The lawsuit alleges that the doctor had to treat Prince’s opioid addiction prior to do his death but “failed to do so.” The family of Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson) is suing a doctor accused of playing a “substantial part” in the music icon’s death. According to the Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office, the official cause… Continue reading Prince’s Family Sues Doctor Who Reportedly Prescribed Him Pain Pills
Tag: Fentanyl
Woman Reportedly Caught With 1.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl
A woman traveling from Los Angeles to New York City was reportedly caught with five pounds of fentanyl in a suitcase. Authorities in Kansas City arrested a woman at a bus station who was traveling across the country, from Los Angeles to New York, carrying five pounds of fentanyl—reportedly enough of the drug to cause… Continue reading Woman Reportedly Caught With 1.5 Million Lethal Doses Of Fentanyl
Trump To Jeff Sessions: Sue Drug Companies For Opioid Crisis Role
The Attorney General said he would take action on Trump’s requests. President Donald Trump has instructed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to file a federal lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies in Mexico and China, claiming that they have played a role in the US opioid epidemic. Last week, according to the New York Post, the president threw… Continue reading Trump To Jeff Sessions: Sue Drug Companies For Opioid Crisis Role
Fentanyl Found In Startling Number Of Heroin Samples In Canada
“Something like 60% of the drugs that we check are not what people think they are,” said the author of a new drug-testing study. Drugs in Vancouver, Canada may be even more dangerous than normal, according to a new pilot project. The project from the B.C. Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) found that more than… Continue reading Fentanyl Found In Startling Number Of Heroin Samples In Canada
2017 Worst Year Yet for Drug Deaths
Last year has usurped the dubious title from 2016 with the most lives claimed by drug overdoses ever. According to a preliminary report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 72,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose in 2017. The number translates to nearly 200 people lost per… Continue reading 2017 Worst Year Yet for Drug Deaths
Fentanyl, Other Synthetic Drugs Drive National Overdose Rates Up
Nearly 30,000 Americans died from overdoses stemming from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids in 2017. Driven in large part by widespread opioid use, the number of drug overdoses nationwide shot up nearly 10% last year, according to preliminary federal figures. The U.S. clocked more than 72,000 drug fatalities in 2017, the Centers for Disease Control… Continue reading Fentanyl, Other Synthetic Drugs Drive National Overdose Rates Up
Opioid Crisis Has Peaked, Former Cleveland Clinic CEO Suggests
The doctor says that while opioid prescribing is down, synthetic opioids are now driving the opioid epidemic. The former CEO of the Cleveland Clinic said that the opioid epidemic has peaked now that more healthcare providers and laypeople are aware of the dangers of opioid painkillers. “I think we’ve peaked,” Dr. Toby Cosgrove said… Continue reading Opioid Crisis Has Peaked, Former Cleveland Clinic CEO Suggests
More Than 70 People Overdose In Connecticut Park Over 24-Hour Period
K2 is to blame for the mass overdose in New Haven. Starting on Tuesday night, more than 70 people suffered a drug overdose in a 24-hour period in New Haven, Connecticut—most of them a stone’s throw from Yale University. According to CBS News, the Drug Enforcement Administration has confirmed that the cause of the mass… Continue reading More Than 70 People Overdose In Connecticut Park Over 24-Hour Period
First Fentanyl Execution Carried Out In Nebraska
Fentanyl was one of four drugs used to kill Carey Dean Moore. Nebraska has become the first state to execute an inmate using the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the state used a lethal injection of fentanyl to execute Carey Dean Moore, a 60-year-old who was given the death penalty for killing… Continue reading First Fentanyl Execution Carried Out In Nebraska
Paramedics Use Laughing Gas In Lieu Of Opioids To Treat Pain
“We feel if we can prevent someone from getting an opioid we are ahead of the game,” said one Indianapolis emergency responder. Paramedics in one Indiana town have decided to switch from fentanyl to laughing gas in an effort to keep injured patients from taking the drug, a synthetic opioid which has a high potential… Continue reading Paramedics Use Laughing Gas In Lieu Of Opioids To Treat Pain