Tag: fentanyl
More Overdoses Caused by Synthetic Opioids Than Prescriptions
As the opioid crisis continues to ravage the United States from coast to coast, the number of overdoses caused by synthetic opioids has outpaced...
Addiction Treatment in Danbury to Receive Government Funding
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy convened a town hall meeting in Danbury, Connecticut last month to discuss measures that would go toward expanding addiction treatment options. Murphy...
Record Number of Fatal Overdoses in West Virginia
Despite a downward trend during the summer months, West Virginia experienced a record number of fatal overdoses in 2017, according to data from the...
Drug Rehab Patients in Portland, Maine Aided by Community Programs
As the opioid crisis rises in Portland, Maine, community organizations have partnered to assist drug rehab patients. They formed the Greater Portland Addiction Collaborative...
Delaware Woman Sentenced for Injecting Father with Fentanyl
A Delaware woman has been found guilty of manslaughter after injecting her father with the fentanyl that caused his death by opioid overdose. On October...
Same Number of Drug Overdose Deaths as 2016 in New Hampshire
According to data from the New Hampshire Medical Examiner’s Office, the state saw the same number of overdose deaths in 2017 as it did...
Manhattan Doctor Indicted in Opioid Overdose Death
A Manhattan physician, 81 year old Dr. Martin Tesher, has been charged with unlawful prescription of narcotics to patient Nicholas Bendetto. Bendetto suffered a fatal...
Chris Christie Blames Fentanyl Problem on China
On Tuesday, November 28, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the head of the White House’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis,...
Fentanyl Shortage Declared by FDA as Illicit Sales Soar
The FDA has declared a shortage of fentanyl citrate. However, even as the fentanyl shortage declared by the FDA affects those who legitimately acquire...
Before Trump Visit, China Denies Responsibility for Fentanyl
On Friday, November 3, a Chinese official denied the country bore complete responsibility for fentanyl in the United States. The statement was made during a...
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