Counterfeit pills involved in growing share of overdose deaths in the US, CDC study finds
1 year, 4 months ago

Counterfeit pills involved in growing share of overdose deaths in the US, CDC study finds

CNN  

CNN — Overdose deaths reached record levels in the United States in recent years, and a new report shows that counterfeit pills are involved in a growing share of those deaths. Illicitly manufactured fentanyl was involved in nearly all overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pills use, including more than two out of five deaths that were exclusively caused by it, the CDC researchers found. About three-quarters of the counterfeit pills involved in drug overdose deaths were meant to look like oxycodone, according to the new CDC report. But data suggests that counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are “infiltrating drug markets in western US states.” Overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills were consistently most common in Western states, and they rose faster than average in recent years – tripling from about 5% in mid-2019 to nearly 15% at the end of 2021.

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

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

Is America’s opioid epidemic finally burning out?
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. …

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

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl
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1 month ago

Amid Trump's tariff threat, Mexico seizes record 20 mn doses of fentanyl

Firstpost  

Amid US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs, Mexico has seized record 20 million doses of fentanyl drug as part of ramped up crackdown on drug production and distribution in the country Mexican authorities have ramped up action against production and distribution of drugs such as fentanyl in the country in recent days. In two instances on Tuesday, Mexican authorities …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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1 month, 1 week ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat
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1 month, 1 week ago

Mexico makes record fentanyl bust days after Trump tariff threat

CNN  

CNN — Mexican authorities have announced what they say is the largest fentanyl bust in the country’s history, with over a ton of the synthetic opioid seized in two raids in the cartel-ridden northern state of Sinaloa. “It is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills that has ever been made,” Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday morning during her daily …

Mexican troops report record fentanyl haul in twin raids in Sinaloa
1 month, 1 week ago

Mexican troops report record fentanyl haul in twin raids in Sinaloa

LA Times  

Mexican military and police patrol in Culiacan in the Mexican state of Sinaloa in January 2023. Mexican soldiers and marines have seized more than a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures …

How a fentanyl epidemic, killing 200 Americans a day, has gripped US
1 month, 2 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 …

California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say
1 month, 2 weeks ago

California overdose death linked to opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, federal prosecutors say

LA Times  

A Santa Clarita man was charged this week in what federal prosecutors believe is the country’s first death due to a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl. Benjamin Anthony Collins, 21, is being held without bond for allegedly selling pills containing protonitazene to a 22-year-old man and resident of Stevenson Ranch, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a news …

'Historic' drop in U.S. overdose deaths accelerates as fentanyl crisis eases
1 month, 4 weeks 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 …

Cocaine deaths rise by 30% as drug fatalities soar to record levels
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cocaine deaths rise by 30% as drug fatalities soar to record levels

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 Office for National Statistics statistics also revealed 1,118 …

CDC warns of online pharmacies selling fake drugs tainted with fentanyl
3 months 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
3 months, 1 week 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
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar
6 months ago

Mexico’s efforts to seize US-bound fentanyl drop sharply, while seizures of meth soar

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Even as Mexican-made fentanyl continues to flood into the United States, Mexico’s efforts to seize the drug have declined dramatically, according to figures released Tuesday by the Defense Department. While Mexican meth is exported widely to the United States — and also causes huge addiction problems there — unlike fentanyl, a huge amount of meth is also …

Gangs mix another potent sedative into U.S. street drugs causing 'mass overdoses'
7 months, 1 week 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," …

Drug overdose deaths in the US decreased in 2023, for the first time in five years
7 months, 3 weeks 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. …

Counterfeit fentanyl pills are becoming a lot more common in law enforcement seizures
7 months, 4 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 …

Report: China is fueling US fentanyl crisis by subsidizing production
8 months, 3 weeks 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'
8 months, 3 weeks 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
8 months, 4 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 …

California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill everyone in the world ‘nearly twice over’
10 months, 2 weeks ago

California seized enough fentanyl last year to kill everyone in the world ‘nearly twice over’

LA Times  

Border Patrol agents found nine packages of blue pills in the roof of a Ford Expedition on May 18 after a traffic stop in San Diego County. The total amount of the potent synthetic opioid seized last year “is enough to potentially kill the global population nearly twice over,” Gov. In 2023, the California National Guard supported other law enforcement …

More people die after smoking drugs than injecting them, US study finds
10 months, 3 weeks 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
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Fire extinguishers used to smuggle fentanyl in from Mexico, DOJ alleges

LA Times  

Seventeen people have been charged in an alleged drug smuggling scheme in which fentanyl and other drugs were brought from Mexico to Los Angeles. Fentanyl was smuggled into Los Angeles from Mexico inside of fire extinguishers, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which charged 17 people in the scheme. After crossing the border, the trucks involved in the smuggling …

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

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

Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.
1 year ago

Some Mexican pharmacies are selling full bottles of Adderall. But it’s actually meth.

LA Times  

In November 2023, some pharmacies in Puerto Vallarta were selling bottles of fake Adderall containing methamphetamine that were identical to this one that Times reporters purchased from a drug store in the coastal city in May 2023. “It’s really bad to find out that pharmacies are selling whole bottles of fake medication, and clearly an effort has been made to …

‘It’s absolutely heartbreaking’: Fentanyl is officially Los Angeles County’s deadliest drug
1 year 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, 1 month 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 …

Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal city of Ensenada, after they were detected selling fake or fentanyl-laced pills. The announcement represents one of the first times Mexican authorities have acknowledged what U.S. researchers pointed out almost a year ago: that Mexican pharmacies were offering controlled medications like Oxycodone, …

China’s agreement expected to slow flow of fentanyl into US, but not solve overdose epidemic
1 year, 1 month 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, 1 month 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, 2 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, 2 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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 …

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
1 year, 3 months ago

US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers

The Independent  

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Portland police are investigating nearly a dozen fentanyl overdoses involving children, with 5 fatal
1 year, 3 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, 3 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 …

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose 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 Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. About 150 people from families …

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
1 year, 3 months ago

Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after taking half of a pill she thought was prescription medication. Five years later, she’s among hundreds of thousands of families who have lost a loved one as the U.S. undergoes the deadliest overdose crisis in its history. prevention is going to be our strongest asset.” In …

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows
1 year, 3 months ago

Prescription opioid shipments declined sharply even as fatal overdoses increased, new data shows

Associated Press  

The number of prescription opioid pills shipped in the U.S. in the second half of the 2010s decreased sharply even as a nationwide overdose crisis continued to deepen, according to data released Tuesday. “We are still at an epidemic proportion of pills,” Peter Mougey, a lawyer representing governments that are suing drugmakers, distribution companies and pharmacies, said in an online …

Why is fentanyl so deadly?
1 year, 4 months ago

Why is fentanyl so deadly?

Hindustan Times  

As a medication, fentanyl subdues and reduces pain. Clinics, doctors' surgeries and chemists have been forced to ensure a proper disposal of fentanyl plasters, because people addicted to fentanyl have been known to search through trash cans, looking for used fentanyl plasters, as it's sometimes still possible to extract some of the drug from the plaster. People addicted to fentanyl …

Los Angeles crime lab finds 4% of seized fentanyl samples contain flesh-eating sedative
1 year, 5 months ago

Los Angeles crime lab finds 4% of seized fentanyl samples contain flesh-eating sedative

LA Times  

County officials warn that a new testing initiative has found xylazine — a sedative that can cause necrotic sores — in about 4% of fentanyl samples seized by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Five months after public health officials warned Angelenos that a dangerous, flesh-eating sedative may have infiltrated the illicit drug supply, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department …

Mexican authorities shutter pharmacies in Yucatán, citing threat of counterfeit pills
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexican authorities shutter pharmacies in Yucatán, citing threat of counterfeit pills

LA Times  

Authorities in Mexico have shuttered pharmacies in the resort cities of Cancun, Tulum and Playa del Carmen after finding an array of irregularities at 23 of the 55 locations they visited, including serious concerns such as selling expired and potentially counterfeit medications. The four-day series of raids, dubbed Operation Albatross by the Mexican government, comes months after a Los Angeles …

Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico has shuttered 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet and Adderall without prescriptions, authorities said Tuesday. UCLA said the study, published in January, found that “brick and mortar pharmacies in Northern Mexican tourist towns are …

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