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 laced pills and powder,” according to the release. “The only thing more depraved than trafficking deadly fentanyl is trafficking deadly fentanyl designed to look like candy to appeal to teenagers,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in the release. Opioid overdose epidemic The US has been dealing with an opioid overdose epidemic for decades, but in 2013, fentanyl started fueling an alarming rise in synthetic opioid overdose deaths.

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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 …

Trump unveils new strategy to stop Americans taking fentanyl – an ad campaign
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump unveils new strategy to stop Americans taking fentanyl – an ad campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I will be working on a large-scale United States Advertising Campaign explaining how bad …

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

California’s drug task force halts entry of an estimated $11.9 million in fentanyl, governor says

LA Times  

A close-up of fentanyl-laced pills can be seen in a 2019 photo. Amid an ongoing opioid crisis, a special task force of the California National Guard helped seize 1,542 pounds of fentanyl last month, with a street value of about $11.9 million, Gov. In October, the California National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force helped seize more than 1.7 million fentanyl pills. …

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 …

Police saved a baby in New Hampshire from a fentanyl overdose, authorities say
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Police saved a baby in New Hampshire from a fentanyl overdose, authorities say

Associated Press  

MEREDITH, N.H. — Police in central New Hampshire said Friday they saved the life of a baby who was overdosing on fentanyl. A 9-month-old put the drug in their mouth at a home on Thursday and the mother called police on the way to the hospital because “the baby wasn’t doing so great,” said Charlestown Police Chief Patrick Connors. “We’re …

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

Synthetic opioid nitazene linked to rise in overdose deaths is emerging in Australia
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Synthetic opioid nitazene linked to rise in overdose deaths is emerging in Australia

ABC  

A synthetic opioid linked to a rise in overdose deaths overseas has emerged on the illicit drug scene, with some experts warning it has the potential to be Australia's version of the fentanyl crisis gripping North America. "These are lab-grown substances that mimic the effects of other opioid drugs such as heroin … but they are far, far stronger than …

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 …

Children are dying of fentanyl by the dozens in Missouri. A panel is calling for changes
8 months ago

Children are dying of fentanyl by the dozens in Missouri. A panel is calling for changes

Associated Press  

— Fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases, a state panel found in a newly released report. Called the Fentanyl Case Review Subcommittee, the group’s report said that child welfare “missed warning signs and left vulnerable children at risk” as fentanyl became a main driver of the U.S. …

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 …

Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Police say fentanyl killed 8-year-old Kentucky boy, not an allergic reaction to strawberries

Associated Press  

MADISONVILLE, Ky. — An 8-year-old Kentucky boy died of a fentanyl overdose last month, not from eating a batch of strawberries, authorities said this week. Police in the city of Madisonville charged 33-year-old Antonio M. Person with manslaughter on Wednesday after investigators determined the boy died of “fentanyl intoxication.” Person was living in the same house as the boy and …

Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden administration announces focus on ‘flooding the zone’ with life-saving overdose reversal medicine

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration launched an initiative Wednesday that it describes as a nationwide call to increase training on and access to life-saving opioid overdose reversal medications, dubbed the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose. White House Domestic Policy Adviser Neera Tanden said in a briefing Tuesday that the overdose crisis is a “top priority” for the Biden administration, …

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 …

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 …

Opinion: ‘Just say no’ can kill kids. Teach them how to stay safe in the fentanyl era
11 months, 1 week 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
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 …

Parents Charged After 4-Year-Old Found Dead From Alleged Fentanyl Overdose In Motel
1 year ago

Parents Charged After 4-Year-Old Found Dead From Alleged Fentanyl Overdose In Motel

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The parents of a 4-year-old Washington girl, who allegedly died last week from overdosing on “rainbow fentanyl” pills, have been arrested in connection with her death. Joseph Edward Walker, 30, and Judy Bribiescas, 39, were charged with first-degree manslaughter in the death of their daughter, who was found overdosed in a motel room in Kennewick, Washington, reports …

‘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 …

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it
1 year ago

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

Associated Press  

SEATTLE — The fight against fentanyl is increasingly being waged in schools, jails and on city streets in the Pacific Northwest, where state officials in Oregon and Washington have named it a top issue as overdose deaths rise. Inslee’s office said part of his proposed supplemental budget would go toward equipping first responders with naloxone, and setting up 20 “smart” …

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it
1 year ago

As Pacific Northwest fentanyl crisis surges, officials grapple with how to curb it

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. Inslee's office said part of his proposed supplemental budget …

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, …

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 …

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it
1 year, 1 month ago

Drug addiction experts say naloxone could save more Victorian lives — but they can't get their hands on it

ABC  

By the time she turned 18, Aaneke Fitzgerald had already lost multiple family members to overdose — including her dad and grandad. "If people in our community had naloxone themselves, a lot of my family and friends might not be living with permanent lung and brain damage, and many more would still be alive," she said. Dean Membrey, a GP …

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 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 …

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 …

Oregon Gov. Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution
1 year, 3 months ago

Oregon Gov. Kotek directs state police to crack down on fentanyl distribution

Associated Press  

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek said Tuesday she has directed state police to launch new strategies aimed at disrupting the fentanyl supply chain and holding sellers of the frequently deadly drug accountable. The plans include increasing and reallocating state police staff to local drug enforcement teams, holding trainings with the Oregon Department of Justice to address potential biases …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in stores
1 year, 4 months ago

Over-the-counter opioid overdose antidote Narcan is arriving in stores

CNN  

CNN — The first over-the-counter naloxone, a drug used to reverse opioid overdose, is starting to come available in retail stores and online. It’ll save people’s lives.” Advocates for increased access to naloxone cheered the news that the drug will be available without a prescription but said it won’t be a panacea for the overdose crisis, both because it’s too …

Commentary: Pharmacies selling fentanyl-laced pills are deadly tourist traps in Mexico
1 year, 6 months ago

Commentary: Pharmacies selling fentanyl-laced pills are deadly tourist traps in Mexico

LA Times  

Medications are lined up on shelves in a pharmacy in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. A warning appeared on Tripadvisor on May 25, 2020: “Cabo pharmacies selling fentanyl laced pills.” The person posting under the moniker Spreadingfacts wrote, “My brother passed away last year after buying pills at a pharmacy in Cabo.” Over several posts, the writer said their brother died after …

San Francisco board member wants to mandate pharmacies carry naloxone as overdose cases grow
1 year, 6 months ago

San Francisco board member wants to mandate pharmacies carry naloxone as overdose cases grow

LA Times  

A close up of one of the Narcan naloxone nasal spray. A San Francisco supervisor wants to mandate that all retail pharmacies in the city carry naloxone to help reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Amid an ongoing overdose crisis, San Francisco Supervisor Matt Dorsey said he wants to mandate that all retail pharmacies in the city carry naloxone …

A deadly new street drug caught the U.S. off guard. Experts say it'll happen again
1 year, 6 months ago

A deadly new street drug caught the U.S. off guard. Experts say it'll happen again

NPR  

A deadly new street drug caught the U.S. off guard. Experts say it'll happen again Enlarge this image toggle caption Kris Craig/The Providence Journal/USA Today Network via Reuters Kris Craig/The Providence Journal/USA Today Network via Reuters Public health and law enforcement agencies around the U.S. are scrambling to blunt the impact of xylazine, a deadly new threat to Americans who …

Fentanyl: The new face of the US war on the poor
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl: The new face of the US war on the poor

Al Jazeera  

The US government is trying to blame the fentanyl crisis on drug trafficking but it is a disaster of its own making. At an April 14 news conference in Washington, DC, Drug Enforcement Agency chief Anne Milgram sounded the alarm about the country’s latest appointed public enemy number one: four Mexican guys known as “Los Chapitos”, the sons of imprisoned …

7 people treated for fentanyl overdoses in Washington jail
1 year, 7 months ago

7 people treated for fentanyl overdoses in Washington jail

Associated Press  

EVERETT, Wash. — A man in custody in a jail north of Seattle is facing additional charges after officials say seven incarcerated people were treated for signs of overdosing on fentanyl. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said officials administered Narcan to seven people in the jail in Everett on Wednesday evening, The Daily Herald reported. Five have since been released …

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon
1 year, 7 months ago

Fentanyl fuels string of deadly weekend overdoses in Portland, Oregon

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — A series of suspected drug overdoses left at least eight people dead over the weekend in Portland, Oregon, according to the city’s police bureau. Like many states around the country, Oregon in recent years has grappled with a surge in opioid overdose deaths fueled by fentanyl, a highly addictive and potentially lethal drug. In Multnomah County, home …

Column: Kids are dying from fentanyl. More prison time for dealers won’t help
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Kids are dying from fentanyl. More prison time for dealers won’t help

LA Times  

A man living in the Tenderloin section of San Francisco displays what he claims to be the synthetic drug fentanyl. “It’s just really clear now from 50 years of trying to stop the supply, it doesn’t work,” Dr. David Goodman-Meza, an infectious disease doctor at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, told me. But “kilo chasing” doesn’t work with …

‘No child should be dying’: Fentanyl-related deaths among kids rising, Yale study says
1 year, 8 months ago

‘No child should be dying’: Fentanyl-related deaths among kids rising, Yale study says

LA Times  

Fentanyl-related deaths among children increased more than 30-fold between 2013 and 2021, illustrating the opioid crisis’ unrelenting impact across the United States, according to a study by the Yale School of Medicine. The study tracked data for more than two decades of opioid deaths among people under 20 and found that 5,194 children and teens have died from fentanyl. “The …

13 arrested in connection with fentanyl-laced drugs that led to fatal overdoses
1 year, 8 months ago

13 arrested in connection with fentanyl-laced drugs that led to fatal overdoses

LA Times  

A sheriff’s deputy stands in front of a photo of fentanyl-laced pills during a 2021 announcement in Los Angeles of federal charges against suspected drug dealers. Thirteen people suspected of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused at least a dozen fatal overdoses in Southern California have been arrested, federal authorities said Tuesday. One of the men arrested, Dominick Kingdiamond Alvarado, 22, …

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