bags of heroin/fentanyl in...
It was an unmerry Christmas for three Wetaskiwin-area suspects who were snared in a Dec. 20 police raid that netted drugs and guns. According to a Dec. 31 press release from Wetaskiwin RCMP spokesperson Cst. Christine Hepburn, “On...
The country's opioid overdose epidemic "continues to worsen" due to the "continuing increase in deaths involving synthetic opioids," according to a multi-year review of state data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The analysis of drug...
The rate of opioid overdose deaths began to plateau in early 2018, notching a victory for public health officials — but like water seeking the path of least resistance, adaptive drug cartels are turning back to the previous moneymakers of cocaine and methamphetamine. Mexican cartels have...
James Steidl | Shutterstock As the partial government shutdown continues into 2019, too much of the media is focused on the political winners and losers of the budget funding stalemate and not enough on the reason for the shutdown. Democrat opposition to border wall funding is rooted...
Narcan nasal kits to help people who are overdosing. (WCIV)CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — On Saturday, the Mount Pleasant Police Department, Wake up Carolina, and the Charleston Center came together for an urgent need: teaching people how to detect an overdose and how to ...
The CDC recently reported a decrease in the life expectancy of Americans for the third consecutive year, a trend not seen in more than a century. People of other western nations are living longer; Americans are dying younger. Why? Experts point to the “Disease of...
Forever in her heart. Ariana Grande continues to mourn the death of her ex-boyfriend, Mac Miller. Over the weekend, the 25-year-old pop...
Adam B. Thomas, 29, of South Main Street, Batavia, is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree and public appearance under the influence of a narcotic drug. At 10:19 a.m. on Dec. 28, the Genesee County Emergency Dispatch Center received...
PLAINVILLE — A Bristol man faces charges after police said he was found with 111 bags of fentanyl along with crack cocaine and marijuana during a traffic stop early Monday. Nicholas Pugh-Williams, 27, of 403 West St., Bristol, was arrested on Monday and charged with possession with intent...
Yarmouth Police/CWN Michael C. Dietrick YARMOUTH – From Yarmouth Police: On Monday, December 31, 2018 at approximately 11:00 AM, the Yarmouth Police Department Proactive Anti-Crime Unit (PACU) conducted a motor vehicle stop on Long Pond Drive in South Yarmouth for traveling at 47 miles per hour in...
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: ADMP) today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its naloxone pre-filled single dose syringe (PFS) product candidate. This injection is...
Photo: The Canadian Press Keerin John Reid, who died of an accidental overdose when he was 23 years old and taken off life support in September 2017, is shown in a handout photo provided by his mother Sharon Vandrish. Vandrish is hoping to meet the recipient...
A Brampton woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son’s heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish said her 23-year-old son, Keerin John...
Officially, our province’s motto is “Splendour without Diminishment.” But looking back on the year now closing, a better choice might be “Expect the Unexpected.” Premier John Horgan led off the year with a political bombshell. Despite promises to the contrary when the NDP...
Buy PhotoVarious law enforcement and medical crews respond to Ross Correctional Institution where several correction officers and inmates have been exposed to an unknown substance, causing overdose-like symptoms.(Photo: Robert McGraw/Gazette)Buy PhotoCHILLICOTHE - As multiple ambulances were called to Ross Correctional Institution on Aug. 29, fear...
Sunday Dec 30, 2018 at 1:47 PM Editor, Register-Mail: There are those who live in Never Never Land. Take for example President Trump's poll on Dec. 18-20; it was 49. Real Clear Politics on RCP average makes it 42.5. Thirties you say — another distorted fake news. As for national security being barred...
A synthetic opioid linked to overdose deaths around the world has been found for the first time in Ontario, police warn, highlighting the evolving nature of the crisis. In late December, Toronto police announced that officers had found a white powder during an unrelated...
By Dr. Kyle Varner | United States For a business magnate, Donald Trump is surprisingly ignorant about basic economics. Back in August of this year, he was offered a copy of Henry Hazlitt’s Economics in One Lesson and he would have done well to take a...
As overdose deaths continue to rise, more are being attributed to the use of synthetic opioids, rather than prescription or heroin abuse.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report in December 2017, the latest data available, detailing the growing number of drug overdose...
Adial Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:ADIL) reported plans to grow activities around the firm’s lead asset named AD04, beyond AUD, to now include its prospective use in people with opioid use disorder. William Stilley, the CEO, expressed that they are expanding their activities around lead asset to include opioid use disorder...
According to results of a retrospective study in JAMA, nearly 9,000 teens and children died from opioid overdoses in the past 2 decades , almost tripling the number of pediatric opioid-related deaths during that time span. ...
Four men, from Mumbai and Palghar, India were arrested on Wednesday, December 26, 2018, after they were caught trying to smuggle Fentanyl. The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) surrounded a parked car and seized approximately 100 kilograms of the banned drug. The Fentanyl is reported to have a value...
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 TODAYDr....
Yavapai County was busy in 2018. From high voter turnout to new road projects, news certainly wasn’t in short supply this year. Here are some of the county’s biggest stories from 2018. Yavapai County adopts texting while...
BRAMPTON, Ont. — A Brampton, Ont. woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son's heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish said her 23-year-old son,...
BRAMPTON, Ont. — A Brampton, Ont. woman is hoping to meet the recipient of her son's heart as she seeks closure more than a year after he died of an accidental fentanyl overdose. Sharon Vandrish said her 23-year-old son, Keerin John Reid, was taken off...
Drug cocktails of cocaine and opioids have caused a surge in deaths since 2010, the Washington Examiner found in an analysis of mortality data. ...
By Shavonne Walkershavonne.walker@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — In 2017, Rowan County ranked in the top five among North Carolina counties with opioid addiction and overdose problems. As of this month, Rowan has dropped out of the top 10, according to Dr. John Bream of Novant Health. In early August...
In the past 24 hours my view about a border wall has shifted a bit. I watched a video online about ranchers who make their living on our southern...
Rosario - HAZLETON — A man believed to be a “leader” of the trouble that has plagued one city street is now behind bars and police are hoping his arrest and two others will send a clear message. Leo Carlos Rosario, 21, of North Vine Street,...
A 42-year-old man found overdosed was revived by city police officers who gave him three doses of Narcan late Friday night.With police officials having issued Narcan, a nasal form of naloxone used to treat suspected opioid overdoses, officers have been rescuing scores of people discovered...
12:19 PM 12/29/2018 | PoliticsJason Hopkins | Energy Investigator President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he had a “very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding progress on a comprehensive trade deal. Just had a long and very good call with President Xi...
Astra Volk kills children, then herselfThe death of three children at the hands of their mother shocked Grand Forks more than any other story in 2018.The bodies of Astra Volk and her children were found at their home in Grand Forks with gunshot wounds. As...
