DEA: 30+ People Died in County in Arizona from Counterfeit Painkillers
The DEA said more than 30 people died in Maricopa County in Arizona from counterfeit oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl.
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DEA’s War on Synthetic Opioids Targets Cousin of Deadly Fentanyl
The DEA is waging a war against a deadly cousin of the synthetic opioid fentanyl to curb abuse and overdoses.
Federal Agents Seize Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills In Huge Drug Bust in Utah
It was one of the largest drug busts in Utah history.
DEA Travels to China to Crack Down on Fentanyl That’s Added to Heroin
Fentanyl has been used as a powerful additive to heroin, and its use has been killing Americans.
DEA Warns of Pills Laced with Deadly Opioid in American Market
The DEA is bracing for overdoses after warning that hundreds of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills are laced with a potentially deadly synthetic opioid.
DEA: Police May Die from Handling Fentanyl Because It’s So Powerful
Fentanyl, the painkiller that killed Prince and is responsible for hundreds of over deaths in recent years, also poses a significant danger to law enforcement, the DEA warned.
DEA Investigating 8 Fatal Overdoses of Fentanyl in Sacramento County
The DEA is investigating eight fatal overdoses related to the painkiller fentanyl in Sacramento County over the past month.
The Continuing Rapid Rise of Seizures and Overdose Fatalities Involving Fentanyl
By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) issued an alert this week about the continuing rapid rise of seizures and overdose fatalities involving fentanyl. As reported in this column last June, fentanyl is a fast-acting opioid , 50-100 times stronger than morphine, that is now being used by sellers to…