Fentanyl

2023 - 1 - 4

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The Big Island Is Confronting A Big Problem With Fentanyl (Honolulu Civil Beat)

One person dies every 11 days on the island from a drug overdose. A growing majority of those deaths involve the powerful, synthetic opioid fentanyl.

The truth is that less than 2% of our monthly readers are financial supporters. “If one person was being killed every 11 days by a serial killer, everybody would be up in arms. Gentry-Peck learned that the fentanyl her daughter took was ordered from the internet and delivered to the family home by the U.S. [CDC figures](https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/prov-county-drug-overdose.htm), one person dies of a drug overdose every 11 days on the Big Island, which is a hotbed for fentanyl use. Hundreds of Narcan kits were given away at the events. Fentanyl’s easy availability is part of why the problem is so insidious. The chemicals used to manufacture fentanyl often originate in China. Kimo Alameda is leading the effort. Most fentanyl comes to Hawaii either by the post office, FedEx, or UPS, according to Yabuta. [according to the CDC](https://www.dea.gov/fentanylawareness). [data released by the CDC in December](https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7150a2.htm#suggestedcitation). When she pulled into the driveway of her Kona Palisades residence, police were swarming everywhere.

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Loveland police arrest man suspected of distributing fentanyl to teen ... (The Coloradoan)

Loveland police arrested a man they say supplied the fentanyl that caused a 15-year-old male to fatally overdose in July.

He was also charged with distribution to a minor, a Class 1 drug felony. Law enforcement discovered digital correspondence related to drug activity between the teen and a male suspect, identified by police as Samuel Strait. A person convicted of a Class 1 drug felony could face up to 32 years in prison. July 21, where officers found a teen unresponsive and not breathing, according to a Loveland police news release. He was transported to a nearby hospital, and then airlifted to Children’s Hospital in Aurora, where he later died. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.

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'I still cry every day': Father raises awareness about fentanyl after ... (WVTM13)

A father in Nebraska is starting a new year without his son. Adam Wiblishouser says his 16-year-old died from a fentanyl overdose in November.

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Feds charge man with possessing 7.8 lbs of fentanyl in San ... (Pacifica Tribune)

Miguel Ramos, 24, was ordered detained pending trial by a judge who noted he is a native of Honduras and "lacks significant ties" to the Bay Area.

Ramos is being held in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, where he was transferred from San Francisco County Jail on Dec. As they were handcuffing Ramos, he allegedly “twisted his body away, forcing the officers to physically restrain him.” The drugs, as well as approximately $800 in cash and a gram scale, were found in Ramos’ backpack, prosecutors alleged. Miguel Ramos was indicted in December on charges of possessing more than 400 grams of fentanyl for distribution, as well as similar charges for methamphetamine, crack cocaine and heroin.

Mother brings attention to the dangers of fentanyl with billboard after ... (Your News Now)

It's an epidemic. According to the U.S. government, fentanyl was the lead killer of adults ages 18 to 45 in 2020, more deadly than cancer, suicide, ...

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100 grams of fentanyl found in West Virginia traffic stop, 2 arrested (WOWK 13 News)

ST. ALBANS, WV (WOWK) – Two people are facing drug charges after a traffic stop in Kanawha County. According to a criminal complaint from Kanawha County ...

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Fentanyl-Tainted Narcotics Found During Willmar Drug Bust (KNSI Radio)

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Feds charge man with possessing 7.8 lbs of fentanyl in San ... (Pacifica Tribune)

SAN FRANCISCO — A 24-year-old man has been charged in federal court with crimes that carry a potential life sentence for allegedly possessing 7.8 pounds of ...

Ramos is being held in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, where he was transferred from San Francisco County Jail on Dec. As they were handcuffing Ramos, he allegedly “twisted his body away, forcing the officers to physically restrain him.” The drugs, as well as approximately $800 in cash and a gram scale, were found in Ramos’ backpack, prosecutors alleged. Miguel Ramos was indicted in December on charges of possessing more than 400 grams of fentanyl for distribution, as well as similar charges for methamphetamine, crack cocaine and heroin.

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3 arrested after 200 fentanyl-laced pills found during Willmar traffic ... (CBS News)

Three people in central Minnesota were arrested on Monday, after police found they were carrying 200 pills that tested positive for fentanyl.

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Little Rock man gets 30-year federal prison sentence for fentanyl ... (KARK)

United States District Judge Billy Roy Wilson sentenced Foster to 300 months for his distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. He will also serve 60 months ...

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30-year sentence in fentanyl case linked to deadly overdose (Arkansas Times)

Jemel Foster, 32, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Billy Roy Wilson, who considered Foster's convictions of four federal drug and firearm ...

Judge Wilson sentenced Foster to 300 months for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, the maximum sentenced allowed by law of 240 months and 120 months, respectively, for possession of fentanyl with intent to deliver and being a felon in possession of a firearm, and 60 months for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. At trial, the medical examiner testified that there is no safe dosage of illicit fentanyl, and tiny amounts of the substance can kill a person nearly immediately. According to testimony from the medical examiner who conducted her autopsy, the woman died from a fatal dose of fentanyl around midnight that evening at her mother’s nearby home. Foster agreed to meet at the same Walgreen’s parking lot the person he believed would be the woman who purchased fentanyl from him the night before. The evidence at trial revealed that on the evening of January 11, 2021, a woman purchased fentanyl from Foster around 7:22 p.m. Foster was also convicted in his July 2022 trial of possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute it, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime.

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Little Rock man sentenced to 30 years for distributing fentanyl ... (KATV)

According to the Department of Justice, Judge Wilson considered Foster's convictions of four federal drug and firearm crimes and including the distribution of ...

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Healdton woman charged with manslaughter in a fentanyl overdose ... (KXII-TV)

A Healdton woman was arrested and charged for her role in the fentanyl overdose death of another woman last year.

(KXII) - A Healdton woman was arrested and charged for her role in the fentanyl overdose death of another woman last year. Court documents state Carr shared the drugs with Bailey, and upon ingestion, Bailey suffered an overdose that lead to her death. Healdton woman charged with manslaughter in a fentanyl overdose death

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Little Rock man sentenced for fentanyl distribution that resulted in ... (THV11.com KTHV)

32-year-old Jemel Foster of Little Rock was sentenced to 30 years in prison for distributing fentanyl, which resulted in individual's overdose.

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'I still cry every day': Father raises awareness about fentanyl after ... (WTAE Pittsburgh)

A father in Nebraska is starting a new year without his son. Adam Wiblishouser says his 16-year-old died from a fentanyl overdose in November.

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Deputies recover over 70 grams of fentanyl during traffic stop in ... (WEAR)

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- Two Santa Rosa County men were arrested last Tuesday after deputies performed a traffic stop and found firearms, fentalyn and ...

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Dallas DEA seized more than 11.4 million doses of fentanyl in 2022 (CBS News)

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a leading cause of death for Americans 18-45 is drug overdose and poisoning.

Their laboratory testing in 2022 revealed that 6 out of 10 fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contained a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. That's an increase from DEA's announcement in 2021 that four out of ten fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contain a potentially deadly dose. Law enforcement officials said it continues to be one of the most significant drug threats to every community in North Texas and Oklahoma.

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Fentanyl isn't a talking point. It's a life-and-death crisis. (Editorial) (Houston Chronicle)

U.S. fentanyl problem worsened under Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump. With record overdose deaths, Texas lawmakers and Congress need to act on test ...

That’s [333 Texans in 2019](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Deaths-tied-to-fentanyl-jump-in-Harris-County-17001856.php#:~:text=The%20latest%20public%20data%20from,in%20the%202021%20fiscal%20year.), compared to 1,662 in fiscal year 2021. [one of eight states](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Deaths-tied-to-fentanyl-jump-in-Harris-County-17001856.php) that experienced more overdoses during the first half of 2021 than in either six-month period in 2020. [Two-thirds of the deaths](https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OPA/Pages/Communications-Toolkits/Fentanyl-Overdose-Prevention.aspx#:~:text=Fentanyl%20%26%20Overdose%20Prevention%E2%80%8B,continues%20to%20increase%20each%20year.) involved synthetic opioid-related drug overdose. Deaths involving fentanyl increased by 341 percent in the same period, from 104 to 459. How do we respond to the As the Drug Enforcement Administration has warned, those who overdose may have assumed they were taking counterfeit prescription pills that are “ [surpassed 107,000,](https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/11/drug-overdose-deaths-2021-record-00031709#:~:text=Health%20Care-,U.S.%20drug%20overdose%20deaths%20surpass%20107%2C000%20last%20year%2C%20another%20record,from%20drug%20overdoses%20since%202001.) the highest ever. [Obama administration dismantled](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2022/dea-fentanyl-failure/) crucial programs to monitor drug use, just as fentanyl began flooding the market. It’s now the [leading cause of death for people ages 18 to 49](https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/11/03/fentanyl-opioid-epidemic/), according to a Washington Post analysis. Fentanyl can be pressed into oxycodone tablets, Valium or other legal drugs. Before your friend can reach for a cell phone to call 911, your blood pressure plummets and your breathing slows. As your heart rate drops, blood seeps from your nose and mouth, along with a white foam.

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Paul Davis: DEA seized 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022 (Broad + Liberty)

I'm not speaking of the proverbial coal left in the stockings of bad boys and girls, but rather of the deadly drug fentanyl that Mexico, with a little help from ...

According to the DEA, they seized more than double the amount of fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills in 2022 that it seized in 2021. “The Drug Enforcement Administration warns the American public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contain a potentially deadly dose. DEA laboratory testing in 2022 revealed that six out of ten fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills contained a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. “In the past year, the men and women of the DEA have relentlessly worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. The DEA Laboratory estimates that these seizures represent more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl.

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