Lawsuit seeks up to $11.5M over allegations that Oregon nurse replaced fentanyl drip with tap water
The first lawsuit brought amid reports that a nurse at a southern Oregon hospital replaced intravenous fentanyl drips with tap water seeks up to $11.5 million on behalf of the estate of a 65-year-old man who died (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 28, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Jordan's story: 'No parent should have to bury their kid'
She died of a fentanyl overdose at the age of 15, one of at least 1,706 Albertans who died of opioid poisoning last year. That works out, on average, to more than four deaths each and every day in 2023, the deadliest year on record for the province. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
Portland ’s fentanyl crisis looks like Seattle’s, but approach veers
Last month, Oregon elected leaders declared a temporary state of emergency for downtown Portland, which has been among the hardest hit by the fentanyl crisis. The 90-day emergency declaration, in part, directs city, county and state governments to closely work with first responders to connect…#oregon #portland (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Some California D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them
San Francisco is following the lead of more conservative counties, launching an investigative unit to target fentanyl deaths as homicide cases. That means drug dealers could be charged with murder. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)
Source: L.A. Times - Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hannah Wiley Source Type: news
Some D.A.s are fighting fentanyl with murder charges. Why San Francisco will join them
San Francisco is following the lead of more conservative California counties, launching an investigative unit to target fentanyl deaths as homicide cases. That means drug dealers could be charged with murder. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - February 26, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Wiley Source Type: news
Stephen's story: 'He might be here today if he would have had a safer supply'
He died alone in his apartment after consuming methamphetamine contaminated with fentanyl, one of 1,706 Albertans known to have died of opioid poisoning in 2023, the deadliest year on record for the province. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - February 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Calgary Source Type: news
‘Port Charles’ Actor David Gail Cause Of Death Determined, Mother Speaks Out Against Fentanyl Epidemic
The Port Charles actor David Gail, who died last month at the age of 58, passed away from brain and heart complications following drug intoxication involving amphetamines, cocaine, ethanol and fentanyl, and his mother is now speaking out about the dangers of pharmaceutical addiction and the…#portcharles #davidgail #marypainter #tampa #florida #growingpains #stuartcarson #shannendoughertys #brendawalsh #beverlyhills (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 24, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Opioid Epidemic'Fourth Wave' Marked by Methamphetamine Use Opioid Epidemic'Fourth Wave' Marked by Methamphetamine Use
Use of methamphetamine and cocaine among those also using fentanyl reached a record high in 2023, a new report showed, more evidence of a " fourth wave " in the opioid epidemic.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Amid fentanyl crisis, Oregon lawmakers propose more funding for opioid addiction medication in jails
A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers are working to boost funding for jails to provide medication used to treat opioid addiction (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - February 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Adulteration of Fentanyl
A former nurse pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to adulteration of fentanyl at a local hospital. Caroline Sheehan, 39, of Lowell, Mass. pleaded guilty to one count of adulteration of a prescription drug with intent to defraud and mislead. (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 21, 2024 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
Ideal Option Opens Flagship Addiction Clinic in Downtown Great Falls
The clinic is partially funded by the American Rescue Plan Act through the City of Great Falls. GREAT FALLS, Mont., Feb. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ideal Option, a national leader in evidence-based outpatient treatment for addiction to fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alcohol and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 19, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Weight loss jabs such as Wegovy may treat drug addiction by slashing powerful cravings
Fentanyl addicts who were given liraglutide while in withdrawal saw their cravings reduced. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fentanyl Lollipops? Top Border Patrol Doctor Asked Staff For Narcotics Before UN Meeting In New York: Whistleblowers
Several whistleblowers allege that the chief medical officer for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) pressured his staff to smuggle fentanyl lollipops to a September United Nations…#fentanyllollipops #cbp #alexandereastman #cspan #sandiego #scheduleii #marineoperations #newyorkcity #narcan #newseastman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Routes of drug use among drug overdose deaths - United States, 2020-2022 - Tanz LJ, Gladden RM, Dinwiddie AT, Miller KD, Broz D, Spector E, O'Donnell J.
Preliminary reports indicate that more than 109,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2022; nearly 70% of these involved synthetic opioids other than methadone, primarily illegally manufactured fentanyl and fentanyl analogs (IMFs). Data... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - February 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Smoking Now Fuels More Drug Overdoses than Injecting Does
FRIDAY, Feb. 16, 2024 -- Despite stereotypical images of addicts injecting heroin and then dying, new government research finds that smoking drugs such as fentanyl is now the leading cause of fatal overdoses.In the new research, published Thursday... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 16, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
