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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 21, 20221 min read


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


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


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...
sbcopioidtaskforce
Nov 21, 20221 min read


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


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


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


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


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


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


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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