The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing
1 year, 6 months ago

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

NPR  

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP U.S. public health officials are continuing to warn of a growing threat fueling the country's historic opioid crisis: fake prescription pills. The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert in 2021 warning of an uptick in fake prescription pills being sold illegally, many of which contained potentially deadly amounts of fentanyl. "Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United States, bringing overdose deaths and violence to American communities," the DEA said at the time. Last year, the DEA said 60% of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills it tested contained a potentially lethal dose of the opioid.

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U.S. intelligence report flags India, China as key sources of drug trafficking equipment, chemicals
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1 day, 2 hours ago

U.S. intelligence report flags India, China as key sources of drug trafficking equipment, chemicals

The Hindu  

A U.S. intelligence report has named India and China as “sources of precursors and equipment for drug traffickers” and the primary source country for illicit fentanyl precursor chemicals and pill pressing equipment.” The ‘2025 Annual Threat Assessment ‘, released on Tuesday, is the Intelligence Community’s official, coordinated evaluation of an array of threats to U.S. citizens, the homeland, and U.S. …

Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online
1 week, 2 days ago

Urgent warning about deadly fake oxycodone bought online

Dutch News  

The Dutch health ministry and addiction clinic Trimbos have issued a warning about a life-threatening fake version of the drug oxycodone which may have already killed one user in the Netherlands. The person who died last Friday may taken the fake drug, having bought the pills online without a prescription, although the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, …

Why fentanyl forced Donald Trump to risk a trade war
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why fentanyl forced Donald Trump to risk a trade war

India Today  

A drug called fentanyl may become the reason for a potential trade war. A White House fact sheet released on February 1 notes: “The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.” It added that until the crisis is alleviated, President Donald Trump will implement an …

Fentanyl: The opioid behind Trump’s tariff threats
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Fentanyl: The opioid behind Trump’s tariff threats

The Hindu  

In what was seen as the beginning of a trade war, American President Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and a 10% additional tariff on Chinese imports on February 2. Fentanyl’s impact in the U.S. Drug overdose from consuming synthetic opioids peaked at over 79,000 deaths in July 2023 for the 12-month period preceding that …

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing

NPR  

Trump used fentanyl to justify tariffs, but the crisis was already easing toggle caption Rebecca Noble/Getty Images President Trump says illegal street fentanyl is one of the main justifications for sweeping trade tariffs he plans to impose against Canada, China and Mexico on Tuesday. President Trump and his team misstate key facts about the fentanyl crisis On Inauguration Day, Trump …

Canada records almost 50,000 deaths from fentanyl since 2016
3 months 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 …

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

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?
3 months, 1 week 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. …

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states

Daily Mail  

Health officials are warning about a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused deaths in 37 states in recent years. There were 513 overdoses from carfentanil between January 2021 and June 2024, hitting states like Florida and West Virginia the hardest, according to a CDC report published today. The CDC report included data from January 2023 to …

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US
3 months, 3 weeks ago

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US

India Today  

The United States is in the grip of a fentanyl epidemic. WHAT'S CHINA'S ROLE IN THE FENTANYL CRISIS IN US The US Drug Enforcement Administration has identified China as the "main source for all fentanyl-related substances trafficked into the United States". Fentanyl first appeared in the US in the 1970s under the name "China White", and its use surged in …

Scapegoating others can't end US' drug crisis: China Daily editorial
4 months ago

Scapegoating others can't end US' drug crisis: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. US president-elect Donald Trump, who will enter office on Jan 20, plans to raise tariffs by an additional 10 percent on all Chinese goods exported to the United States, citing fentanyl abuse as the reason, which he …

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
4 months, 1 week ago

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases

NPR  

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images North America Street drug deaths in the U.S. are dropping at the fastest rate ever seen, according to a new report issued on Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Public health officials say the drop translates into more than 16,000 lives …

CDC warns of online pharmacies selling fake drugs tainted with fentanyl
5 months, 3 weeks ago

CDC warns of online pharmacies selling fake drugs tainted with fentanyl

Salon  

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a public health warning about prescription medications sold by online pharmacies. The public health agency said some online pharmacies could be selling prescription drugs tainted with the potent opioid fentanyl, which can be deadly. “The proliferation of fake online pharmacies is fueling this nation’s fentanyl epidemic,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams …

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Criminals set up fake online pharmacies to sell deadly counterfeit pills, prosecutors say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A network of illegal drug …

US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends
6 months, 1 week ago

US overdoses have fallen sharply in recent months, a hopeful shift in trends

CNN  

CNN — Federal data shows that overdose deaths in the United States are the lowest they’ve been in three years, and a new analysis suggests that some downward trends indicate “unprecedented” progress in the fight against the drug epidemic. “I think also it’s important to note that there are still more people dying from overdose than before the pandemic, and …

Highly potent opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl detected in Canberra, purchased on the dark web
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Highly potent opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl detected in Canberra, purchased on the dark web

ABC  

A highly-potent opioid substance has been detected by Canberra's drug checking service in a counterfeit pill purchased on the dark web. "This is a drug that's quite clearly associated with death," CanTEST's clinical lead David Caldicott said. "It's a category of drugs that drug checking services are paying a lot of attention to," Dr Caldicott said. Two weeks ago, two …

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A ‘miracle molecule’ could cut fentanyl deaths in half — or lead more into addiction

Politico  

But the proposal faces opposition from the health care providers with the most intimate knowledge of methadone treatment: methadone clinic directors. “The idea that a physician in private practice without support staff … that they’re going to be able to treat a complex medical problem like the use of fentanyl, is just not substantiated,” said Mark Parrino, president of the …

Trump drastically inflates annual Fentanyl death numbers: fact check
7 months ago

Trump drastically inflates annual Fentanyl death numbers: fact check

Raw Story  

“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.” — Former President Donald Trump at a July 24 campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina Former President Donald Trump claimed at a recent campaign rally that more than 300,000 Americans are …

Scotland's rising drugs death toll is still the worst in Europe as concerns grow over surge in cocaine fatalities
7 months, 1 week ago

Scotland's rising drugs death toll is still the worst in Europe as concerns grow over surge in cocaine fatalities

Daily Mail  

Scotland's ‘shameful’ drug death toll was laid bare yesterday after a rise of nearly 12 per cent in the past year. The NRS said: ‘People in the most deprived areas of Scotland are more than 15 times as likely to die from drug misuse compared to people in the least deprived areas.’ The proportion of deaths where benzodiazepines were implicated …

Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over

Associated Press  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second straight annual decline in the fight against an addiction epidemic that’s far from over, Gov. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell — who has steered huge sums of federal funding to his home state to combat its addiction woes — said the report is a …

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'

NPR  

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses' toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Public health officials say Mexican cartels and drug gangs inside the U.S. are mixing a dangerous chemical sedative called medetomidine into fentanyl and other drugs sold on the street. "The numbers reported out of Philadelphia were 160 hospitalizations over a 3 or 4-day period," …

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious
10 months, 1 week ago

Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts are still cautious

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data posted Wednesday. CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Deb Houry called the dip “heartening news” and praised efforts to reduce the tally, but she noted “there are still families and friends losing their loved ones to drug overdoses at staggering …

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years
10 months, 1 week ago

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years

CNN  

CNN — After a steep rise during the Covid-19 pandemic, preliminary data shows that drug overdose deaths in the United States ticked down in 2023 for the first time in five years. “This progress over the last 12 months should make us want to reinvigorate our efforts knowing that our strategies are making a difference,” CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. …

U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels
10 months, 1 week ago

U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels

NPR  

U.S. drug deaths declined slightly in 2023 but remained at crisis levels Enlarge this image toggle caption U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah/AP U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah/AP Updated Wednesday May 15 at 1:25 p.m. In a statement released last week as part of the U.S. National Drug Threat Assessment for 2024, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Anne Milgram, …

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures

NPR  

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures Enlarge this image toggle caption AP AP A new study shows a dramatic spike in the number of counterfeit fentanyl pills being seized by law enforcement, an indication of the growing illicit drug supply driving the country's historic opioid crisis. Last year, more than 115 million pills …

At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after spike in opioid overdoses
10 months, 3 weeks ago

At least 9 dead, dozens treated in Texas capital after spike in opioid overdoses

Hindustan Times  

Authorities in Texas are investigating at least nine deaths this week in connection with an unusual spike of opioid overdoses in Austin that health officials are calling the city's worst overdose outbreak in nearly a decade. Preliminary testing showed that all nine people who died had traces of fentanyl in their system and the majority had other drugs present too …

Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis by subsidizing production
11 months, 1 week ago

Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis by subsidizing production

Daily Mail  

China 's leaders give tax breaks to companies that produce fentanyl chemicals and cause some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year, a damning House report warns. Beijing is fueling America's fentanyl crisis by subsidizing the manufacture of materials used by traffickers to make pills outside the country, say papers from a committee on China. 'Through its actions, as our report …

China gives TAX BREAKS to the fentanyl-making firms behind some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year: House report says Beijing sows 'chaos and devastation'
11 months, 1 week ago

China gives TAX BREAKS to the fentanyl-making firms behind some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year: House report says Beijing sows 'chaos and devastation'

Daily Mail  

China's leaders give tax breaks to companies that produce fentanyl chemicals and cause some 80,000 US overdose deaths each year, a damning House report warns. The carnage of fentanyl deaths on US streets is underpinned by government tax breaks for Chinese chemical producers, says a damning report Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden agreed in November to work …

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico, a leading producer of illicit fentanyl, can’t get enough for medical use, study finds

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A report released by the Mexican government Friday says the country is facing a dire shortage of fentanyl for medical use, even as Mexican cartels pump out tons of the illicit narcotic. Nonetheless, Mexican cartels appear to be having no problem importing tons of precursor chemicals and making their own fentanyl, which they smuggle into the United …

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says
1 year ago

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Over the last two decades, the number of U.S. …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Smoking has surpassed injecting as the most common way of taking drugs in U.S. overdose deaths, a new government study suggests. Some early research has suggested that smoking fentanyl is somewhat less deadly than injecting it, and any reduction in injection-related overdose deaths is a positive, said the study’s lead author, Lauren Tanz. But “both injection and …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
1 year, 1 month ago

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Smoking has surpassed injecting as …

Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, report finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Smoking drugs now linked to more overdose deaths than injecting drugs, report finds

CNN  

CNN — The percentage of overdose deaths linked to smoking drugs rose sharply in recent years, overtaking injection as the leading route of drug use involved in such deaths, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report, published Thursday, looked at information from crime scene investigations, witness reports and autopsy data and …

Opinion: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era

LA Times  

Melanie Ramos was only 15 years old when she died of a suspected overdose in a high school bathroom in Hollywood. In a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine, we found that fatal overdoses among U.S. teens aged 14-18 hit an all-time high in 2022. Programming should also help teens recognize the signs of an overdose and …

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington
1 year, 1 month ago

Fentanyl epidemic reaches CONGRESS: Capitol Hill staffers given 600 free doses of live-saving medication naloxone to prevent overdoses as drug wave sweeps Washington

Daily Mail  

Naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, was distributed at the Capitol Capitol Hill staffers were given free samples of the life-saving drug naloxone as the deadly fentanyl epidemic continues to hit Washington, D.C., particularly hard. One staffer, Caty Payette, posted on X that free naloxone kits were being distributed Thursday Voices for Awareness set up a table in a Senate office …

Synthetic opioids could fuel ‘second wave’ of UK drug deaths crisis, experts warn
1 year, 2 months ago

Synthetic opioids could fuel ‘second wave’ of UK drug deaths crisis, experts warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An influx of lethally strong synthetic opioids could fuel a …

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies
1 year, 2 months ago

Hidden panels, counterfeit bottles, fentanyl: A year of buying drugs in Mexican pharmacies

LA Times  

The tag on her white lab coat read “professional pharmacist,” and the framed health and safety certificates lining the walls behind her gave the drugstore an air of legitimacy. One worker said that during the second round of sweeps, authorities came to his Cabo pharmacy “looking for loose pills.” The officials also reviewed financial records, and ultimately decided the store …

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?
1 year, 3 months ago

Is the UK sleepwalking into a lethal US-style opioid drugs crisis?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Independent has found that: The lethal new drugs …

Drug poisoning deaths at record high with almost half involving an opiate
1 year, 3 months ago

Drug poisoning deaths at record high with almost half involving an opiate

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. There were 114.3 drug-poisoning deaths registered per million in 2022 among males, compared with …

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug
1 year, 3 months ago

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug

LA Times  

In 2022, fentanyl was linked to more overdose deaths in L.A. County than meth for the first time in recent years. “It’s absolutely heartbreaking,” said Amanda Cowan, executive director of Community Health Project Los Angeles, which provides services to people who use drugs. “In the case of race/ethnicity, Black people account for 8% of the population, and disproportionately accounted for …

31 pharmacies in Mexico are shut as authorities crack down on fentanyl-tainted pills
1 year, 3 months ago

31 pharmacies in Mexico are shut as authorities crack down on fentanyl-tainted pills

LA Times  

A drug store in Playa del Carmen advertises a range of medications. Mexican authorities raided dozens of pharmacies in Ensenada and seized thousands of boxes of pills as part of a broader effort to crack down on drugstores suspected of selling counterfeit and fentanyl-tainted medications. Dubbed Operation Albatros II, the recent raids targeted 53 pharmacies in the Baja California port …

China’s agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic
1 year, 4 months ago

China’s agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic

Associated Press  

Experts say new steps China has agreed to will eventually reduce the flow of the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S., but that alone will not stem the overdose crisis killing Americans at a record rate. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping announced at a meeting Wednesday in California that China is telling its chemical companies to curtail …

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?
1 year, 4 months ago

What's fentanyl, the opioid at the centre of Biden-Xi talks, which led to 70,000 deaths in US?

Firstpost  

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more so than heroin. On the sidelines of the APEC Summit, US leader Biden and China’s Xi Jinping agreed that Beijing would take action to stop the influx of fentanyl, that killed 70,000 people in the US last year On Wednesday, US president Joe …

Massachusetts: Heart-shaped pills laced with fentanyl seized and 3 arrested in drug bust worth $8 million
1 year, 4 months ago

Massachusetts: Heart-shaped pills laced with fentanyl seized and 3 arrested in drug bust worth $8 million

CNN  

CNN — Three men were arrested and authorities seized over 220 pounds of controlled substances in a major drug bust earlier this month that included pink fentanyl-laced pills shaped like hearts, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a news release. Of an estimated 10 million doses seized, 8 million were “doses of fentanyl and methamphetamine …

U.S. Senate proposal could force action on counterfeit pills in Mexican pharmacies
1 year, 4 months ago

U.S. Senate proposal could force action on counterfeit pills in Mexican pharmacies

LA Times  

Terry and Celia Harms at their home in Warwick, R.I., in April 2023. “I included language in the Senate’s version of the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill,” Reed, a majority member of the Senate’s powerful Appropriations Committee, said via email. “It would ensure the Secretary of State provides Congress a report on the scope of the problem …

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?
1 year, 5 months ago

What’s fentanyl, and why have deaths due to drug overdose spiked in the US?

Al Jazeera  

In 2021, two-thirds of drug-related overdose deaths in the US were linked to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Although fentanyl is approved for medical use, especially in pain management, more than 150 people in the US die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl. Fentanyl overdose deaths in the US More than 106,000 people died of a drug …

US takes aim at China companies, executives over fentanyl supply chain
1 year, 5 months ago

US takes aim at China companies, executives over fentanyl supply chain

Al Jazeera  

US authorities have brought charges and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives they claim supply chemicals used to produce fentanyl. “We know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China,” he said. Justice Department Announces Eight Indictments Against China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employeeshttps://t.co/WHEEJTEDSk — Justice Department October …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 5 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration took aim Tuesday at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug. “And we know that this global fentanyl supply chain, which ends with the deaths of Americans, often starts with chemical companies in China.” Besides …

Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
1 year, 5 months ago

Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Nearly a dozen children, including a 1-year-old, have overdosed on fentanyl since June in Portland, Oregon, its police bureau said Thursday, intensifying alarm in a city like so many others that has struggled to address the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. A 1-year-old, 2-year-old, 5-year-old and two 15-year-olds are among the dead, the Portland Police Bureau …

Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon and Washington isn't associated with overdose increases, study finds
1 year, 6 months ago

Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon and Washington isn't associated with overdose increases, study finds

Salon  

In 2020, Oregon voters passed Measure 110, a law decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of controlled substances like cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Between 2020 and 2021, overdose deaths did increase in Oregon and Washington with some apparent missteps in the rollout of decriminalization programs: An audit of Oregon's program released in January 2023 found the legislation was vague in …

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