Tag: Fentanyl

Fentanyl deaths skyrocket in Los Angeles over past five years

Fentanyl deaths skyrocket in Los Angeles over past five years

Tori Richards · November 30, 2022 12:00 am

In this May 10, 2018 photo, a Narcan nasal spray dispenser is displayed in New York.

Firefighters use Narcan to rescue puppy who overdosed on fentanyl

Luke Gentile · November 23, 2022 10:13 pm

The image shows fentanyl pills in multiple colors, which the DEA says is an intentional move by the drug cartels to make them "look like candy."

Federal task force indicts dark web fentanyl kingpin

Tori Richards · November 22, 2022 12:17 am

FILE- In this June 1, 2018 file photo, small vials of fentanyl are shown in the inpatient pharmacy at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. Nebraska state officials are preparing for their first execution in two decades on Aug. 14 at the Nebraska State Penitentiary in Lincoln, Neb., and their first-ever lethal injection with an untried combination of drugs. The new execution protocol calls for an initial IV dose of diazepam, commonly known as Valium, to render the inmate unconscious; the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl; cisatracurium besylate to induce paralysis and stop the inmate from breathing; and potassium chloride to stop the heart.

Researchers create vaccine that blocks fentanyl from affecting brain: Report

Jack Birle · November 16, 2022 7:19 pm

Beltway Confidential

Bad things happen in Philadelphia, and the Mexican government is exploiting it

Christopher Tremoglie · November 16, 2022 5:06 pm

A New Orleans homeowner uses beads as a socially distant way to deliver candy on Halloween, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020.

Beltway Confidential

There is a drug epidemic — just not in Halloween candy

Tom Joyce · October 28, 2022 10:04 am

San Francisco lawyers battle to become next district attorney after Boudin ouster

Tori Richards · October 27, 2022 7:21 pm

Florida law enforcement seizes enough fentanyl to kill 2.7 million people

Washington Examiner · October 27, 2022 12:13 pm

Beware of a new trick this Halloween: Fentanyl ‘candy’

Beware of a new trick this Halloween: Fentanyl ‘candy’

Rep. Dan Newhouse · October 26, 2022 12:00 am

This image shows "rainbow fentanyl" seized at the Nogales, Arizona, port of entry in August.

Federal seizures of fentanyl at southern border make history under Biden

Anna Giaritelli · October 24, 2022 9:13 pm

Synthetic fentanyl pills were found inside packages of candy by Transportation Security Administration officers at Los Angeles International Airport on October 19, 2022.

Nightmare before Halloween: LAX passenger caught with candy bags packed with fentanyl

Anna Giaritelli · October 20, 2022 9:10 pm