Manor man pleads guilty in 2 drug overdose deaths
Jeremy S. Mason, 35, admitted guilt during a virtual court appearance in connection with two fatal drug overdoses in 2017. His “exemplary” cooperation …
US Sets Record for Overdose Deaths During Pandemic
The FDA-approved drugs methadone, naltrexone, and buprenorphine help reduce opioid overdose fatalities by 50%. However, to prescribe both drugs, …
Guess which 2 drugs are on the rise during the pandemic
Overdose deaths from stimulants like methamphetamine have also spiked, … Surprisingly, seizure rates for heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl remained …
Springfield Police, Health Department Look To Collaborate To Prevent Opioid Deaths
In 2018, when drug–related deaths were down statewide from the previous year, the number of Springfield residents who died of a drug overdose …
Southern California Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death
distributing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of a 24-year-old male who resided in Poway on January 1, 2017. The charge to which Walters …
Overdose deaths up in NJ in 2020, but only by 1% amid pandemic
“Against the backdrop of an anticipated nationwide increase in drug-related overdose deaths last year, New Jersey saw our numbers hold steady.” The …
Overdose deaths continue to climb in Manitoba, renewing calls for government action
Between January and September 2020, 259 people died from overdoses in the province, which exceeds the number of drug–related deaths in all of …
COVID-19 has exacerbated a troubling US health trend: premature deaths
Since the 1990s, drug overdoses, alcohol abuse, suicides and obesity-related conditions have resulted in the deaths of nearly 6.7 million U.S. adults …
Drug distributor AmerisourceBergen boosts CEO’s pay despite historic opioid settlement
died of an opiate overdose in 2012. She chairs the nonprofit Fed Up! Coalition. “Myself and hundreds of thousands of people have lost our loved ones …
COVID, potent opioids fuel surge of overdose deaths, Morris and Sussex officials warn
The fatalities, if they continue at the same rate, would put the county on pace for a 23% rise in overdose deaths. Drug overdoses have spiked in New …