Culture
Rise of adolescent fentanyl overdoses forces schools to stock up on NarcanChildren under 14 are dying from fentanyl overdoses at the highest rate of any age group in the nation, leading schools to keep plenty of… Read More
Public Education
Virginia school district is under fire after 9 high school students overdosed on fentanyl and parents weren’t notifiedLoudoun County Public Schools is in hot water again, this time for withholding information from parents about multiple students overdosing on fentanyl. Nine students overdosed in the past… Read More
Culture
Florida nonprofit educates students about dangers of fentanyl, which kills 70,000 people annually, including infants and toddlersAmid a growing opioid crisis, one Florida nonprofit is starting a movement to educate students about the dangers of fentanyl.Not Even Once, an initiative of the Incubate Foundation,… Read More
Border, Fentanyl
Arizona warnings continue over Mexican cartels lacing fentanyl with animal tranquilizer(The Center Square) – Mexican cartels are using Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, as a cutting agent for fentanyl, according to a report exclusively obtained by The Center Square. Read More
Fentanyl, Mexican Border
‘It’s a weapon of mass destruction’: House committee readies to battle fentanyl scourge(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, led Wednesday’s meeting of the House Energy and Commerce Committee that focused on stopping the flow of deadly fentanyl and… Read More
Public Education
Narcan could be required in California gas stations, schools following rise in fentanyl deaths(The Center Square) – California could move to require opioid antagonist kits, which can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, in public spaces like… Read More
Immigration
Illegal border crossings soar in El Paso Sector in NovemberThe number of people who illegally crossed in the sector is greater than the individual populations of all but four New Mexico cities (The Center Square) – The number… Read More
National
Toddler revived from accidental fentanyl overdose underscores reality of crisis in U.S.(The Center Square) – A toddler playing in a San Francisco public park was nearly killed from fentanyl poisoning. If paramedics hadn’t arrived as quickly as they had and… Read More
Crime
AG Moody, others warn of ‘frightening’ new trends of fentanyl distribution(The Center Square) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is continuing to warn Floridians about an unprecedented increase in the number of counterfeit pills flooding the market containing deadly… Read More
Investigations
Paxton launches investigation into drug makers over inflated insulin costs(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into drug manufacturers, wholesalers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) over potential legal violations related to inflated… Read More
Crime
Kansas City man guilty of leading Missouri-wide murderous drug ring distributing half-ton of methKANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Kansas City man was convicted this week of leading a criminal enterprise spanning the breadth of Missouri and connected to murders, violent assaults and… Read More
Culture, Public Education
California lawmaker proposes more Narcan kits in schools amid fentanyl drug crisis(The Center Square) – A California state lawmaker says he’ll introduce a proposal in the coming legislative session to provide schools with Narcan kits and increase prevention efforts as… Read More
Crime, Immigration
Florida law enforcement officers seize enough fentanyl to kill state’s entire population(The Center Square) – In the past few months, Florida law enforcement officers have seized enough fentanyl to kill the state’s entire 22 million population. Attorney General Ashley… Read More
Crime, Immigration
Halloween warning: Beware rainbow fentanyl pills hidden in candy boxes(The Center Square) – From coast to coast – from California to New York, from Texas to Florida – law enforcement officers are warning parents about rainbow fentanyl pills… Read More
Crime
DEA: 36 million lethal doses of fentanyl removed from U.S. communities from May to September(The Center Square) – As a result of law enforcement operations from May through September of this year, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and law enforcement partners confiscated 36… Read More
Crime
New statewide campaign launches to warn Texans about the dangers of fentanyl(The Center Square) – A new statewide campaign has launched to warn Texans about the dangers of fentanyl, similar to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s “one pill can kill”… Read More
National
GOP senators’ scary Halloween fentanyl video mocked by media, but is ‘absolutely necessary,’ Missouri senator arguesThe “deadliest drug our nation has ever seen” may be dressed up as Halloween candy this year, warn 13 Republican U.S. senators in a public service announcement.Kansas… Read More
Immigration
Border agents apprehend known terrorists, gang members who enter U.S. illegally78 on terrorist watch list, nearly 11,000 known criminals, 697 gang members (The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are apprehending individuals on the federal terrorist… Read More
Immigration
Border agents in Texas confiscate hundreds of pounds of deadly narcotics in past week(The Center Square) – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents continue to seize deadly narcotics at the Texas-Mexico border. In four traffic stops in three days, agents confiscated more… Read More
Public Education
Federal bill would let schools use unspent relief funds to combat fentanyl(The Center Square) – A bill introduced Monday by two Colorado congressmen would allow schools to use unspent COVID-19 relief funds to combat fentanyl. Under the … Read More