A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him...
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FL: Federal Court Orders Florida Pain Clinic to Close, Physician and Clinic Owners to Pay Civil Penalties for Alleged Role in Unlawful Opioid Distribution
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill A federal court ordered a Tampa-area pain management clinic to close...
US: Mexican authorities raid pharmacies in inquiry into fentanyl-tainted pills
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertAuthorities in Mexico raided several Los Cabos drugstores last month and arrested four people as part of an ongoing...
US: Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertThe report shows the explosion of xylazine-related deaths began in 2018 A new study from the Centers for Disease...
AK: Opioid reversal drugs save lives in Alaska. But people are often skipping a crucial step
Lisa McElhaney / / / News AlertOn a recent weekday, Venus Woods stacked cardboard boxes holding syringes in a giant, white van in a parking...
The Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA) is excited to announce a new opportunity to engage with experts...
CA: San Jose Doctor Convicted Of Twelve Counts Of Illegally Prescribing Opioids
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill A federal jury convicted physician Donald Siao of twelve counts of...
AK: Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesHealthcare Facility Rx Drug Diversion – Pill Mill Former Advanced Nurse Practitioner Jessica Joyce Spayd (52) was sentenced in...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has two dashboards now available. The Drug Overdose Surveillance and Epidemiology...
DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States
Lisa McElhaney / / / Press ReleasesReveals That Social Media Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities...