Tag Archives: Fentanyl

[ad_1] In a controversial move, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is about to finalize the approval of a highly addictive opioid. The decision was made by the FDA Advisory Committee …

[ad_1] TO CLOSE The Maryland Department of Health has released data on drug and alcohol related deaths across the state and by county for the first six months of 2018. Rose Velazquez, …

[ad_1] NEW YORK – The new opioid overdose tool is a cheap test strip that can help heroin users detect a potentially deadly contaminant in their medications. Sales of fentanyl test strips …

[ad_1] Consumers of illicit drugs who are certain that fentanyl is mixed with heroin that they consume are far more likely to take precautions that reduce their risk of overdose, researchers reported …

[ad_1] Please enable Javascript to watch this video Investigators on Thursday visited Singer Cher's home in Malibu after arresting a man suspected of selling the potent opioid drug fentanyl in Ventura and …

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – Last year, deadly drug overdoses reached a record high of 4,854 in Ohio, an increase of 20% over the previous year, according to information provided to the state. …

[ad_1] by Alex Hasenstab and KVAL.com Staff POLICE: Fentanyl could potentially be the reason for the recent increase in heroin overdoses SPRINGFIELD, Oregon – There were five drug overdoses in seven hours …

[ad_1] A bipartisan bill aimed at stemming the country's paralyzing opioid epidemic would make US aid dependent on fentanyl-producing countries, such as China, co-operative in drug investigations. The law blocking deadly fentanyl …

[ad_1] The deadly overdoses of drugs continue to increase in Ohio. In 2017, there were 4,854 fatal overdose cases, an increase of 20% over the number recorded in 2016. Data on deaths …

[ad_1] For the first time since the state began recording deaths from overdose, fentanyl is the cause of many heroin overdoses, if not more, according to the latest state data, highlighting synthetic …