Oregon Fentanyl Overdoses Increase by 1,530%, Largest Spike in the U.S.
Fentanyl overdose rates in Oregon have skyrocketed by 1,530 percent in recent years, making it the fastest-growing state in the nation. new FOX12 report Shocking statistics revealed using data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals 1,268 people died from the effects of deadly drugs from September 2019 to September 2023 […]
Elon Musk opines on how to tackle fentanyl deaths
Businessman Elon Musk has suggested that to tackle fentanyl deaths, the United States should either impose heavy penalties for possession or legalize the drug. “We need to either legalize fentanyl so addicts don’t accidentally ingest lethal doses, or impose stiffer penalties for possessing fentanyl. If authorities refuse to do the latter, at least try the […]
Texas suspect charged with murder after allegedly using Uber to deliver fatal fentanyl pills: police
Authorities in Texas arrested an alleged drug dealer who was later charged with murder after allegedly “taking advantage of an unsuspecting Uber delivery driver” to deliver fentanyl. Kennedy Kirby, 30, of Garland, was initially charged with manufacturing and delivery of a controlled substance, according to the Wylie Police Department. On Thursday, he was formally charged […]
Federal jury indicts 17 for smuggling drugs like fentanyl into US from Mexico using fire extinguishers
A federal grand jury in California indicted 10 men on charges of smuggling fentanyl, methamphetamine and heroin into the United States from Mexico by stuffing them into fire extinguishers and hiding the drugs inside tons of scrap metal. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California has identified 13 cases, including 680,992 fentanyl […]
US study finds more people die smoking drugs like fentanyl than injecting them
Smoking has surpassed injecting drugs as the most common method of drug overdose deaths in the United States, a new government study suggests. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named the study published Thursday the largest study to examine how Americans ingested the drugs that led to their deaths. CDC officials decided to […]
Baby Overdoses on Fentanyl in Florida, Mother Arrested
A Fort Myers, Fla., woman was arrested after her baby allegedly overdosed on fentanyl, and CPR restored her pulse, police said. Fort Myers Police responded to a call about a baby not breathing at 1:34 a.m. Sunday, WINK News report. Officers met the caller, 38-year-old Mary Sinopoli, the baby’s mother, on the side of the […]
Trafficker Hauled ‘Massive Amounts’ of Meth, Fentanyl to WA
Michael Lopez-Ferrer, a 30-year-old Salinas, Calif., resident who frequently traveled to Eastern Washington carrying illegal drugs from Mexico, was sentenced to prison. He will spend the next nine years in prison after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Tri-City Office launched an investigation. tricity herald report Monday. Confidential informants working with the DEA knew Ferrell […]
Oregon County Declares State of Emergency After 4 Fentanyl Overdoses in 6 Hours
Emergency crews in a small Oregon city had to respond to four fentanyl overdoses in just six hours Tuesday. By the next day, the entire county was in a state of emergency due to the spread of this deadly drug. Officials in Bend, a city of about 100,000 people more than three hours south of […]
‘Pawn Stars’ Boss Rick Harrison Blasts Biden’s Border Policies Over ‘Disgusting’ Fentanyl Crisis After Son’s Death
Popular movie star Rick Harrison pawn stars The TV series slams Joe Biden’s debacle at the border following his son’s death from a fentanyl overdose. Harrison’s son Adam, who did not appear on his father’s TV show, died of a drug overdose on January 19 at the age of 39. Now, during an interview with […]
‘Pawn Stars’ Rick Harrison rips politicians over fentanyl crisis after son’s death: ‘Absolutely disgusting’
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