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Tag Archive for: Opioid Crisis
TN: Hendersonville Police arrest nurse for stealing ‘script from elderly patient
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertHealthcare Diversion – Nurse Diversion Hendersonville Police asked the public for help Thursday in regards to obtaining further information...
AK: Interception of thousands of illicit pills and a cache of heroin and methamphetamine at the Ketchikan International Airport last month.
Lisa McElhaney / / / News Alert2,900 counterfeit pills marked “M30” A third person was arrested and charged last week in a case that police...
Healthcare Facility Drug Diversion Incident Officials at Falmouth Hospital temporarily diverted all patients heading to the Emergency Department after...
NV: Nevada psychologist takes manslaughter plea after wife died from ingesting antifreeze, opioids
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertPsychologist was also reportedly addicted to cocaine and other drugs. A psychologist from Henderson accused of killing his wife...
OK: Tulsa Woman Accused Of Selling Thousands Of Fake Oxycodone Pills Laced With Fentanyl
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA Tulsa woman has been arrested and is accused of selling 300 fake oxycodone pills a week for two...
A major drug bust ring tied to the Sinaloa Cartel results in the seizure of more than 110,000 fake...
N.Y. Prisons Punished 1,600 Based on Faulty Drug Tests, Report Finds
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertPrisoners were subjected to solitary confinement and denied family visits because of improperly administered tests, the state inspector general...
A common antidote won’t work with Xylazine A drug meant to tranquilize horses has been kicking up the danger...
NY: New adulterant present in several Jefferson County fatal overdoses
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertA drug that the American College of Emergency Physicians calls an “emerging adulterant” has been detected in overdose deaths...