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'Unusual symptoms' in overdoses suggests new drug laced into fentanyl has reached Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoWisconsin officials have not identified medetomidine in any overdose deaths yet. But the Milwaukee...
Yukon man pleads guilty to manslaughter for selling drugs to woman who fatally overdosed
CBC via Yahoo News· 3 days agoA Yukon man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter for selling drugs to a woman who fatally overdosed on...
Report shows a drop in drug overdose deaths in Kentucky but governor says the fight is far from over
FOX 8 Cleveland· 2 days agoFRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell nearly 10% in 2023, marking a second...
'Never meant for someone to get hurt': Man sentenced for distributing fentanyl at NKY jail
Gannett via AOL· 2 hours agoA former inmate at the Campbell County Detention Center will spend decades in prison for smuggling fentanyl into the jail, causing the overdoses of two ...
A Canadian province decriminalized hard drugs. Now it’s reversing course.
Washington Post· 9 hours agoIt was less than two years ago that officials in British Columbia, the epicenter of Canada’s drug overdose crisis, unveiled what they called “bold action ...
A dangerous new animal sedative is making its way into the illegal drug supply
NBC NEWS· 1 day agoAnother powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl...
MDHHS: New illicit drug causes overdoses across Michigan
WZZM 13 Grand Rapids· 1 day agoSince March, Medetomidine, a drug commonly used as a veterinary tranquilizer, has been tied to three...
Overdose deaths in Kentucky down for 2nd year in a row
WKYT Lexington· 2 days agoOverdose deaths in Kentucky have decreased for the second year in a row, according to Gov. Andy...
Kentucky drug overdose deaths dropped 10% last year, outpacing the national rate
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoKY’s rate of drug overdose deaths dropped markedly between 2022 and 2023. Fentanyl, a potent opioid,...
Family accuses prison officials of 'deliberate indifference' in lawsuit over Waupun overdose death
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoBetween January 2020 and March 2023, the department reported 44 incidents in which Narcan or...