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Officials say opioid 'outbreak' in Austin, Texas, linked to 9 deaths and 75 overdoses
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAttorney's Office. People found responsible for distributing fentanyl could face charges of murder or of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance causing
Grandview man sentenced to 140 months for distributing drugs, causing death of 18-year-old
KSHB-TV Kansas City· 21 hours agoA Grandview man was sentenced to over 11 years in prison for his role in the 2021 fentanyl death of...
Nanotubes, nanoparticles and antibodies detect tiny amounts of fentanyl
Phys.org· 15 hours agoFentanyl is a synthetic opioid and one of the main drivers in overdose deaths in the United States,...
Biden pressured to sanction China for role in US fentanyl crisis
Fox News· 19 hours agoFIRST ON FOX: Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., is pushing the Biden administration to classify fentanyl as a...
How fentanyl and COVID-19 pandemic reshaped the racial profile of overdose deaths in US
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoNew research from the Penn State College of Health and Human Development examined racial and regional differences in overdose fatalities from 2012-21, capturing the periods preceding and during ...
4 dead, more than 50 suspected drug overdoses in Austin 'outbreak': Officials
ABC News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoOfficials in Austin, Texas, are investigating an "outbreak" of deadly drug overdoses spreading...
Fentanyl overdoses surge in Austin
Axios· 2 days agoAustin area medics and police responded to a surge in opioid-related overdoses across the city this week, with at least 51 overdoses and eight suspected overdose fatalities within 27 hours.
Kern’s 2022 opioid overdose rate 83% higher than state rate; health department response includes...
KGET Bakersfield via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThat’s 2.8 child opioid deaths per 100,000 population, almost double the state rate of 1 per...
Docs: Man died after receiving counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills from Muncie drug dealer
FOX 59 Indianapolis· 4 days agoDELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. — A Muncie man has been arrested for dealing counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills...
Judge denies Kennebunk doctor’s attempt to toss evidence in opioid-overprescribing case
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoNationally, Norris was in the 99th percentile when it came to the amounts of...investigation team had received incident reports and medical examiner reports for at least seven of Norris’s patients ...