Utah State

NBC News

Another powerful animal tranquilizer has made its way into street drugs, added to illicit fentanyl and other opioids to prolong a user’s high. The drug, called medetomidine, is linked to a recent spate of deadly overdoses throughout the Midwest and Northeast. It dramatically slows down breathing, heart rate, blood pressure and decreases activity in the brain and spinal cord. It’s not meant for use in people.

A dangerous new animal sedative is making its way into the illegal drug supply

California State

In a striking trend, nearly 7 million fentanyl pills have been seized in California so far this year. This marks a critical point in the ongoing battle against synthetic opioid trafficking. Alarming Potency and Quantity. The potency and quantity of these seizures have drawn significant attention. As officials stated, Enough...

California Seizes Nearly 7 Million Fentanyl Pills This Year

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

New York State

A new street drug labeled "Super Mario" containing a synthetic opioid that's 100 times stronger than fentanyl has hit New York. The state's health department issued a public health alert on Friday after two samples from the "Super Mario" bags tested positive for a combination of fentanyl, a veterinary sedative called xylazine, and trace amounts of heroin and carfentanil, another a veterinary tranquilizing drug used for elephants and other large mammals.

'Super Mario' street drug bags with compound 100 times stronger than fentanyl detected in this state

The Mirror US

Paige Gibbons, 19, died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 after she and a friend took what they thought was a Percocet pill, which turned out to be 100 per cent fentanyl

College student, 19, dies of Fentanyl overdose after taking what she thought was a painkiller

Florida State

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Vero Beach, FL

Lisa S. Gerard

Fentanyl is legal and known as pharmaceutical fentanyl. As a synthetic opioid - made in a laboratory - doctors prescribe pharmaceutical fentanyl in the treatment of severe pain. Many patients find relief by using it after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer.

Florida Indicts 5 for Fentanyl Deaths; "Fentanyl is Good for Business"

Tennessee State

More people are sick, and one death is under investigation in an outbreak of adverse reactions traced to micro-dosing edibles. The implicated edibles — Diamond Shruumz brand cones, gummies, and chocolate bars — sold by Prophet Premium Blends of Santa Ana, CA, have been recalled nationwide. They are sold online and at retail stores.

Four dozen sick, one dead in an outbreak traced to micro-dosing edibles

Fentanyl in counterfeit pills or smoked alone or with methamphetamine are changing the overdose epidemic. Inexperienced (low-tolerance) fentanyl smokers, users or speedballers, are at high risk of overdose. Pre-existing Depression, COVID, heart disease, and liver disease lead to a greater risk of overdose death. Prevention and education are needed while...

The New Fentanyl and Speedballing Crisis of 2024

Reuters

VIENNA (Reuters) - The Taliban-ordered crash in opium production in Afghanistan, long the world's dominant supplier, could drive up overdose deaths as heroin users switch to synthetic opioids already proving deadly in Europe, a U.N. report said on Wednesday.

UN warns of overdose deaths after Afghan opium production plummets

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J. Souza

A fight between passengers marred the final night of a Carnival Cruise Line sailing on June 6th. The incident, which unfolded in the Lido Deck dining room onboard the Carnival Paradise, involved a group of women and resulted in thrown chairs and plates.

Cruise Ship Fight Near Buffet Captured on Camera, Passengers Banned for Life

Boston, MA

Vanishing Georgia

Boston Historic District, National Register of Historic Places.

Pueblo Revival Cottage, 1946, Boston

Fresno, CA

A family party near Fresno, California, resulted in 10 people being treated for botulism, a rare but serious illness caused by bacteria that affects the nervous system, public officials said Friday. The culprit in the outbreak? Home-canned nopales, or cactus pads. Two sisters are currently recovering in intensive care, a...

2 California sisters in ICU with botulism amid outbreak traced to home-canned nopales

TheConversationCanada

Should heroin and cocaine be legally available to people who need and want them? If we are serious about stopping the crisis of drug overdose deaths, that is exactly the kind of profound change we need. Yes, extensive regulations would be necessary. In fact, the whole point of regulating drug production and sales is that we can better control what is being sold and to whom.

Drug prohibition is fuelling the overdose crisis: Regulating drugs is the way out

Mental_Floss

Those orange bottles are no accident—they were specifically designed to keep both medications and people safe.

Why Do Prescription Pills Come in Orange Bottles?

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Los Angeles, CA

Nick Davies

In the picturesque landscape of California, where golden beaches meet lush vineyards and towering redwoods, lies a hidden epidemic that is tearing apart families and communities: methamphetamine abuse. While the state often basks in the glow of its technological advancements and cultural diversity, the shadow of methamphetamine addiction looms large, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake.

California's Hidden Epidemic: Methamphetamine Abuse and Its Devastating Effects

Scripps News

Fentanyl continues to devastate American lives. Now, new research shows how a major shift in the drug supply could be leading to an increasing amount of overdose deaths.

New study shows the rising prevalence of fentanyl pills

The US Food and Drug Administration has identified a synthetic psychedelic compound as well as compounds from a potentially toxic plant in the Diamond Shruumz-brand microdosing candies linked to a growing number of severe illnesses nationwide that have included seizures, intubation, and admissions to intensive care units. Further Reading. As...

Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation

Virginia State

Cheryl E Preston

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful are pretty much unified in their expectations of what will happen between Thomas Forrester (Matthew Atkinson) and Paris Buckingham (Diamond White), who recently announced their engagement.

The Bold and the Beautiful fans believe Thomas will dump Paris for Hope

South Carolina State

Kentucky State

Fox News

The FDA recently announced that 10 consumers who ate Diamond Shruumz "microdosing" chocolate and gummies have been hospitalized, up from the six reported hospitalizations last week.

More people sent to hospital as mushroom-infused 'microdosing' chocolate faces ongoing FDA probe

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DEA: Surge in Utah fentanyl seizures shows cartels not slowing down

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in Utah in just two weeks has seized approximately 170,000 fentanyl pills — a quarter of the amount seized in the...

DEA: Surge in Utah fentanyl seizures shows cartels not slowing down

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