Calvin Warren Jr. is the first person to be arrested and charged under a new Florida law. A new Florida law regarding the prosecution of drug dealers, signed by Gov. Rick Scott in 2017, has gone into effect. The law expanded the state’s first-degree murder code to include adults who sell a lethal dose of… Continue reading Alleged Drug Dealer Indicted For Fentanyl Overdose Death
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Maryland Funeral Directors: We're The "Last Responders" To Opioid Crisis
Funeral directors in the state claim that safety has become an issue when dealing with opioid overdose victims. Proactive funeral directors in Maryland are stocking up on naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote, as they’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of opioid-related deaths. They’re calling themselves the “last responders” to Maryland’s opioid crisis, the… Continue reading Maryland Funeral Directors: We're The "Last Responders" To Opioid Crisis
Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
The new formulation is reportedly five times stronger than Narcan and will last longer. A stronger formulation of Narcan (naloxone) nasal spray, the opioid overdose antidote, is in the works, FOX Business reports. There’s a need for a stronger antidote, its developers say, to counter the rising use of fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid… Continue reading Narcan Creator Working On Fentanyl "Antidote"
"Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose
“If you don’t have any personal experience with opioid addiction, it doesn’t look like anything else you’ve ever seen,” Adams said. Cartoonist Scott Adams is grieving the loss of his stepson, who died of an apparent fentanyl overdose last weekend. On a live video stream Monday, Adams described the moment he found out about 18-year-old Justin’s… Continue reading "Dilbert" Creator Addresses Son’s Apparent Fentanyl Overdose
Are $1 Test Strips The Key To Curbing Fentanyl Deaths?
Harm reduction advocates are applauding a new study that examines whether the test strips proved beneficial to injection drug users. Fentanyl, the powerful opioid said to be responsible for exacerbating the opioid crisis, could be meeting its match: a $1 test strip that indicates the presence of fentanyl in street drugs. A group of researchers… Continue reading Are $1 Test Strips The Key To Curbing Fentanyl Deaths?
Cher's Houseguest Arrested For Allegedly Selling Illicit Fentanyl
Cher was on tour in Australia at the time of the arrest. Police in Los Angeles descended on the home of Oscar-winning entertainer Cher to arrest a houseguest who was allegedly involved in the sale of fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death. Law enforcement executed a search warrant at Cher’s Malibu home on September 27… Continue reading Cher's Houseguest Arrested For Allegedly Selling Illicit Fentanyl
Prince’s Half-Sister Talks About His Death, Fentanyl
Sharon Nelson says the music icon was just trying to control his pain when he took the fatal dose of fentanyl. First came prescription drugs and heroin. Now, the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, is ripping through the country, killing scores of people who take heroin, cocaine or prescription pills that have been laced with fentanyl. That’s… Continue reading Prince’s Half-Sister Talks About His Death, Fentanyl
Overdose Deaths Increase in New Jersey Even As Prescriptions Decline
State attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal says that despite the fatal OD increase “there are reasons for hope.” Opioid overdose deaths in New Jersey increased by 24% last year, even as the number of prescriptions written for opioids fell for the first time in recent years. According to a press release from the state attorney… Continue reading Overdose Deaths Increase in New Jersey Even As Prescriptions Decline
"Drug Llama" Allegedly Sold 50,000 Fentanyl Pills On Dark Web
Investigators say the woman who reportedly calls herself “The Drug Llama” also sold Oxy, Percs and amphetamines through a dark web marketplace. A California woman known on the dark web as “The Drug Llama” is accused of shipping more than 50,000 fentanyl pills to consumers across the United States since 2016. Melissa Scanlan, 31, is… Continue reading "Drug Llama" Allegedly Sold 50,000 Fentanyl Pills On Dark Web
Bill Targeting Opioids Sent By Mail Up For Senate Vote
The STOP Act will require the U.S. Postal Service to collect electronic data on packages being shipped into the country. The Senate will likely pass a bill this week that aims to reduce the number of fentanyl shipments coming into the country via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The STOP Act, which stands for Synthetics… Continue reading Bill Targeting Opioids Sent By Mail Up For Senate Vote