3 people charged after death of federal prison worker who opened fentanyl-laced mail
December 8, 2023 (AP) – A federal prison inmate and two other people were charged Tuesday with conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 20, 20231 min
Mexico raids and closes 31 pharmacies in Ensenada that were selling fentanyl-laced pills
December 8, 2023 MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities said Friday they have raided and closed 31 pharmacies in Baja California’s coastal...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Dec 14, 20231 min
OxyContin maker's settlement plan divides victims of opioid crisis. Now it's up to the Supreme Crt
November 23, 2023 The agreement by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits over the harm done by opioids could help combat...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 13, 20231 min
Fentanyl’s toll spikes, for some
October 10, 2023 More people without college degrees are dying from drug overdoses than those who went to college, highlighting the need...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 21, 20231 min
Day care operator charged in baby's fentanyl death allegedly deleted more than 20K text messages
September 19, 2023 A New York City day care operator allegedly deleted more than 20,000 messages between her and her husband sent from...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Sep 8, 20231 min
‘This isn’t some random dude with a duffel bag’: To catch fentanyl traffickers, feds dig into crypto
August 5, 2023 Washington CNN — The Biden administration has intensified its focus on tracing cryptocurrency payments that some of the...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min
Xylazine-laced fentanyl is causing wounds and scrambling efforts to stop overdoses
June 22, 2023 CNN — WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful animal sedative in the illicit drug supply is complicating the U.S. response to the...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min
Narcan saved the life of this poodle after suffering apparent drug overdose
April 22, 2023 CNN — A poodle named Toodles in Pennsylvania was revived with Narcan after suffering an apparent drug overdose,...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min
Woman accused of killing her husband and then writing a children’s book about grief is sued by his
June 29, 2023 CNN — Kouri Richins, the Utah widow accused of killing her husband with a fentanyl overdose and then writing a children’s...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
Jul 5, 20231 min
US customs officers find nearly 900,000 fentanyl pills hidden in shipment of sinks, authorities say
July 2, 2023 (CNN)US Customs and Border Protection officers in California say they stopped the attempted smuggling of fentanyl pills...
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