N.H. governor, Mayor of Lawrence will team up in fight against fentanyl and crime
I am thankful for Mayor DePeña’s willingness to address the dangerous flow of drugs and criminal activity occurring between ...
‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: the rising global threat of nitazenes and synthetic opioids
Unlike opium, nitazenes and other synthetic opioids can be produced anywhere in the world using precursor chemicals that are often uncontrolled.
Opioid crisis: A decade of frustration | Column
Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...
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‘There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs’: The rising threat of synthetic opioids
Unknown to them, the drug had been fortified with a nitazene compound called isotonitazene, a highly potent new synthetic opioid. Two of the men, Peter Haslam and Adrian Davies, overdosed and went ...
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Fentanyl in the US: A visual guide
Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can be prescribed in formal medical settings to relieve severe pain and treat breakthrough pain when ...
Feds bust Miami-area drug hub they say could produce 250K counterfeit opioid pills
The agents, using K-9 dogs, uncovered thousands of synthetic opioids stashed in parcels transported to and from South ...
Don't wait to act on opioid deaths, coroner warns in report on Quebec teen's death
The 2023 death of a Quebec teen who was poisoned from a synthetic opioid should raise alarm bells for authorities to do more ...
Death of 15-year-old from synthetic opioid should be 'sounding the alarm,' says Quebec coroner
A Quebec coroner says the 2023 death of 15-year-old Mathis Boivin should be "sounding the alarm" on the importance of ...