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DEA Seizes 2,000 Pounds of Meth, Largest in US History
“These two seizures are more than enough to provide a dose of meth for every man, women and child in the United States and Mexico,” said DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea.
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Narcan Explained: What Is It and How Do You Use It?
Ninety-one people in the U.S. die every day from opioid-related overdoses, but there’s a tool that can reverse the effects of an overdose that more and more law enforcement agencies and paramedics are now carrying with them as part of their standing operating protocol. It’s called Narcan, and here is what you need to know about what it is, how...
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Walk-in Clinics for Opioid Addiction Offer Meds First, Fast
Every time she got out of jail, Jamie Cline started hustling again for heroin, driven by an addiction she didn’t understand. “You want to get clean so bad. You know something’s killing you and you can’t stop,” said the 33-year-old who used heroin for 10 years.
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Flesh-Eating Bacteria Linked to Black Tar Heroin Kills 7 in San Diego
A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past two months in the San Diego area, prompting health authorities to alert law enforcement and other officials in California. Nine people who injected black tar heroin between Oct. 2 and Nov. 24 were hospitalized with severe myonecrosis, a soft-tissue infection…
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Proposed Safe Injection Site in Philly Would Not Violate Federal Law, Judge Says
A nonprofit’s proposal to open the nation’s first supervised injection site for opioid users in Philadelphia does not violate federal law, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.
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$150M Worth of Opioids Seized in NJ; Two Arrested: DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration has seized around $150 million worth of opioids from two men in New Jersey, the agency said.
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Pennsylvania County Pays Teen's Family Nearly $5M Over Heroin Withdrawal Death in Jail
A small Pennsylvania county will pay nearly $5 million to the family of a teenager who collapsed and died after four days of heroin withdrawal in jail. The family’s lawyer said jail staff ignored her dire medical needs for days and then lied about it.
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Feds' New Tool to Combat Opioid Crisis: Data
Federal officials have a new tool to battle the opioid crisis: data. The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program is using a web portal called the “OD Map” to track overdoses caused by opioids in real time. The program will help the agency target high-problem areas with resources and track the sources of...
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Fentanyl and Opioid Deaths Hit Record in Maryland
Deaths related to fentanyl and opioids have surged in Maryland.
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Singer Demi Lovato Hospitalized After Apparent Drug Overdose
Singer Demi Lovato was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose. The former Disney star has been open about her struggles with addiction and recently celebrated six years of sobriety. However, in her latest song “Sober” Lovato admitted that she had relapsed.
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How Law Enforcement Uses Narcan to Combat the Opioid Crisis
As the American opioid crisis reaches near epidemic levels, law enforcement agencies across the country are training their officers how to use Narcan to revive people who have overdosed. The LA County Sheriff’s Department has deployed over 600 deputies with Narcan and is changing the way law enforcement approaches the opioid crisis.
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President Trump Declares Opioid Epidemic a Public Health Emergency
President Trump outlined the White House’s plans to curb the opioid epidemic, which he declared a nationwide public health emergency. Trump shared a personal anecdote about his late older brother, who told him to never start drinking.
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Newborn's Dad Sold Heroin in Hospital Maternity Ward: Police
A Pennsylvania man has been jailed on charges he sold heroin in the hospital maternity ward room where people were visiting his newborn daughter.
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1-Year-Old Overdoses on Opioid
Police in Akron, Ohio, are investigating the opioid overdose of a 1-year-old. A 9-year-old called 911 to report the emergency, police said, and the toddler was not breathing when officers arrived.
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Teens Overcoming Opioid Dependence Seek Treatment in ‘Recovery Schools'
A new method for battling teenage opioid abuse comes not in the form of a new drug or counseling method, but in special “recovery schools” that emphasize communal support and positive peer pressure.
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Men Shipped Dog to New York's JFK Airport With More Than $1 Million of Heroin: District Attorney
A dog was used as a drug mule for two New York men sending more than $1 million worth of heroin to John F. Kennedy Airport, the Queens District Attorney says.
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DEA Warns Against New Drug ‘Pink' After Links to 4 Recent Deaths
The Drug Enforcement Agency in Phoenix, Arizona, is warning would-be users to stay away from new synthetic drug “Pink,” after it was linked to four recent deaths in Arizona. The DEA claims “Pink,” otherwise known as U-47700 or U-4, is seven times stronger than morphine and that just touching the drug is enough to have it enter in the bloodstream.
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Labs: Heroin Found in Ohio Was Mixed With Elephant Sedative
Cincinnati-area authorities say lab tests confirm that heroin seized in a recent arrest was mixed with a powerful tranquilizer for elephants. Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil said Friday that the substance turned out to be heroin combined with carfentanil and fentanyl. Fentanyl is a strong painkiller, and carfentanil is used to sedate elephants.
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Se entrega cuarto sospechoso de asesinar a expolicía en Toa Alta
El hombre alegó ser inocente, pero es investigado por ser el presunto gatillero.
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‘My Heart Died': A Sister Writes About Losing Her Brother to a Drug Overdose
No one starts with a needle in his or her arm. Hidden within addiction is mental instability. We know that addicts do not just become users on a whim; there is a trigger caused by their mental illness.