[ad_1] CNN — Authorities in New York seized record-breaking amounts of fentanyl powder and fake prescription pills laced with the potent opioid in 2022, according to two drug enforcement agencies. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division seized 1.9 million fentanyl-laced pills and 1,958 pounds of fentanyl across the …
Read More »Media outlets push fears of officers overdosing from fentanyl exposures. Doctors say it doesn’t add up.
[ad_1] New York CNN — The body-cam footage is harrowing. A Florida police officer, who had discovered what she believed to be fentanyl during a routine traffic stop last week, is seen lying on the ground and struggling to breathe. After a fellow officer administers medication that is used to …
Read More »Drug overdose deaths during pregnancy and postpartum rose sharply in recent years, study shows
[ad_1] CNN — More than 1,200 pregnant and postpartum women died of a drug overdose in the US in 2020, with overdoses involved in more than 1 in 6 pregnancy-associated deaths that year, according to a new study. Drug overdose deaths reached record levels nationwide during the Covid-19 pandemic, and …
Read More »New York City announces its largest fentanyl seizure in history, eclipsing record bust from last month
[ad_1] CNN — Days after federal officials announced the largest fentanyl seizure in New York City history, an even greater quantity of the highly addictive substance has been found, authorities say. Two people have been arrested and charged with multiple drug and firearm charges in connection to the seizure on …
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