Oregon recriminalizes drugs after upswing in overdose deaths
Oregon’s heyday is over. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill Monday that recriminalizes possession of small amounts of certain drugs, ending a voter-backed legalization experiment four years ago as the state faces a major overdose crisis. Finished it. The new law would make storing drugs such as heroin or methamphetamine a misdemeanor, punishable by […]
Blue State Re-Criminalizes Small Possession Of Hard Drugs Amid Overdose, Addiction Crisis: ‘We Were Too Progressive’
Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill Monday that recriminalizes possession of small amounts of hard drugs as the blue state continues to struggle with an overdose and addiction crisis. Kotek took the bill to the table in early March after senators passed it on a 21-8 vote, ultimately overturning the voter-approved portion of […]
Texas Teen Dies of Suspected Fentanyl Overdose
A Texas family is mourning the death of a high school student who died of a suspected fentanyl overdose after “one mistake.” Christopher Flores was just days shy of his 18th birthday when he was found unconscious on March 4 and died at a La Porte-area hospital. report Kou. Relatives said the boy was with […]
Tennessee Woman Dies of Fentanyl Overdose, Dealer Charged with ‘Death by Delivery’
A Tennessee family is warning the public not to take drugs after Tracy Marler, 35, died of a fentanyl overdose after ingesting lace-laced oxycodone. According to police in Jonesboro, Arkansas, Marler found died Randy Joe Coker, 38, was arrested inside the vehicle on March 5 and charged with aggravated childbirth resulting in death, WREG reported. […]
Amid kratom overdose claims, groups call for regulation, better testing of drug
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Fentanyl overdose, stroke blamed for 2 of 4 recent deaths at troubled WI prison
Two of the four inmates known to have died at Waupun Correctional Facility since June died of drug overdoses and strokes, the coroner announced Wednesday. Tyshun Lemons, 30, was found dead in the jail on October 2nd, and Cameron Williams, 24, was found dead in the jail on October 30th. Dodge County Coroner PJ Schoebel […]
‘Mob Wives’ Star Renee Graziano Reveals She Nearly Died from Fentanyl Overdose: ‘I Was Dead’
Renee Graziano, one of the stars of the VH1 reality TV series Yakuza wivesrevealed that she nearly died from a fentanyl overdose, becoming the latest Hollywood actress to fall victim to the deadly drug. Renee Graziano, 55, spoke about her near-death experience in an interview on the Dumb Blonde podcast. obtained By TMZ. “Everything in […]
Missouri doc found dead by ‘murderer’ fiancé died from overdose
A Missouri podiatrist who died suddenly in January died of a fatal drug overdose. It’s been just over three years since her fiancé’s ex-lover was also found mysteriously dead. Sarah Sweeney, 39, whose body was found in a home in St. Louis’ Westwood neighborhood on the morning of January 13, died of oxycodone, gabapentin and […]
‘Dying before our eyes’: Oregon overdose deaths push lawmakers to end decriminalization ‘experiment’
Oregon is ready to end its “experiment” with drug decriminalization, according to a state senator. This comes after a spike in overdose deaths and public drug use in the Beaver State forced the state Legislature to reintroduce criminal penalties for possession. “About four Oregonians a day die from an overdose,” state Sen. Tim Knopp, the […]
Oregon U-turns on key liberal drug policy following surge in overdose deaths
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