September 23, 2019 10:22AM By Jeffrey A. Singer The Drug Enforcement Administration, having virtually eliminated the diversion of prescription pain relievers into the underground market for nonmedical users, appears to be setting its sights on regulating the medical management of pain, a mission not suited for law enforcement. Acting under the authority of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention…
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Opioid crisis turns into fentanyl crisis as deadly “Mexican Oxy” hits the streets
Opioid crisis turns into fentanyl crisis as deadly “Mexican Oxy” hits the streets Just one gram is enough to kill 500 people Posted: 6:55 AM, Sep 19, 2019 Updated: 10:49 PM, Sep 19, 2019 By: Pat Parris TUCSON, Ariz. — One gram of fentanyl can kill up to 500 people, according to DEA Special Agent…
In Our Words Educating ourselves on the deadly dangers of fentanyl
THE LNP EDITORIAL BOARD The Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office warns of fake prescription pills that are actually pressed fentanyl tablets. “An East Hempfield Township man who was charged last year for his part in a fentanyl-laced heroin bust that involved $50,000 worth of the drug” has been sentenced to six to 30 years in…
Mexican Navy seizes 25 tons of fentanyl from China in single raid
A1F American Military News A table full of fentanyl and other designer drugs seized by CBP sit on display at the International Mail Facility in Chicago, Illinois, November 28, 2017, as Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner is given a tour of CBP operations. (Kris Grogan/U.S. Customs and Border Protection) AUGUST 27, 2019 STAFF WRITER 15 Mexican…
Opioid Overdoses Drop, But Fentanyl Crisis ‘Likely to Get Worse’
August 30, 2019 By Pat Anson, PNN Editor Opioid overdose deaths fell by nearly 5 percent in 25 U.S. states last year, according to a new analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — one of the first reports to document a significant decrease in opioid overdoses. The 25 states covered in the…
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