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Anaheim Sees Four Drug Overdose Deaths In One Hour

DON’T FORGET TO WRITE – Jan. 3, 2021 - Two of the men were pronounced dead at the scene, but one was revived with Narcan, a drug that helps reverse opioid overdoses, Carringer said. The man who surviv... Read More...

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Animal Tranquilizer Turning Up In Deadly Overdoses

MORE THAN NUMBING – Dec. 23, 2021 - Supportive measures can be used if a person is attended to early enough, such as resuscitation, getting them fluids and other sorts of hospital care, Hadland said. “But this... Read More...

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Fentanyl Deaths Now #1 Killer of Adults Ages 18-45

AMERICAN NIGHTMARE CONTINUES – Dec. 16, 2021 - Comparatively, between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 15, 2021, there were more than 53,000 COVID-19 deaths among those between the ages of 18 and 49, according to data f... Read More...

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Opioid Reckoning’ Calls Out the Twelve Steps in an Age of Fentanyl

IS SHE CALLING BILL WILSON A MURDERER? – Dec. 4, 2021 - That’s the thorny question raised in “Opioid Reckoning,” a new book published last month by University of Minnesota Press by independent scholar and Maca... Read More...

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How Do We Stop Them Overdosing?

DECRIMINALIZE ALL DRUGS – Dec. 2, 2021 - While some drug users actively seek out fentanyl, many die without knowing that a different drug they had consumed — cocaine, for example — was laced. “It’s not that fe... Read More...

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Injectable Pellet, Fentanyl Vaccine

BIG PHARMA STRIKES AGAIN? – Dec. 1, 2021 - Studies show naltrexone has few side effects that are typically not long-lasting. The drug blocks brain receptors for the effects of heroin and even alcohol. “Ther... Read More...

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3 Dead in Nashville of Apparent Overdoses Involving White Powdery Substance

GOD HELP US – Dec. 4, 2021 - The MPHD surveillance system has detected an increase in fatal drug overdose activity over over the past 24 hours. We urge residents to check in on loved ones, do not use alone,... Read More...

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This Strip of Paper Can Save Lives

PEOPLE DON’T WANT TO DIE, THEY JUST WANT TO GET HIGH – Dec. 1, 2021 - “We’re at a greater risk for having unknown substances put into the drugs,” said Tanya, 45, who lives in Greensboro, North Carolina. She asked t... Read More...

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Fentanyl-Laced Vape Pens Among Teens Concern

WATCH – STILL DON’T BELIEVE IN EVIL? – Dec. 2, 2021 - The DEA says they know just the smallest presence of fentanyl in powder form poses a public safety risk, but what’s concerning about the danger of ingestin... Read More...

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New York Opens First Supervised Safe Injection Sites

NEW YORK ENLIGHTENED STATE OF MIND – Nov. 30, 2021 - Mayor Bill de Blasio began championing safe injection sites in 2018, citing their use and success in European and Canadian cities. The decision to officiall... Read More...

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‘It’s Scary’: Fentanyl Mixed With Other Drugs

WHAT’S NEXT? BABY FORMULA? – Nov. 27, 2021 - Behind that 100,000 figure, they said, is an ongoing surge in the number of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drug deaths that are connected to the simultaneous us... Read More...

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Most Americans Don’t Know They’re Being Prescribed Opioids

OR THAT BREAD IS FULL OF SALT – Nov. 18, 2021 - Nearly half the people interviewed didn’t recognize tramadol as an opioid, but even more common opioids such as morphine or methadone were misidentified by at le... Read More...

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Biden’s Drug Czar Wants to Expand Use of MAT

NEXT STOP...CNN? – Nov. 18, 2021 - Methadone is a tightly controlled treatment for drug addiction, and patients must go to a clinic to receive the medication. That decades-old requirement was lifted during the coro... Read More...

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Officials Warn of Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana

IS THIS A NEW HORROR MOVIE? – Nov. 18, 2021 - In at least one of the cases so far, the marijuana tested positive for fentanyl, a highly potent opioid that can be lethal in minuscule doses, the Connecticut Departmen... Read More...

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Fentanyl & Meth Led to More Mental Illness, Homelessness & Death

LISTEN – HUMANITY ON THE SKIDS – Nov. 19, 2021 - Quinones tells Press Play that this book is about how the “underworld,” particularly the Mexican trafficking world, became the lead driver of pain pills and pus... Read More...

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‘This Is Poison’

ENJOY – Nov. 20, 2021 - While the mounting deaths show the devastating consequence of fentanyl’s seep, it is less widely understood why the drug has mushroomed. And why so many illicit products — from fentanyl... Read More...

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How Fentanyl and Meth Took Over America

I WISH IT WAS FICTION – Nov. 2, 2021 - In the 12 months ending in September 2020, that number hit an all-time high of 87,000 deaths by overdose, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fen... Read More...

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‘Russian Roulette’: Fentanyl Overdoses Double

WATCH – HEARTS BREAKING ON EVERY SPIN – Nov. 11, 2021 - Police and paramedics are alarmed by a recent surge in fentanyl overdoses, which have nearly doubled in Fort Worth over the past three months compared to last... Read More...

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Couple Has Sex While 2-year-Old Daughter Dies of Fentanyl Overdose

MOST REPULSIVE AND HEARTBREAKING STORY OF THE YEAR – Nov. 3, 2021 - After her death, the Department of Children and Families started their own investigation into what happened. The Deputy Affidavit state... Read More...

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Overdose Deaths at a Historic High, FBI Targets Online Drug Markets

DEATH DELIVERED – Oct. 26, 2021 - These sites exist on the dark web or darknet, an area of the internet accessed through a specialized browser called Tor. Tor offers additional levels of privacy by obscuring t... Read More...

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‘Slap in the face’: Woman Who Lost Son Reacts to Rehab owner Selling Fentanyl

WATCH HER – IT’S WHAT WE DO? – Oct. 27, 2021 - Investigators said Misty Gilley was selling fentanyl out of Simply Recovery Clinic and her home on Second Street in Altamonte Springs to her own rehab clien... Read More...

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First Responders Discuss addiction, Use of Narcan

PLEASE WATCH – IT’S GETTING WORSE – Oct. 27, 2021 - “All of a sudden, become every single role of the family. They had to become the sole provider; they had to become the teacher; they had to be everything.” ... Read More...

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Meek Mill on Popping Pills: If You Take Percs, You An A-Hole

WATCH – AND FEELING NO PAIN – Oct. 8, 2021 - Meek says that since the deaths of Mac Miller, Lil Peep and Shock G, he now has a “zero tolerance” for Percocets and the widespread of fentanyl which has claimed hu... Read More...

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“Herd” Of Elephant Tranquilizers Found In California Drug Cache

EXTINCTION ISN’T JUST FOR ELEPHANTS – Sept. 26, 2021 - A police search uncovered a hoard of elephant tranquilizers 100 times more powerful than fentanyl in a Southern California home, prosecutors said. Police r... Read More...

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1.8 Million Counterfeit Pills Seized

WATCH – THESE AIN’T GUCCI HANDBAGS – Sept. 30, 2021 - The risk posed by the fake medication was the subject of a public safety alert issued earlier this week by the DEA, the first such bulletin in six years. ... Read More...

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Beware of Fake Drugs Laced With Fentanyl

LISTEN – ANOTHER REASON TO GET SOBER – Sept. 27, 2021 - The agency said it has seized more than 9.5 million fake pills so far this year, more than the last two years combined. It said its lab has found that tw... Read More...

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Bargain Fentanyl In Heroin, Oxy, Other Drugs

HOW LITTLE IS A LIFE WORTH? – Sept 24, 2021 - I had a long conversation with one of his patients, Zachary, 31, who asked to be identified only by his first name, to protect his career. Zachary’s addic... Read More...

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NY Police Officer Died Using Fentanyl-Laced Drugs on the Job

A DAMN CRYING SHAME – Sept. 15, 2021 - The NYC’s Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday the officer died of an “acute intoxication by the combined effects of fentanyl, diazepam, and tramadol.” T... Read More...

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Kate Quigley’s Statement After Surviving Suspected Drug Overdose That Killed 3

NOTHING’S FUNNY ANYMORE – Sept. 12, 2021 - Quigley, 39, shared the statement on her Twitter and Instagram, along with a note that read, “Hi guys. Upon being released from the hospital, I’ve finally had the time &a... Read More...

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