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Fentanyl awareness group asks Biden admin to track poisoning, overdose deaths like COVID-19 deaths

May 16, 2022 By Audrey Conklin

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Families Against Fentanyl, an organization raising awareness about the dangers of the deadly synthetic opioid, are asking the Biden administration to … [Read more...] about Fentanyl awareness group asks Biden admin to track poisoning, overdose deaths like COVID-19 deaths

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Ohio AG issues warning about “Frankenstein opioids,” more powerful than fentanyl

May 10, 2022 By Stephen Goin

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! LONDON, Ohio – A dangerous, new group of synthetic opioids called "nitazenes" is rapidly spreading across the U.S.In Ohio, the state's Attorney General … [Read more...] about Ohio AG issues warning about “Frankenstein opioids,” more powerful than fentanyl

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Virginia police seize 5,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, arrest four

May 4, 2022 By Paul Best

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Police in northern Virginia seized 5,000 pills laced with fentanyl on Wednesday, just days after two teens suspected of taking counterfeit percocets died … [Read more...] about Virginia police seize 5,000 counterfeit fentanyl-laced pills, arrest four

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Families who have lost kids to fentanyl share mixed feelings about today’s test strips

May 2, 2022 By Elizabeth Economou

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The first-ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day in the U.S. is coming up on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 — thanks to a coalition of nonprofit groups, major … [Read more...] about Families who have lost kids to fentanyl share mixed feelings about today’s test strips

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Drug overdose deaths among adolescents on the rise

April 28, 2022 By Joy Addison

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! HOUSTON – The number of teens and adolescents dying from drug overdoses has increased dramatically over the past two years.Ranee Crest's daughter Lydia … [Read more...] about Drug overdose deaths among adolescents on the rise

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Drug dealer who sold rapper Mac Miller fentanyl-laced pills sentenced to more than a decade in prison

April 19, 2022 By Paul Best

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! One of the three men convicted of selling fentanyl-laced drugs to rapper Mac Miller, who died of an overdose in 2018, was sentenced to 10 years and 11 … [Read more...] about Drug dealer who sold rapper Mac Miller fentanyl-laced pills sentenced to more than a decade in prison

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Ohio jury deadlocked in trial of doctor accused of killing patients by overprescribing fentanyl

April 18, 2022 By Paul Best

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The jury in the trial of an Ohio doctor accused of killing more than a dozen patients by overprescribing fentanyl was at an impasse on Monday … [Read more...] about Ohio jury deadlocked in trial of doctor accused of killing patients by overprescribing fentanyl

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Oklahoma police officer collapses, given overdose-reversal drug Narcan after fentanyl exposure

March 11, 2020 By Louis Casiano

An Oklahoma police officer was administered a life-saving overdose drug after he was exposed to fentanyl last week, authorities said.The Bartlesville police officer was packaging methamphetamine found … [Read more...] about Oklahoma police officer collapses, given overdose-reversal drug Narcan after fentanyl exposure

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Oklahoma police officer collapses, given overdose-reversal drug Narcan after fentanyl exposure

March 11, 2020 By Louis Casiano

An Oklahoma police officer was administered a life-saving overdose drug after he was exposed to fentanyl last week, authorities said.The Bartlesville police officer was packaging methamphetamine found … [Read more...] about Oklahoma police officer collapses, given overdose-reversal drug Narcan after fentanyl exposure

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Tennessee doctor convicted in region’s first ‘Opioid Strike Force Takedown’

February 23, 2020 By Yael Halon

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A Tennessee doctor pleaded guilty Friday to distributing opioids to people who were not his patients, marking the first conviction for the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force. … [Read more...] about Tennessee doctor convicted in region’s first ‘Opioid Strike Force Takedown’

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