Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 80

September 23, 2022

LA schools will carry Narcan after students overdose on fentanyl

Los Angeles schools will soon carry Narcan. In recent weeks, seven teenagers overdosed on fentanyl-laced pills and one 15-year-old girl died on a school campus.

September 20, 2022

FDA advises against cooking chicken with cold medicine in response to 'Sleepy Chicken' trend

Food and Drug Administration cited 'Sleepy Chicken' – a social media phenomenon where raw chicken is cooked in cold medicine – as an example of over-the-counter drug misuse.

September 19, 2022

Indianapolis CBP seize 28 pounds of date rape drug ketamine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Indianapolis recently seized around 28 pounds of the date rape drug ketamine inside multiple shipments.

September 18, 2022

Former DEA official sounds the alarm on fentanyl crisis as poisonings surge: 'Where is the White House?'

A former DEA official slammed the Biden administration on 'Fox & Friends Weekend,' Sunday, over the drug crisis as fentanyl-related poisonings spike across the country

September 17, 2022

Cooper Davis Act aims to prevent fentanyl deaths

Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall announced the Cooper Davis Act on Friday. The bill is named for Davis, 16, who died in 2021 after taking half a pill laced with fentanyl.

September 14, 2022

Sen. Marshall blasts CDC for not declaring emergency over fentanyl: 'What are we doing?'

Sen. Roger Marshall asked CDC Director Rochelle Walensky why the government does not declare a public health emergency for the rising number of fentanyl deaths in the U.S.

September 14, 2022

Fentanyl in disguise: Expert calls deadly opioid's presence a 'slow-motion chemical weapon attack'

Experts are warning of the dangers of fentanyl in various disguised forms, such as rainbow fentanyl, or on objects. The illicit opioid is deadly in small amounts.

September 13, 2022

Sen. Daines presses Big Tech execs on how social media platforms plan to combat fentanyl, illicit drug sales

Montana Sen. Steve Daines sent a letter to the CEOs of Sanpchat, TikTok, Instagram and YouTube on Tuesday asking about what steps they are taking to combat drug sales online.

September 8, 2022

CBP arrests 7 gang members, intercepts 825 lbs. of fentanyl, meth at border

Customs and Border Protection officers at Calexico and Andrade ports of entry busted seven different drug trafficking attempts over the course of one week.

September 7, 2022

Biden administration to place ‘harm reduction kiosks’ filled with drug supplies in rural Kentucky

The Biden administration is funding vending machines filled with drug paraphernalia in rural Kentucky to help reduce the stigma of drug use.