Tag: overdose
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Baby girl died of fentanyl overdose after meddling California lawmakers overrode social workers’ decision to take her away from drug-abuser dad
[ad_1] Soft touch California lawmakers boasted about their success in slashing child removals just days before a newborn baby died from a fentanyl and meth overdose in the care of her drug-addicted father. Baby Phoenix was too young to eat solid food when she was poisoned by the drugs found alongside her bottle in May…
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An old drug re-emerges in Nova Scotia overdose deaths
[ad_1] An illegal drug that’s been around for decades has quietly become implicated in a growing number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia, according to data that suggests the public discussion around drug fatalities needs to broaden beyond the focus on potent opioids. Overdose deaths in the province linked to cocaine have risen significantly in recent…
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The opioid overdose drug is now over-the-counter. But will it stop the deaths? : Shots
[ad_1] Rosalind Pichardo, who founded Operation Save Our City in Philadelphia, sprays a container of Narcan during a demonstration Sept. 8 at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building in Washington, DC. Health officials held the event to mark the availability, without a prescription, of the opioid overdose-reversal drug. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein hide caption toggle…
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Fentanyl mixed with stimulants has created a polysubstance overdose crisis : Shots
[ad_1] The number of overdoses that involve both fentanyl and stimulants like cocaine and meth is growing fast. One way people who use drugs can protect themselves is by using test strips to check for the presence of fentanyl in other drugs. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP The number of overdoses that…
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Share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing : NPR
[ad_1] This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake…
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This Vancouver man opened a store selling tested cocaine and heroin. Then he died of an overdose
[ad_1] Krista Thomas stands on the intersection of Main and Cordova streets in Vancouver where her late partner, Jerry Martin, once set up a mobile store selling tested heroin, cocaine and other illicit drugs. Martin, 51, died Friday following a suspected fentanyl overdose, according to Thomas, who is still in shock. “Right now it’s still pretty…
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Vancouver man who openly sold hard drugs dies of a reported overdose
[ad_1] Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Jerry Martin opened The Drugs Store out of a mobile trailer in the heart of the Downtown Eastside in May. Published Jul 01, 2023 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 2 minute read Jerry Martin, shown in this 2014 photo, died of a reported overdose on June 30.…
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Brooklyn Beattie urged to honour Elana Gaiyich after ACU drug overdose | The Canberra Times
[ad_1] As a journalist, I’ve covered everything from a royal tour and a terror attack to international sport. After stints in New Zealand, the UK and the Canary Islands, I returned to Australia in 2018. These days, I cover the ACT and Queanbeyan courts. As a journalist, I’ve covered everything from a royal tour and…
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Families plead for action as Manitoba surpasses overdose death record
[ad_1] As Manitoba reaches a grim document, households who’ve misplaced family members to drug overdoses say authorities should do extra to cease these preventable deaths. Saturday morning, Joseph Fourre tended to a sacred fireplace in Winnipeg, honouring his son Harlan who was taken off life help Friday following an overdose from tainted medication in The…