Drugs crossed state lines; couple arrested in 'high-level' drug operation: DA
An Ephrata couple was arrested in connection to what law enforcement on Friday called a high-level drug operation, with drugs brought into the area from New Jersey. William Ortiz Jr., 39, and, Holly D....
View ArticleIs Your Doctor a Drug Addict?
The death—a suspected cocaine overdose—of a successful Long Island dermatologist has brought the issue of doctors and addiction back into the spotlight. Shop ▾ In medical school, I spent time rotating...
View ArticleTroop A – Amherst, NY Drug overdose death leads to the arrest of 5 suspects. ...
(Source: New York State Division of State Police) PRESS RELEASE Troop A - Amherst, NY Drug overdose death leads to the arrest of 5 suspects. The NYSP Community Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET) working...
View ArticleSeven Detroit Area Men Indicted in Heroin Distribution Conspiracy (Drug...
(Source: Drug Enforcement Administration - Detroit Division) October 08, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 Seven Detroit Area Men Indicted in Heroin Distribution...
View ArticleSuffolk County to sue painkiller companies for costs caused by abuse
For the first time, Suffolk County, NY officials have moved to retain the servies of Manhattan law firm Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC to sue manufacturers of prescription painkillers in order to recoup...
View ArticleSarasota County deputies get tool to reverse overdoses
SARASOTA - Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies will be the first in the state equipped with medical devices that could save people experiencing opioid overdoses. The sheriff's office received a donation...
View ArticleCedar Rapids Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin that Caused Overdose...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa) A man who injected a woman with heroin that caused her to overdose pled guilty on October 7, 2015, in federal court in Cedar...
View ArticleWhite Sulphur Springs woman pleads guilty to Federal drug charge (United...
(Source: United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of West Virginia) Beckley, W.Va. - United States Attorney Booth Goodwin announced today that a White Sulphur Springs woman pled guilty...
View ArticleBrooks Leads on Efforts to Address Drug Abuse Crisis (Susan W Brooks)
(Source: Susan W Brooks) WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, legislation introduced by Congresswoman Susan W. Brooks (R-IN5) and Congressman Joseph Kennedy (D-MA7) to improve education, awareness and enforcement...
View Article2015 Heroin-Related Deaths Slightly Decrease; Fentanyl-Related Deaths...
(Source: Cuyahoga County, OH) You are here: Home >News >Press Releases Posted On: 10/9/2015 Contact: Christopher Harris, (216) 443-7157 Fentanyl-related deaths up 321% from 2014 (January -...
View Article'This is what has to be done,' former Derry Township detective who stole...
Saying it is likely to save his life, a Dauphin County judge Thursday admitted a former Derry Township police detective who is addicted to prescription medication into the county's Drug Court program....
View ArticleHeroin dealer gets 35-year prison term in overdose deaths
Heroin dealer gets 35-year prison term in overdose deaths WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — A drug dealer has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for distributing tainted heroin that contributed to three...
View ArticleFeds bust suspected South Florida fentantyl importer as deaths soar
Federal agents have busted a Miramar man they say was part of an international ring that used the Internet and U.S. mail to import a so-called synthetic heroin called fentanyl that is sweeping Florida...
View ArticleREPS. GUINTA AND KUSTER LEAD BIPARTISAN TASK FORCE TO COMBAT THE HEROIN...
(Source: Ann Kuster) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Frank Guinta (NH-01) and Annie Kuster (NH-02) jointly announced their formation of The Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin...
View ArticleReversing Opioid Overdoses Saves Lives But Isn't A Cure-All
1:17 PM ET from Deborah Becker i In Boston, Edmund Hassan, a deputy superintendent of emergency medical services, and his colleagues regularly revive people who have overdosed on opioids. Jesse...
View ArticleFighting Fentanyl (Ohio Association of Community Health Centers)
(Source: Ohio Association of Community Health Centers) Monday, October 05, 2015 (0 Comments) Posted by: Samantha Porter 'Local and state figures on fatal heroin-related overdoses suggest that Ohio's...
View ArticleBreaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Distributing...
(Source: Drug Enforcement Administration - New York Division) October 08, 2015 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: 212-337-2906 Breaking Bad Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for...
View ArticleMcQuade charging seven with drug offenses
Detroit — U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade is expected to unveil an indictment Thursday against seven people facing various drug offenses. McQuade will join federal and local law enforcement at a morning...
View ArticleHeroin crisis the issue presidential candidates forced to confront on...
New Hampshire plays a pivotal role in the primaries, but with the state battling record overdose deaths, an epidemic is moving into national spotlight again...
View Article‘Breaking Bad’ drug dealer gets 35 years in jail
An upstate man was sentenced to 35 years behind bars Thursday for selling ultra-potent “Breaking Bad”-branded heroin that killed 3 people, authorities said. Dennis Sica, 37,...
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