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fromPsychology Today
4 months ago
Public health

Increased Youth Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl

A significant overdose incident occurred in Baltimore, involving a dangerous opioid mixture that left 25 hospitalized, with five in critical condition.
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago
US news

Exclusive: Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

Fentanyl overdose response funding may be cut, risking lives and efforts to decrease overdose deaths.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 day ago

'Fentanyl Isn't Being Manufactured in Venezuela': Laura Loomer Hits DoD Over Airstrikes

Laura Loomer criticized DOD airstrikes on Venezuelan smuggling boats, arguing most fentanyl enters via Mexico and China supplies precursor chemicals.
#tyler-skaggs
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

US may end support for Ukraine war effort, says Donald Trump Jr

Donald Trump may walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president's oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference. In a lengthy tirade against the purpose of continued fighting in Ukraine, Donald Trump Jr also said Ukraine's corrupt rich had fled their country leaving what they believed to be the peasant class to fight the war.
US politics
#child-safety
San Francisco
fromMission Local
3 days ago

Day 270 at the 16th Street Plaza: It's all about the nights

Vending and drug activity at the northeast 16th Street BART Plaza prompted frequent SFPD and BART police clearings amid escalating fentanyl use.
fromABA Journal
5 days ago

Lawyer accused of trying to poison her husband

An Alabama attorney has been accused of trying to poison her husband with a substance she believed to be fentanyl. Sara Baker, 74, of Vinemont, Alabama, is accused of putting the substance in her husband's food or drink on three separate occasions in September, report the Cullman Tribune, Law & Crime, ABC 33/40, WAFF 48 and WVTM 13.
Law
Medicine
fromWIRED
6 days ago

A Fentanyl Vaccine Is About to Get Its First Major Test

A fentanyl vaccine can immunize people before exposure to prevent overdoses, offering proactive protection beyond naloxone’s reactive reversal.
US politics
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

Trump-appointed Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton says local concerns, corporate compliance are among office's top priorities | amNewYork

Jay Clayton prioritizes reducing gun and fentanyl crimes and speeding corporate compliance in white-collar investigations as U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Warns Latin American Narco-Terrorists' He Will Attack on Land' On Top of Boat Strikes

President Donald Trump warned suspected Latin American drug dealers that U.S. forces will attack them on land as well as at sea.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Hegseth Blames Fog of War' for Second Strike on Drug Boat Survivors Amid Grilling in Front of Trump

Mr. President, thank you so much for taking questions with your assembled cabinet. I wanted to clarify something that you had said on Sunday regarding the boat strikes near Venezuela. You had said that you didn't know if the second strike on that one boat had happened, but you wouldn't have wanted it, Gutierrez began, adding: Now that your administration has acknowledged that it happened, do you support that second strike?
US politics
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Mexican authorities kill one of country's top fentanyl traffickers

Mexican navy killed fentanyl trafficker Pedro Inzunza Coronel, wanted in the US for narco-terrorism over trafficking tens of thousands of kilograms of fentanyl.
#venezuela
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 weeks ago

Baby taken to hospital for reported fentanyl overdose on Treasure Island, SFFD says

A baby on Treasure Island was hospitalized for a reported fentanyl overdose; two people were questioned and the child reportedly appeared alert.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Former California customs officer sentenced to 15 years for helping traffickers bring drugs into US

LOS ANGELES A former U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to working with Mexican traffickers to bring drugs into the U.S., officials said Thursday. Diego Bonillo, 30, pleaded guilty in July to multiple charges, including conspiracy to import controlled substances such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. As part of his plea deal, he admitted to using his position to allow drug-filled cars into the U.S. from Mexico without inspection.
US news
#drug-trafficking
fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago
Boston

2 kilos of fentanyl recovered after investigation into Southwest Corridor drug activity, police say

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
US news

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Donald Trump Says Survivors of US Airstrike on DRUG CARRYING SUBMARINE' Will Be Returned to Their Countries of Origin

Two survivors of a drug-carrying submarine sunk by U.S. airstrikes were rescued and returned to Ecuador and Colombia; the vessel was claimed to carry mostly fentanyl.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Chinese executive jailed for 25 years in US for trafficking fentanyl chemicals

Chinese biotech executive sentenced to 25 years for trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals to the US using disguised shipments and cryptocurrency.
fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago
Boston

2 kilos of fentanyl recovered after investigation into Southwest Corridor drug activity, police say

fromwww.amny.com
1 month ago
US news

Washington Square Park drug market dismantled; five arrests linked to overdose death of Robert De Niro's grandson | amNewYork

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Donald Trump Says Survivors of US Airstrike on DRUG CARRYING SUBMARINE' Will Be Returned to Their Countries of Origin

#us-china-relations
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

Bessent points to China's rare earths restrictions to justify Trump tariffs as Supreme Court to hear arguments about emergency powers | Fortune

The administration defends using IEEPA to impose tariffs as emergency measures, citing China’s rare-earth export curbs and fentanyl-linked trade threats amid judicial scrutiny.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Hollywood producer receives nearly 150 years in prison for two murders, multiple rapes

Hollywood producer David Brian Pearce was sentenced to 146 years for multiple rapes and supplying fentanyl that caused two women's deaths.
#us-china-trade
fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Trump and Xi Jinping meet at a temporary trade truce just days after China purchased its first U.S. soybeans from this year's harvest | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Trump's hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker still, as Beijing comes in ahead of growth forecasts | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Trump and Xi Jinping meet at a temporary trade truce just days after China purchased its first U.S. soybeans from this year's harvest | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
US politics

Trump's hand in the tariff war he started gets weaker still, as Beijing comes in ahead of growth forecasts | Fortune

New York City
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago

5 new arrests in deaths of De Niro's grandson and Chris Stein's daughter

Five people were arrested for distributing fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills linked to the 2023 overdose deaths of Robert De Niro’s grandson and Akira Stein.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Trump and Xi reach trade deal, easing tensions in fierce US-China rivalry

The United States and China agreed to a one-year trade truce, deferring China's rare earths export controls while reducing US tariff threats and fentanyl tariffs.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Trump Fumes Chuck Schumer's Criticism of Prez's Asia Trip Is Almost Treasonous'

President Trump touted trade and fentanyl cooperation with Xi, announced a 10% tariff cut, and called Schumer's criticism 'almost treasonous'.
California
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

22-Year-Old Charged With Murder for Allegedly Selling Fentanyl to Two Santa Rosa Teens Who Fatally OD'd

Two Santa Rosa teens died and two more were hospitalized after ingesting fentanyl sold as cocaine; a 22-year-old seller now faces murder and multiple drug charges.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Trump and Lurie Have Their Moment as Oakland Braces For Its Own Possible Federal 'Surge'

President Donald Trump publicly praised San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie after Lurie avoided national political criticism and engaged privately with Trump and influential tech leaders.
#murder-charges
fromsfist.com
4 months ago
Public health

San Jose Drug Dealer Charged With Murder for a Baby's Accidental Fentanyl Death For the Second Time

fromsfist.com
4 months ago
Public health

San Jose Drug Dealer Charged With Murder for a Baby's Accidental Fentanyl Death For the Second Time

US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

Scoop: Homan says fentanyl as WMD "at least" merits discussion

DHS considered designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction while large seizures occurred and overdose deaths declined in 2024.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

MLB star Mike Trout testifies in lawsuit over overdose death of teammate Tyler Skaggs

Mike Trout loved teammate Tyler Skaggs like a brother and did not observe signs of drug use before Skaggs' 2019 fatal overdose.
#us-military-strikes
#us-military-strike
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
World news

US will send survivors of strike on suspected drug vessel back to Ecuador and Colombia, Trump says

Two survivors of a U.S. military strike on a suspected drug-carrying submersible will be repatriated to Ecuador and Colombia for detention and prosecution.
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago
US news

Trump says the U.S. military targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

U.S. military struck a Venezuelan drug-smuggling vessel in international waters, killing three; officials claim visible cocaine and fentanyl and warn of expanded actions against cartels.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How the Drug Supply Impacts the Overdose Crisis

The illicit US drug supply constantly changes, with fentanyl, sedatives, stronger opioids, and polysubstance mixtures creating evolving overdose risks.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Palmdale mother charged with murder in toddler's fentanyl overdose death

A 23-year-old Palmdale woman was charged with murder and child abuse after leaving fentanyl accessible, causing her 2-year-old son's fatal overdose.
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Inmate's death at Redwood City jail investigated as homicide

The inmate, identified as 31-year-old Markeisha Monique Renee Blount, suffered a medical emergency around 6 a.m. on Sept. 29 at the Maple Street Correctional Facility, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Tuesday. Jail personnel administered life-saving measures, including Narcan, but she died at the facility. Detectives determined another inmate brought drugs into the jail and gave them to Blount, the sheriff's office said, adding that "the drugs are believed to have contained fentanyl."
California
Public health
fromTODAY.com
2 months ago

An ESPN Reporter Carried a Dark Family Secret for Years. She's Sharing It Now

Parents secretly addicted to pain medication died from accidental fentanyl overdoses, leaving their daughter suddenly bereaved and blindsided.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Tyler Skaggs' family and the Angels face off in a wrongful death civil trial worth millions

The Skaggs family is suing the Angels for wrongful death, seeking at least $210 million and alleging team negligence led to Tyler Skaggs' fentanyl-laced overdose.
#opioid-overdose
fromBusline News
2 months ago
Public health

Victor Valley Transit Authority Equips Entire Fleet With NARCAN To Fight Opioid Crisis - Busline News

fromPoynter
3 months ago
Public health

What is fentanyl? The facts and myths on the synthetic opioid driving drug overdoses - Poynter

fromBusline News
2 months ago
Public health

Victor Valley Transit Authority Equips Entire Fleet With NARCAN To Fight Opioid Crisis - Busline News

fromPoynter
3 months ago
Public health

What is fentanyl? The facts and myths on the synthetic opioid driving drug overdoses - Poynter

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Teen opioid addictions often untreated as youth overdose deaths rapidly rise in US study

Fewer than one in three teenagers with opioid use disorder receive treatment, according to a study published in this month's Health Affairs journal that looked at the disorder in minors from 2022 to 2023. In 2023, 557 teens died of opioid overdose, nearly threefold as many as in 2018, while adult opioid deaths only went up by 65% during this time, according to the study. Drug overdoses are now among the leading causes of death for US teenagers.
Public health
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Fentanyl Doesn't Come Through the Caribbean

U.S. claims of destroying fentanyl-laden Venezuelan boats and killing 'narco-terrorists' contradict Coast Guard data showing no fentanyl seizures at sea.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 months ago

Woman charged with killing 3 men using fentanyl-laced drugs, Manhattan DA says | amNewYork

Tabitha Bundrick allegedly used fentanyl-laced drugs to incapacitate and rob four men in Manhattan, resulting in three deaths and multiple robbery and burglary charges.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Drug dealer pleads guilty in fatal shooting outside Leslieville supervised injection site | CBC News

Ibrahim was among the drug dealers who regularly sold illicit narcotics, primarily fentanyl, to people who used the now-closed supervised injection site, which did not itself provide narcotics, reads the statement of facts. According to the statement of facts, he and others would often set up a shop in the courtyard directly to the west of the centre, near the Queen Street E. Presbyterian Church. Ibrahim would regularly spend time around the centre and was known to workers as Ben.
Canada news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Fox Host Harris Faulkner Stunned as Guest Reveals Fentanyl Killed His Daughter

It's absolutely true there were UN-affiliated organizations that enable a lot of this mass migration but they also have been very permissive about money laundering in the movement of illicit chemicals. The fentanyl pandemic in the United States is tied to a lot of these kinds of movements. Took my daughter and 500,000 other sweet children out of our country.
World news
US news
fromNew York Post
2 months ago

LI couple busted with enough fentanyl to kill more than 42,000 people - and had 'dragon's breath' ammo, too: cops

A Long Island couple was arrested after police seized fentanyl enough to kill over 42,000 people, plus large quantities of other drugs, weapons, and equipment.
Public health
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

SF joins thousands across country in annual 'Walk For Lives' to raise awareness of fentanyl

Communities held Walk For Lives marches to raise fentanyl awareness, mourn losses, and urge continued prevention efforts despite a recent dip in overdose deaths.
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

US revokes visas for Indian executives over fentanyl allegations

U.S. revoked and denied visas for certain Indian business executives and corporate leaders for involvement in trafficking fentanyl precursors.
#harm-reduction
fromAxios
2 months ago

Trump pushed for grisly anti-fentanyl ads airing now

Don't take fentanyl - because if you do, you'll be dead like me,
US politics
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Carfentanil appearing in record levels in Toronto drug supply: report | CBC News

There was a long period of time that we weren't seeing [it], but it has started creeping up since May,
Public health
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 months ago

Tenderloin residents sue SF in effort to stop distribution of harm reduction kits

Tenderloin residents and businesses seek court orders to stop distribution of drug paraphernalia, blaming it for fentanyl-driven neighborhood decay, public drug use, and safety hazards.
World politics
fromFortune
3 months ago

Mexico's leftist 'Trump whisperer' Claudia Sheinbaum is tough on cartels and flexible on trade but increasingly backed into a corner

Claudia Sheinbaum's conciliatory strategy with Donald Trump is constrained by regional tensions and U.S. unwillingness to offer tariff concessions tied to reduced fentanyl flows.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

New golden triangle' of fentanyl and guns spans US-Mexico border

A new golden triangle—Baja California, Sinaloa, Sonora—links fentanyl production and Arizona-based gun trafficking, intensifying homicides and overdoses across the US-Mexico border.
fromwww.npr.org
3 months ago

As drug deaths hit five-year low, Trump continues to cite fentanyl as major threat

Drug deaths in the U.S. have plunged dramatically and steadily since the summer of 2023, according to the latest preliminary data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Figures released this month by CDC show fatal overdoses falling to 77,648 in the 12-month period ending in March of this year. That's the lowest tally of provisional predicted deaths from fentanyl and other street drugs since at least March 2020.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

In the age of deadly street drugs, an Oakland nonprofit is analyzing drugs for users

Free, rapid street drug testing uses infrared analysis to identify adulterants and inform users, reducing overdose risk through harm-reduction guidance.
US politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

Marco Rubio will travel to Mexico next week to sign a security agreement

Secretary Marco Rubio will visit Mexico and Ecuador Sept. 2–4 to sign a security agreement and advance U.S. objectives on cartels, fentanyl, migration, and trade.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Peninsula man arrested on suspicion of firing gun inside home

A 27-year-old man was arrested after admitting to firing a gun inside his Millbrae apartment; deputies seized illegal firearms, ammunition, tactical gear and suspected fentanyl.
Public health
fromCbsnews
1 year ago

Fentanyl test strips are sweeping college campuses. Our testing found they may not detect laced fake prescription pills.

Fentanyl test strips are increasingly available but can give users a false sense of security and may not reliably prevent fentanyl overdoses.
Public health
fromsfist.com
4 months ago

Another Pair of Bay Area Parents Arrested In Fentanyl Death of Toddler

A mother was charged with murder and a father with child endangerment in the fentanyl-related death of their three-year-old son.
Public health
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 months ago

Dramatic Video Shows Police Officer Collapsing After Alleged Fentanyl Exposure

A South Carolina deputy collapsed after exposure to a suspected fentanyl substance, requiring Narcan for resuscitation.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Baby Phoenix fentanyl death: DA ups infant overdose charges against dad, alleged dealer, to murder

New evidence retrieved from a drug dealer's broken cell phone led to the murder charges against the father of 3-month-old Phoenix Castro and the drug dealer, Phillip Ortega. This marks San Jose's second-ever murder prosecution over a child's fentanyl overdose.
California
US politics
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Trump claims China may give death penalty for fentanyl crimes involving US

Trump urges global action against fentanyl production and exports, suggesting China may apply death penalties for manufacturers.
fromJezebel
4 months ago

Pam Bondi Responds to MAGA Uproar Over Epstein Files: 'Today Is About Fentanyl'

This today is about fentanyl. I'm not going to talk about Epstein.
US politics
#tariffs
Los Angeles
fromArs Technica
5 months ago

Weird chemical used in plastics has erupted as latest fentanyl adulterant

BTMPS is increasingly found in illicit drugs, often in higher concentrations than fentanyl, raising health concerns.
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