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Despite significant decreases in heroin and prescription opioid overdoses in the state, Ohio saw the second-highest number of opioid-involved overdose deaths per capita in 2017, according to a recent report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.There were 4,293 overdose deaths involving opioids last...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A recent drug overdose death is shedding more light on the dangers of fentanyl. In October 2018, Derrick...
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) unit of the Mumbai police is suspecting the involvement of a bigger syndicate behind the drug peddling gang, which the agency busted on Wednesday. A large quantity of synthetic drug Fentanyl was seized. The ANC sleuths swooped on...
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Cops say 100 kg fentanyl seized on Thursday was to be disguised as wheat flour; main accused Salim Dola was linked to Dawood and Mirchi gangs. The Mumbai Crime Branch, that seized around 100 kg of fentanyl drug in a raid in Vakola on Thursday, revealed...
Susan Spencer Telegram & Gazette Staff @SusanSpencerTG Friday Dec 28, 2018 at 4:52 PM Dec 28, 2018 at 4:52 PM AUBURN — State police stopped a man driving approximately 95 mph in a 65 mph zone on the Massachusetts Turnpike Wednesday, and ended up arresting him on multiple drug charges, including trafficking in fentanyl and heroin.Trooper Mark Parr...
Fentanyl found in Xanax, Delta warns against using drugs alone - NEWS 1130 Rogers Media uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Learn more or change your cookie preferences. Rogers Media supports the Digital Advertising Alliance principles. By continuing to...
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....
The drug had been manufactured in Gujarat, stored by the accused in a godown in Bhiwandi and brought to Mumbai, to be transported abroad on Wednesday. (Representational) THE FOUR PERSONS arrested near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Wednesday, for alleged possession of 100...
Delta police are reiterating a warning about fentanyl being present in various drugs including Xanax and other substances not expected to contain opioids. A news release today noted recent drug testing by police “found toxic and potentially deadly levels of fentanyl” in the...
Shiv KumarTribune News ServiceMumbai, December 28The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Maharashtra police have seized more than 100 kg of a synthetic drug called Fentanyl valued at around Rs 1,000 crore in the international market, officials here said.Deputy Commissioner of Police Shivdeep Lande told reporters here...
Charges have been made in connection with the death of Derrick James Elder, a Louisville man who medical examiners said overdosed...
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State Police arrested a Providence man on child endangerment and drug charges Wednesday night after a trooper pulled him over on the Massachusetts Turnpike and found in his car substances believed to be fentanyl and heroin, along with a child, State Police said Friday.Nelson Gonzalez,...
A man faces drug charges more than two months after a routine traffic stop in Brant County.OPP stopped a car in St. George on Oct. 5 and found some marijuana and other substances believed to be drugs.Health Canada officials tested the...
An average of four people a day died of illicit-drug overdoses in British Columbia between January and November, sobering numbers that show fentanyl continues to devastate communities across the province. A total of 1,381 people died in B.C. from the beginning of the year to...
By Kyle Stucker kstucker@seacoastonline.com New Hampshire is on track to close 2018 with its first decrease in fatal overdoses since 2012. While area recovery leaders and law enforcement officials say its a positive sign, they stress it shouldnt obscure the fact that significant work still needs...
MEDICINE HAT, AB -- Medicine Hat Police have charged two individuals with possession for the purpose of trafficking heroin and fentanyl. The charges were laid following a traffic stop on Dec 21 at 1:29am. According to police, the priority street crimes unit received source information about a...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — From the spectacle of Super Bowl LII to the nasty and noisy whirlwind of the midterm elections, here’s a look back at 2018 in Minnesota. — Minnesota’s Super Bowl brought in more money than expected. The event was set to bring in $338 million. New...
Please enable Javascript to watch this video Fentanyl is the most lethal drug on the streets of New York City today, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration of NYC. “Users want this because it’s more potent and more powerful than...
The Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) on Wednesday seized a massive consignment of the deadly fentanyl drug. Fentanyl, which is far stronger and powerful than heroin, is at the centre of the opioid crisis in the United States as it is being heavily used as a substitute...
CONCORD, N.H. — During a nor’easter last March, Paul Aaron walked the abandoned streets of Lowell wearing a bullet-proof vest and carrying a kilo of suspected fentanyl, according to court testimony. A jury will never hear that evidence, but the image of a man so...
RENO, Nev (KOLO) Nothing gives us hope for the future than the sight of a new born baby. But babies born today in America can expect to have a shorter lifespan than those born a decade ago. “In 2017 there were more than 70,000 drug overdoses in...
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — From the spectacle of Super Bowl LII to the nasty and noisy whirlwind of the midterm elections, here’s a look back at 2018 in Minnesota. — Minnesota’s Super Bowl brought in more money than expected. The event was set to bring in $338 million. New...
It's the deadliest drug in America, shipped here from Mexico and China: Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin. Ray Donovan is the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Field Office. "Two milligrams is considered potentially lethal,"...
Fentanyl, an opioid, is commonly used as an anesthetic to relieve pain but also abused for recreation purpose. (Representational) The Anti-Narcotics Cell of the Crime Branch arrested four men for allegedly possessing Fentanyl, a banned drug, worth Rs 1,000 crore in Vakola, Santacruz (East) on...
MUMBAI: In one of the biggest narcotic seizures of the year, the city police have busted a major international drug peddling racket with the arrest of four persons and confiscated 100 kg of fentanyl worth Rs 1,000 crore. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used as a...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – More than 72,000 Americans died as a result of drug overdoses in 2018, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.Officials don’t want to see that number get any higher before the calendar flips to 2019.With upcoming New Year’s Eve...
Illicit drug overdoses were the cause behind 1,380 deaths so far this year in B.C., according to the Coroners Service. That’s roughly four deaths per day between January and November. The new data detailing the number of fatal overdoses,...
Over the course of 2018, DEA agents said they seized hundreds of kilograms of the deadly drug fentanyl from New York streets -- enough to make drug deals hundreds of millions of dollars, and also kill hundreds of millions of people.Fentanyl...
Buy PhotoKyle Pennington displays a Narcan nasal applicator during a training session sponsored by the Marion Area Counseling Center and the Crawford-Marion ADAMH on Monday. Pennington, a long term heroin addict who's been in recovery for four months, was one of about 20 people trained...
When Ashley Mooney-Naglieri learned last winter that her husband was homeless and using heroin again, she got into her...
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Luis Aquino-Alcantara, 22, and Maribel Almonte, 29, both of 240 Unit St. in Providence, are being held without bail pending hearings in District Court on Friday. FALL RIVER, Mass. — Two Providence residents were arrested in the sale of fentanyl worth $90,000, court documents show.Luis Aquino-Alcantara,...
More from I-270 News FREDERICK, Md. - In 2017, the number of opioid overdoses in the City of Frederick stood at about 124.Now with the rise of fentanyl, 2018 has witnessed more overdoses and deaths."It’s so...
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Breaking News EmailsGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.SUBSCRIBEDec. 26, 2018 / 11:13 PM GMTBy Janelle GriffithThe former CEO of a drug company that produced a powerful and addictive painkiller containing fentanyl for cancer patients has...
As part of the Trump Administration’s tough-on-crime stance, federal prosecutors will begin trying more fentanyl cases in federal court. They will be utilizing stronger resources and mandatory minimum sentences in an attempt to deter people from selling the deadly synthetic opioids in Baltimore, where there...
fe818764-6cf4-4b09-9715-a6e11074d6b7-large16x9_GreyDeath.jpgALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) - An autopsy report hasn't been completed yet on how 29 year-old Shane Lemperle ended up dead in his Albany County Jail cell, but a substance found in his sock leads investigators to believe it was an overdose on “Grey Death.” It’s...