A Republican senator from Summit County is taking on the state’s drug overdose problem by focussing on the pushers selling fentanyl and carfentanil laced drugs to unwitting users. Sen. Frank LaRose introduced Tuesday Senate Bill 1, a bill first introduced during the previous session of the Ohio General Assembly to address an already skyrocketing public [...]
As the investigation into Prince’s death homes in on the source of the fatal fentanyl, some observers are suggesting that the United States explore a lifesaving strategy used in Europe: services that check addicts’ drug supplies to see if they are safe. In Spain, the Netherlands and a handful of other countries, users voluntarily turn [...]
LITTLETON, N.H. — He knew he was in trouble even before he read the text message: “Did u hear what hapnd 2 ed?” Ed Martin III had been found dead in the bathroom of a convenience store, slumped over on his knees with a needle and a residue-stained spoon in his pocket. He’d mainlined fentanyl, [...]
Faced with an alarming increase in opioid addiction, a growing number of prosecutors are charging dealers not just for selling but for the deaths of customers who overdose on heroin or fentanyl. Here are some questions and answers about opioid abuse and this approach to pursuing dealers. —— HOW MANY AMERICANS DIE OF OPIOID OVERDOSES? [...]