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Fentanyl Bust Was Largest In NYC History, Officials Say

Two combined federal and local narcotics investigations in recent weeks netted the largest haul of the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl in New York City history, disrupting what officials said Monday were retail drug operations trafficking throughout the metropolitan area.

September 20, 2017

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8 NYPD Officers Sickened by Toxic Fumes at Suspected Drug Lab

Eight New York Police Department officers were taken to the hospital early Friday after entering an alleged drug lab in Queens and inhaling fumes believed to have been from a highly toxic synthetic opioid.

September 1, 2017

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New York Father and Son Charged with Selling Fentanyl on Dark Web

A father and son from Staten Island, NY, were facing charges Wednesday for allegedly running a drug operation on the “dark web.”

August 23, 2017

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White House Opioid Commission Asks Trump to Declare 'National Emergency' to Combat Overdoses

The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis has asked President Donald Trump to "declare a national emergency" to help fight the deadly opioid epidemic.

August 1, 2017

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Ohio Sheriff Refuses to Equip Deputies with Narcan

Butler County Sheriff Richard K. Jones insists he is not heartless but says requiring deputies to administer the remedy puts them in danger and the cost of repeatedly treating people with Narcan is “sucking the taxpayers dry.”

July 10, 2017

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Police Fentanyl Overdose Risk Exaggerated, Experts Say

Experts agree that the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl and its even deadlier relatives pose potential hazards to police who come in contact with the drugs. But there is also concern that the risks are being overblown.

July 4, 2017

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Charlotte Police Announce New Training for Officers Amid Wave of Overdoses

A sergeant who works with Crime Scene Investigations said she has trained 200 officers to properly deal with possible fentanyl cases, and said her department is actively trying to prepare officers.

June 15, 2017

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Officers Warned About Handling Suspected Narcotics with Latex Gloves

An Ohio county coroner's office is sending a warning to local law enforcement, fire, and EMS personnel: Throw away your latex gloves.

June 12, 2017

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FDA Wants Opioid Painkiller Pulled Off Market

The US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that drugmaker Endo Pharmaceuticals must remove its powerful opioid painkiller Opana ER from the market due to "the public health consequences of abuse."

June 8, 2017

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More Officers Carrying Naloxone to Protect K-9s from Opioid Overdose

Some law enforcement officers in the Pittsburgh, PA, region have started carrying naloxone in case a K-9 falls ill while sniffing out drugs during detection work, such as raids and searches of cars and homes.

June 2, 2017

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Video: Michigan Detective Sickened After Testing White Powder

A Wyoming, MI, detective was sickened while testing a white powder at the Kent County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday and was treated with Narcan and rushed to a hospital as a precaution, according to Chief Deputy Kevin Kelley of the sheriff’s department.

May 31, 2017

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Michigan Detective Sickened After Testing White Powder

A Wyoming, MI, detective was sickened while testing a white powder at the Kent County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday and was treated with Narcan and rushed to a hospital as a precaution, according to Chief Deputy Kevin Kelley of the sheriff’s department.

May 30, 2017