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Nearly every farming family impacted by opioidsSmall farming communities across America have been slowly dying for years. Now the opioid crisis is bringing more death and destruction. To address this situation, national organizations are stepping up to create awareness and provide support for America's farming ... Read More
Multiple types of Fentanyl flood the Reading area, leaving trail of deathsSmall towns all across Pennsylvania have been especially hard hit by the ongoing opioid crisis. In Reading and surrounding Berks County, the number of deaths involving them has more than tripled in the course of five years. District ... Read More
Fentanyl from Mexico discovered in San Diego woman's trunkWorking with two accomplices, Anna Baker of San Diego was caught with almost 100 pounds of fentanyl. As reported in the San Diego Union-Tribune, DEA agents conducted a traffic stop on Baker’s rental vehicle and discovered about 33 pounds of fentanyl inside. A ... Read More
Rapper tweets out fentanyl fears Well-known rapper and party boy RiFF RAFF tweeted out to his fans this week that he's quitting cocaine use due to increasing incidents of fentanyl-laced cocaine. This is a radical 360 for the musician, who is notorious for his parties and drug-fueled performances. As reported by Hot ... Read More
Narcan and counseling available for addicted inmatesFunded by a federal grant, officials in St. Louis are providing addicted inmates with information and Narcan as they leave prison. As reported by WTVA, most of the money goes for treatment, but there's also prevention money, including money to get Narcan into the ... Read More
Children left alone while parents were out sellingIt was not exactly an ideal home life. WDRB is reporting that a man and a woman have been arrested in Louisville after police say they were selling large amounts of heroin from their home -- a home with four children inside. According to arrest reports, police ... Read More
33-year-old Ohio Woman Helps Addicts Find TreatmentLike so many others across the country, Nicole Walmsley's road to addiction began with prescription pain-killers following surgery. As reported in the Pacific Standard, Nicole began abusing various prescription pain meds. "I became addicted," she says. "They didn't ... Read More
Police Chief Stunned by Heroin Charges Against his DaughterChristina Morency, 31, was arrested just before Christmas. Chief Peter Morency said he was devastated by the news and never saw it coming. As reported by WMUR, Police Chief Peter Morency was still coming to grips with the situation. "I'm struggling with trying ... Read More
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