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04/19/2024
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By Ava Grace
Nearly 10 million lethal doses of fentanyl seized in San Francisco
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has announced the results of a major operation that spanned a 10-block radius in the Tenderloin neighborhood in northeastern San Francisco. According to Gov. Gavin Newsom, the amount of fentanyl seized in the operation is equal to nearly 10 million lethal doses. Additionally, CHP issued 6,044 citations, which ultimately led to […]
09/13/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Video shows homeless DRUG ADDICTS littering Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood
A video that went viral on social media showed drug addicts in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia littering the street. The Daily Mail reported on the situation in the City of Brotherly Love. It touched on the footage that showed the homeless drug addicts in a trance-like state, dubbed “dope lean.” The video also captured […]
06/07/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Arizona state trooper seizes over $3M worth of fentanyl pills and cocaine during traffic stop less than 30 miles from the border
An Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) trooper seized nearly 230 pounds of fentanyl pills on June 2 during a traffic stop in southern Arizona. The pills were reportedly being transported to the state capital of Phoenix. The incident took place near the census-designated place of Amado along Interstate 19 in Santa Cruz County, about 45 minutes […]
04/05/2023
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By Zoey Sky
“Zombie drug” made from fentanyl and xylazine now hitting American cities, warns DEA
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert near the end of March about what they call “zombie drug,” a concoction of fentanyl and xylazine that is now being distributed across America. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram wrote in the alert that fentanyl becomes “even deadlier” when combined with xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer. Milgram added that the DEA has successfully seized xylazine […]
01/20/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Government to audit nursing homes’ use of schizophrenia drugs that are abusively used to SEDATE patients into compliance
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) announced this week that it has begun auditing the nation’s nursing homes to see if they are accurately diagnosing and treating elderly patients for schizophrenia. Because of widespread overuse and abuse of antipsychotic pharmaceutical medications in seniors, CMS says it aims to crack down on the drug […]
01/04/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Former Big Pharma exec convicted of killing autistic son FOUND DEAD in possible suicide hours after bail revocation
Gigi Jordan, a former pharmaceutical executive, was found dead inside her home in Brooklyn, New York, in an apparent suicide just hours after the Supreme Court revoked the bail for her manslaughter conviction. Jordan, 62, was found dead in her apartment in the Stuyvesant Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday, Dec. 30. Jordan’s lawyer, Normal Siegel, confirmed her […]
11/30/2022
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By Olivia Cook
DEA: Fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills now contain potentially LETHAL dose of synthetic opioid
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has warned that 60 percent of fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills seized earlier this year contain a potentially lethal dose of the synthetic opioid. This opioid is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, added the agency. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued the […]
11/02/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Canada says NO to guns but YES to drugs
The Canadian province of British Columbia is about to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs after a year in which more than 2,000 people died of drug overdose. British Columbia requested for an exemption to the current criminal code and was subsequently given a three-year window to test pilot the program. (Related: Canadian cities, US state seek to legalize drug […]
10/07/2022
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By Mary Villareal
Horse sedative street drug killing thousands in Philadelphia and other US cities
An animal tranquilizer typically used for horses is killing thousands in Philadelphia and other U.S. cities. Xylazine, a drug known on the streets as “tranq,” can be lethal when mixed with heroin or fentanyl and can cause severe wounds and sores that can result in amputations. City health officials said some people are injecting the drug unwittingly, but […]
08/26/2022
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By Ramon Tomey
DEA head: Mexican cartels are using FENTANYL to kill Americans in record numbers
The head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) warned that Mexican cartels are using the opioid fentanyl to kill Americans in record numbers. DEA Administrator Anne Milgram issued this warning during an Aug. 19 interview on “CBS Mornings.” She cited two major drug cartels as the main driving forces behind the majority of fentanyl-related deaths […]
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