Fentanyl

NOLA Officials Train Local Librarians To Save LivesAs deaths from overdose surpass deaths by homicide, officials in New Orleans have launched extensive training to equip librarians with life-saving Naloxone. More than 50 volunteers from all 14 branches of the New Orleans Public Library are taking the training. ... Read More

Tree Honoring Overdose Victims Running Out of Room In Knoxville, the DA's office created a somber Christmas tree this year called the Overdose Memorial Tree, with each ornament listing the name of someone in Knox County who died of an overdose during 2017. "Everyday the number goes up," said Charme Allen, District ... Read More

Officials in Chicago Fight Flood of Mail Order Fentanyl Arriving From ChinaUsing technology that would make even Al Capone impressed, the current wave of drug bootleggers are using modern websites and sophisticated shipping to send a continuous flight of fentanyl into the US via Chicago's O'Hare Airport. This week ... Read More

60% of Overdose Deaths Linked to Chronic PainIn a new study published by the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) examined data from over 13,000 overdose deaths. The study is the first to determine the proportion of those who died of an opioid overdose with chronic ... Read More

New Jersey Governor Calls Out China For Fentanyl ProductionAt a Tuesday hearing of the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee in Baltimore, Md., New Jersey Governor Chris Christie blasted the Chinese for their role in the ongoing fentanyl crisis. “You are sending this into our country to kill our people. The ... Read More

In Orlando Area, Fentanyl Candy Is Not A Sweet TreatPolice in Sanford Florida pulled a man over when they smelled marijuana. They also found him in possession of a bag of colored candy-looking pills. They sent the pills for testing, and the results were anything but sweet. It turns out these colorful looking pills were ... Read More