By WSBTV.com News Staff ATLANTA — Fentanyl is killing tens of thousands more Americans than any other drug and it’s not even close, according to a new report. New numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show just how much drug overdose deaths are rising across the country. In[Read More…]
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ARC officials and first responders discuss ‘emergent threat’ of ‘tranq dope’
By Jordan Mullins HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – On Wednesday, April 12, the Biden Administration designated fentanyl mixed with a horse tranquilizer called xylazine an “emerging threat to the United States.” In Eastern Kentucky, the emergence of this combination, also known as “tranq dope”, has left officials worried. “This is not new to[Read More…]
Biden’s drug czar declares fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer an ’emerging threat’ facing U.S.
Fentanyl mixed with the veterinary sedative xylazine has been linked to a sharp increase of overdose deaths across the country. By Daniel Arkin President Joe Biden’s drug czar on Wednesday declared that fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer known as “tranq” that has been linked to a rising number of overdose[Read More…]
Kentucky AG stops in Greenup during ‘Fight Fentanyl Operation’ tour
By Lane Ball GREENUP, KY (WOWK) – Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R-KY) made a stop in Greenup County on his Fight Fentanyl Operation tour across the Commonwealth. Local leaders, addiction recovery officials and concerned residents gathered at the Jesse Stuart Lodge in the Greenbo Lake State Resort Park Wednesday afternoon. Watch[Read More…]
Fentanyl accounts for a majority of fatal overdoses. But ERs aren’t testing for it.
After her son’s death in 2018, Juli Shamash began advocating for legislation that would require hospitals to test for fentanyl. Tyler’s Law took effect in California this year. By Maura Barrett and Bianca Seward LOS ANGELES — When Tyler Shamash survived a drug overdose at 19, his mother, Juli, asked his doctor several[Read More…]
Leaders and addiction specialists urge for immediate action as fentanyl use spikes
By Chandler Wilcox HAZARD, Ky. (WYMT) – Fentanyl has grabbed the attention of leaders nationally and statewide. Kentucky House Bill 353, which would decriminalize fentanyl testing strips and other testing tools, passed through the House as the need for action grows. The CDC says fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100[Read More…]
Fentanyl test strips save lives. Kentucky lawmakers may legalize them.
Louisville Public Media | By Morgan Watkins Fentanyl test strips count as illegal drug paraphernalia under Kentucky law. A proposed bill would change that and expand access to them to prevent overdoses. Fentanyl test strips are a life-saving tool that can detect if that deadly opioid is present in a batch[Read More…]
Fentanyl overdose crisis: 7 deaths in the past 2 weeks
By Lexi Schweinert WARREN CO., Ky.-The fentanyl crisis is increasing at an alarming pace. “In the past approximately two weeks we’ve had seven overdose deaths,” said Warren County Drug Task Force Executive Director Tommy Loving. “I think this hit our community at a rate that we definitely were not expecting,”[Read More…]
AG Daniel Cameron launches Operation Fight Fentanyl to combat opioid epidemic
BY KATIE FORCADE | KENTUCKY COVINGTON, Ky. — Attorney General Daniel Cameron was joined by other experts and advocates on Wednesday to launch Operation Fight Fentanyl with a roundtable discussion on tackling the drug crisis and a chance to hear from Kentuckians themselves impacted. What You Need To Know Fentanyl overdoses are[Read More…]