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So, gun violence, it's the people who would use guns for violence, Judy. And we need to look at the root cause of that. We know we have a drug problem. I was looking at an article just a little while ago about record number of fentanyl coming across ...
... death of actor Michael K. Williams. Federal prosecutors in New York said today the men were in a drug crew that sold heroin laced with fentanyl. Williams was found dead in his apartment last September. He was best known for his role in the TV series "The Wire." A leading ...
... Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. Three defendants were scheduled to make initial appearances in Manhattan federal court to face narcotics conspiracy charges alleging the distribution of fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of Williams, who gained fame playing Omar Little on “The Wire.” New York City's medical examiner ...
... ever in our state.” Data suggests 477 Kansans fatally overdosed that year, Machado said, up from 393 a year earlier. And in 2021, Machado suspects fentanyl drove these tragic deaths up even higher. With demand up, Machado projected that their supply of naloxone kits – budgeted to last until September – could ...
... overdoses related to Black market opioids is at record highs, more than 100,000 deaths for the last 12-month period measured. The surge of fentanyl and synthetic opioids is a major part of all of that. Experts link this American crisis back to the original marketing and distribution of ...
Since last spring, more than 100,000 Americans have died of drug overdoses — many caused by the opioid, fentanyl. Officials are searching for solutions to try to save lives, including setting up authorized centers where people can use illegal drugs under supervision. William Brangham and his team were granted rare ...
... want everything for themselves.” Jalisco keeps its sizeable army of troops running with a potent mixture of money — the cartel has a lot, from trafficking fentanyl and meth into the United States — and cocaine, which it flies in from Costa Rica. As the local boss stands at an impromptu street ...
These are people who are really suffering and who need help. And, unfortunately, it's been much easier for these individuals to access heroin or fentanyl than to access effective treatment. And it does appear that, as COVID hit, the ability to access effective treatment for opioid addiction became even ...
... more than 100,000 in the 12 months ending last April. Health officials say the pandemic cut off drug users from treatment. They also blame fentanyl, a highly lethal opioid. Two men convicted of assassinating civil rights activist Malcolm X in New York in 1965 will have their names cleared ...
... Vermont, West Virginia and Kentucky saw the nation's steepest climbs in overdose deaths. But these deaths were up across much of the country, with fentanyl linked to many of them. In September, the Department of Justice announced a crackdown on fentanyl across the U.S., noting that criminal drug ...
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