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Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

SEATTLE — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue Rahr, in an email to employees, said she fired Kevin Dave after the Seattle Office of Police Accountability found he had violated four department …

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Kevin Dave: Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

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Seattle AP — Seattle’s interim police chief said Monday that she has fired a police officer who in 2023 struck and killed a graduate student from India while responding to an overdose call. Interim police chief Sue Rahr, in an email to employees, said she fired Kevin Dave after the Seattle Office of Police Accountability found he had violated four …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Queens infant died from Ketamine overdose, case ruled homicide

India Today

A two-month-old baby boy who died in Queens 16 months ago has been confirmed as a homicide victim. Autopsy confirms cause of death A detailed autopsy, involving lab tests and tissue analysis, determined that the baby died of "acute drug intoxication." The autopsy report revealed the presence of ketamine, a potent sedative commonly used in medical practices but also sometimes …

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1 week, 3 days ago

Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?

LA Times

After surging during the COVID pandemic into a crushing public health emergency, drug overdose deaths in San Francisco plummeted in 2024, according to preliminary data compiled by city health officials. San Francisco public health experts attributed the decline in fatal drug use in the city to the widespread availability of naloxone, a medication commonly sold under the brand name Narcan …

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1 week, 4 days ago

What to wear for a New Year’s Eve party, according to 2024 trends

Live Mint

The year of 2024 has seen several fashion trends, inspiring a variety of changes to your daily dressing style. So, we decided to put together a guide to help you zero in on a trendy outfit for the New Year Eve's party, depending on your mood and personal style. Everything ’90s and aughts A scene from 'Sex and the City' …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in prison, medical examiner reveals

The Independent

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Diversion and youth prevention are a focus of West Virginia’s initial opioid settlement awards

Associated Press

Child advocacy centers, recovery housing and diversion programs in West Virginia will receive grants as part of the initial round of $10.4 million distributed by the nonprofit allocating opioid settlement funds in the U.S. state with the highest overdose rate. The West Virginia First Foundation announced funding Monday for 38 programs across six regions of the state representing “a crucial …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016

Al Jazeera

The highly addictive opioid is behind an increasing number of deaths in Canada, according to the government. Fentanyl is increasingly behind opioid overdose deaths in Canada, according to new government data. The national health agency on Monday reported that nearly 50,000 people in the North American country died from opioid overdose deaths from January 2016 to June 2024. Canada’s government …

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

Hindustan Times

* A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis Naloxone credited for sharp drop in overdose deaths in U.S. * Fentanyl remains cheap and plentiful despite availability of antidote naloxone * "Tranq" drugs mixed in with fentanyl may contribute to fewer overdoses, experts say By Maurice Tamman, Shannon Stapleton COLUMBUS, Ohio, - The death toll …

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3 weeks ago

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Salon

In the U.S., about half of the population takes a prescription drug every day, and half of adults have tried illicit drugs at least once. “What the numbers don't show are what I would say are the policy realities and the narratives of the communities that have been the hardest hit.” 02 The FDA rejected MDMA for PTSD This summer, …

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3 weeks ago

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Fentanyl fueled a record number of homeless deaths last year in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, according to an annual county report released Friday that officials described as showing the peak of the fentanyl crisis in the area. “The devastating toll fentanyl is taking on our community is starkly apparent in this report and it is …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Telangana: Class 10 student paralysed after multiple rat bites, anti-rabies vaccine overdose

India TV News

In a shocking incident, a Class 10 student residing in the BC Welfare Hostel at Danavaigudem, Khammam town in Telangana suffered paralysis in one leg and one arm. The incident came to the limelight on Wednesday when the condition of the student resulted from an overdose of an anti-rabies vaccine administered after rats bit the student. Identified as Samudra Laxmi …

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Telangana student paralysed after rat bites, alleged anti-rabies vaccine overdose

India Today

A Class 10 student residing in the BC Welfare Hostel at Danavaigudem, Khammam town in Telangana, has reportedly suffered paralysis in one leg and one arm. The condition allegedly resulted from an overdose of an anti-rabies vaccine administered after the student was bitten by rodents. Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, a student at the Government Backward Class Girls Residential High School …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

15 rat bites, overdose of anti-rabies vax paralyse girl in Khammam

New Indian Express

KHAMMAM: A Class X student, Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, of BC residential school at Danavaigudem in Khammam town has been left paralysed for a suspected overdose of anti-rabies vaccine after she was bitten by rodents 15 times between March and November. Her mother, Samudra Bindu, told TNIE: “They administered 15 injections between March and November, whenever rats bit Keerthi. She …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Rat bites at Khammam govt. residential school paralyse girl’s limbs

Deccan Chronicle

Khammam: An alleged overdose of anti-rabies vaccine to a girl, who suffered rat bites at a government residential school, rendered one of her legs and hands paralysed. The Class X girl of the BC Residential School for Girls at Danawaigudem in Khammam, S Lakshmi Bhavani Keerthi, is a native of Musthafa Nagar in Khammam district. The woman told the doctor …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Hindustan Times

Standing in the bitter cold outside the DeCoach Recovery Centre, a drug treatment clinic on the edge of an ocean of car parking in Hamilton, Ohio, Scott Weaver explains where his life went off track. “People will tell you it don’t because they don’t want to take it, ‘cause they ain’t done yet.” Mr Weaver’s story reflects America’s opioid crisis. …

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4 weeks ago

Model, 28, cleared of murdering husband, 77, after Googling ‘perfect crime’

The Independent

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

FRIENDS star Lisa Kudrow recalls talking to Matthew Perry about his death: 'He said it won't be a surprise, but a shock'

Hindustan Times

Hollywood actor Lisa Kudrow recently opened up about the loss of her Friends co-star Matthew Perry, sharing heartfelt memories and how his passing has impacted her. Speaking on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner’s On Me podcast, Kudrow revealed a poignant conversation she had with Perry before his death in October 2023, when he passed away from an accidental drug overdose. Lisa …

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4 weeks, 2 days ago

FRIENDS star Lisa Kudrow recalls talking to Matthew Perry about his death: 'He said it won't be a surprise, but a shock'

Hindustan Times

Hollywood actor Lisa Kudrow recently opened up about the loss of her Friends co-star Matthew Perry, sharing heartfelt memories and how his passing has impacted her. Speaking on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner’s On Me podcast, Kudrow revealed a poignant conversation she had with Perry before his death in October 2023, when he passed away from an accidental drug overdose. Lisa …

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1 month ago

Uric acid level increases during winter, take THESE Ayurvedic remedies help to control it

India TV News

Whenever there is a lot of sin, God has to come to earth in a new form. In winter, there is an overdose of tea coffee and food and physical activity is almost negligible, due to which everything from BP sugar to uric acid increases. A high protein diet and drinking less water in winter also increase high uric acid, …

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1 month ago

Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

The Independent

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Barry Keoghan admits he’s ‘never trusted love’ after growing up in foster care

The Independent

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1 month ago

Another California fentanyl dealer heads to prison for murder after buyer’s overdose

LA Times

Carson David Schewe, 23, stands in Placer Superior Court in Auburn on Tuesday after being found guilty of murder for selling fentanyl-laced pills to 20-year-old Kade Kristopher Webb. According to the Placer County district attorney, the case against Schewe is California’s second fentanyl-related murder conviction by jury trial. Rohan Beesla, Schewe’s attorney with the Placer County Public Defender’s Office, is …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Mother convicted of murder in young son’s intentional overdose; 15 years in prison

NL Times

A Zevenbergen woman was again convicted of involvement in her 11-year-old son’s death by poisoning. But the Court of Appeal in Den Bosch convicted Jolanda M. of premeditated murder on Wednesday, where the lower court had convicted her instead of manslaughter. The court justified its decision that M. acted in a premeditated manner, because the woman deliberately continued to administer …

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Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

Kevin Dave: Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

Queens infant died from Ketamine overdose, case ruled homicide

Drug overdose deaths plummet in San Francisco. What’s changed?

What to wear for a New Year’s Eve party, according to 2024 trends

Hawaii crime boss died of a drug overdose while in prison, medical examiner reveals

Diversion and youth prevention are a focus of West Virginia’s initial opioid settlement awards

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016

A fentanyl antidote is saving lives - but isn't ending the fentanyl crisis

Psychedelics rejected, Captagon factories and "pink cocaine": The drugs that defined 2024

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

Telangana: Class 10 student paralysed after multiple rat bites, anti-rabies vaccine overdose

Telangana student paralysed after rat bites, alleged anti-rabies vaccine overdose

15 rat bites, overdose of anti-rabies vax paralyse girl in Khammam

Rat bites at Khammam govt. residential school paralyse girl’s limbs

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?

Model, 28, cleared of murdering husband, 77, after Googling ‘perfect crime’

FRIENDS star Lisa Kudrow recalls talking to Matthew Perry about his death: 'He said it won't be a surprise, but a shock'

FRIENDS star Lisa Kudrow recalls talking to Matthew Perry about his death: 'He said it won't be a surprise, but a shock'

Uric acid level increases during winter, take THESE Ayurvedic remedies help to control it

Former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw dies at 88

Barry Keoghan admits he’s ‘never trusted love’ after growing up in foster care

Another California fentanyl dealer heads to prison for murder after buyer’s overdose

Mother convicted of murder in young son’s intentional overdose; 15 years in prison