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
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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
Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Importing Opioids
The businessman would receive large shipments of opioids from China and mail them out domestically. A Chinese businessman living in Massachusetts has pled guilty to charges of importing opioids. Bin Wang, 42, was arrested in July and charged with importing shipments of carfentanil, fentanyl and other opioids. Wang would receive large shipments of opioids from… Continue reading Chinese National Pleads Guilty To Importing Opioids
Police Chief Allegedly Overdosed On Drugs Stolen From Evidence Room
The 35-year-old died two months after being appointed part-time police chief. An Ohio police chief who died in May of a fentanyl overdose allegedly swiped the drugs from his own department’s evidence room, according to local reports. Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes had only been on the job two months when he was found unresponsive… Continue reading Police Chief Allegedly Overdosed On Drugs Stolen From Evidence Room
Nurse Pleads Guilty To Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital
According to police, the nurse admitted that she had initially stolen the fentanyl for her husband before she started using it herself. A North Carolina nurse has admitted that she stole fentanyl from the hospital where she worked, first for her husband and later for personal use. Hayley Lammon Brown, 29, was working at Forsyth… Continue reading Nurse Pleads Guilty To Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital
Video: Activist Pours Fentanyl On Hands To Dispel Exposure Myth
Chad Sabora performed the experiment to reassure first responders that may be reluctant to perform CPR in the early moments of an overdose. Harm reduction experts are pushing back on what they believe is a dangerous myth circulating among emergency responders and the general public. Illicit fentanyl and its analogues are increasingly contaminating batches of… Continue reading Video: Activist Pours Fentanyl On Hands To Dispel Exposure Myth
Maryland Hit With Record Number Of Fentanyl Deaths
“It’s terrifying that we’re at a point where the numbers escalate every year. We don’t even know where the peak is,” said Baltimore’s health commissioner. Maryland hit a sobering new milestone last year: The state saw more fentanyl deaths than ever before. And this year, it turns out, is already on track to set another… Continue reading Maryland Hit With Record Number Of Fentanyl Deaths
DEA Agents Who Helped Bring Down Escobar To Tackle Opioids In New Series
The docu-series will reportedly give viewers unprecedented access to how the DEA plans and executes drug busts. Steve Murphy and Javier Peña are the former DEA agents who brought down cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar. The Netflix show Narcos is based on their true experiences fighting the drug trade. Now Murphy and Peña are behind a… Continue reading DEA Agents Who Helped Bring Down Escobar To Tackle Opioids In New Series
Relapse During Probation Grounds For More Jail Time, MA Court Decides
Eleven days after her probation began, Julie Eldred tested positive for the synthetic opioid fentanyl. Individuals on probation can face great consequences if they relapse, according to a Massachusetts court. The decision was made Monday, July 16 by the top court in Massachusetts, the New York Times reported. The case that this decision stemmed from was one that… Continue reading Relapse During Probation Grounds For More Jail Time, MA Court Decides
Nation's First-Ever Execution Using Fentanyl Halted
A New Jersey drug company filed a lawsuit claiming the state had tricked a drug distributor into selling one of the drugs to be used in the execution. What could have been the nation’s first-ever execution using fentanyl was called off Wednesday, after a New Jersey-based drug company filed suit over the planned use of… Continue reading Nation's First-Ever Execution Using Fentanyl Halted