A three-page memo filed by the DOJ in 2018 discussed the potential use of the deadly synthetic opioid for death penalty cases.
Tag: opioid overdoses
In Australia, Frustrations Rise As Opioid Crisis Takes Hold
“We’re living in a country that is oblivious to what’s going on.”
New York Overdose Deaths Decline Slightly After Rising For 7 Years
“The decrease in drug overdose deaths is promising but far too many New Yorkers are still dying,” said New York Health Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.
Connecticut EMTs Team Up With Poison Control To Track Overdoses
In May, the system helped detectives identify risk factors in a spate of 11 overdoses in two days.
Device To Automatically Stop Opioid Overdoses In Development
The groundbreaking device would deliver naloxone throughout the body in the event of an overdose.
Overdose Deaths Dip For The First Time In Decades
The national overdose toll declined by about 3,000 between 2017 and 2018.
Ohio County Overdose Wave Leaves At Least 3 Dead
Officials were alarmed when 23 emergency calls involving suspected overdose cases were received in the county in under 24 hours.
Massachusetts Construction Companies Stop Work To Protest Fatal Overdoses
Between 2011 and 2015, construction workers accounted for around 25% of all fatal overdoses among workers in Massachusetts.
Community Of Responders Campaign Aims To End Overdose Deaths
The program’s goal is for naloxone to be deployed within six minutes of an overdose starting, drastically increasing the chances of the victims’ survival.
Improvised Nasal Naloxone Devices Less Effective Than Narcan, Study Finds
The FDA-approved Narcan nasal spray delivers more of the antidote into the blood than the improvised naloxone device