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Mexican police find 660 pounds of fentanyl in coconuts
December 2 2022 MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors in Mexico say police found 660 pounds (300 kilograms) of fentanyl pills packed into coconuts.
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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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7 students at LA middle school discharged from hospital after suspected overdoses
December 2 2022 Los Angeles CNN — Seven students who were hospitalized Thursday for a suspected drug overdose at a Los Angeles-area...
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Dec 5, 20221 min read
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Drug and alcohol deaths increasing among US adults 65 and older, CDC data shows
November 30 2022 CNN — Deaths related to drug misuse and alcohol abuse appear to be on the rise among older adults in the United States,...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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California Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Trafficking 33+ Kilograms of Methamphetamine
November 30 2022 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad Jr. sentenced Juan Octavio Iribe Laveaga, 35, of Norwalk,...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Brevard, N.C. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years on Drug Charges
November 30 2022 ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Max Cogburn sentenced today Victoria Kerrigan Irby, 26, of Brevard, North...
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Dec 1, 20221 min read
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Opioid Crisis Fast Facts
November 16, 2022 Here’s a look at the opioid crisis. Experts say the United States is in the throes of an opioid epidemic. An estimated...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Walmart Agrees to Pay $3.1 Billion to Settle Opioid Lawsuitsc
November 15, 2022 Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Authorities find 15,000 rainbow fentanyl pills in Lego box, largest seizure of the drug in NYC
October 05 , 2022 CNN — Federal authorities have accused a New Jersey woman of concealing approximately 15,000 rainbow-colored fentanyl...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Hidden Epidemic: Schools, parents, police scramble as US fentanyl crisis worsens
September 28, 2022 Twenty-year-old Charlie told "Nightline" that he's lucky to be alive after he nearly became one of the thousands of...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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State Public Health Leaders Warn School Leaders of New Brightly Colored "Rainbow Fentanyl" Trend
September 22, 2022 SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) this week warned school leaders about a new and...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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State of California—Health and Human Services Agency California Department of Public Health
September 21, 2022 Fentanyl (an extremely potent and dangerous synthetic opioid) continues to be a major contributor to drug overdoses...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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DEA Warns of Brightly-Colored Fentanyl Used to Target Young Americans
August 30, 2022 WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration is advising the public of an alarming emerging trend of colorful...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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DEA warns of brightly colored fentanyl 'used to target young Americans'
August 22, 2022 (CNN)The US Drug Enforcement Administration issued a warning Tuesday about "brightly-colored fentanyl used to target...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Rapper Fetty Wap pleads guilty to cocaine conspiracy, federal prosecutor says
August 22, 2022 (CNN)-Rapper Fetty Wap has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to possess and distribute 500 grams or more of...
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Nov 21, 20221 min read
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Australian police find 'extraordinary' fentanyl stash, enough for 5 million doses
August 22, 2022 (CNN)Australian Federal Police say they've seized more than 5 million doses of fentanyl, the largest shipment of the...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
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Florida officials seize $12.8 million worth of drugs, arrest 85 in a two-year undercover investigati
August 20, 2022 (CNN)Eighty-five suspects were arrested and over $12.8 million in drugs were confiscated in a two-year undercover drug...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
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CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Must Pay $650.5 Million in Ohio Opioids Case
August 17, 2022 A federal judge on Wednesday ordered three of the nation’s largest pharmacy chains — CVS, Walgreens and Walmart — to pay...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Health departments apply lessons learned from Covid to other public health concerns
August 15, 2022 (KHN)LIVINGSTON, Mont. — Shannan Piccolo walked into a hotel with a tote bag full of Narcan and a speech about how easy...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles
August 07, 2022 (CNN)US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
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Allergan Reaches Tentative $2.37 Billion Deal to Settle Opioid Suits
July 29, 2022 If finalized, the agreement, along with a companion deal reached by Teva earlier this week, would send as much as $6.6...
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Nov 17, 20221 min read
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