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On a Wednesday night in April 2016, Andrew Kornfield boarded a plane headed to Paisley Park where he expected to collect Prince and bring him back to his father’s facility so that Prince could get treatment for an Opioid addiction. Instead, Kornfield and others walked into...
The Facts About Fentanyl Fentanyl, an Opioid that is up to 100 times more powerful than Morphine, has long been on the list of commonly abused Opioids in the United States. But two new strains of this potent drug have recently surfaced in Illinois and Georgia. Fentanyl...
Honoring Loved Ones Lost to Drug Overdose Each year on August 31st, International Overdose day is held and supported by communities around the globe that have been impacted by drug overdose. This day is in aim to raise awareness on the issue of overdose and the stigma attached...
Uber Driver Trafficking Street-Grade Fentanyl and Heroin On Aug. 4, 2017, an Uber driver, as well as, three others were arrested with a massive amount of Fentanyl and Heroin, estimating worth at a minimum of $3 million. According to the New York Post, an Uber driver in...
Infant Overdose Turns Fatal in Akron, Ohio On June 1st, in Akron, Ohio, law enforcement officials responded to a call involving an infant boy who overdosed on some form of Opioid. The call was regarding Tymaine Thompson Jr., a one-year-old boy who was meddling with a drug...
Prince's Addiction to Opioid Painkillers Tomorrow marks the one year death anniversary of iconic musician Prince Rogers Nelson. Last year on April 21st, 2016, Prince died from an Opioid overdose. The famous singer-songwriter was found in his hometown of Chanhassen, Minnesota. The day prior to Prince’s Opioid overdose,...
A Sublingual Fentanyl As Fentanyl deaths sky rocket so does the awareness of federal and state authorities. The maker of this drug is Insys Therapeutics Inc. based out of Chandler, Arizona. The prescription synthetic Opioid, Fentanyl beyond addictive and highly powerful, being about 50 times more...
The Opiate Epidemic in Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio is currently facing a frightening drug epidemic. Every day the city sees a rise in drug overdose deaths. This year alone, 112 people died from opiate drug overdoses. Last month, 24 individuals, if not more overdosed at EST (Everybody...
Fentanyl-Laced Heroin in New Haven, CT In our society, we find a disturbing combination of trends that often converge to wreak havoc on many communities. The city of New Haven, Connecticut has been recently afflicted with a deadly combination of Fentanyl-laced Heroin that has been causing overdose...
Fentanyl-laced drugs have been the cause of at least 11 overdoses and four deaths in Roanoke, VA since March 1st. The drug is a strong opiate, 80 times stronger than morphine, that is prescribed for patients who have chronic pain. The spike in overdoses could be due to...