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DOJ's Fentanyl Safety Video for First Responders

The Office of Justice Programs' Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) on Thursday released the Fentanyl Safety Recommendations for First Responders companion training video Fentanyl: The Real Deal. The video was produced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to help first responders protect themselves when the presence of fentanyl is suspected or encountered on the job. More here.

August 30, 2018

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Video: 24 Guards, Inmates Treated for Opioid Exposure in Ohio Prison

As officers and medical responders arrived, a total of 28 individuals were treated through the administration of naloxone.

August 29, 2018

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Ohio Police Chief Overdosed on Fentanyl Allegedly Taken from Evidence

The Chief of Police for the Kirkersville (OH) Police Department who was found dead in his home on May 25 reportedly died of acute intoxication by fentanyl, according to a coroner's report.

August 2, 2018

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Fentantyl-Resistant Gloves

Halyard Health

Halyard Health's Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves are designed to protect first responders from fentanyl exposure, exceeding the recommendations and guidelines for handling fentanyl outlined by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.

July 30, 2018

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Fentantyl-Resistant Gloves

Halyard Health

Halyard Health's new Black-Fire Nitrile Exam Gloves are designed to protect first responders from fentanyl exposure.

July 13, 2018

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Texas LEO Hospitalized After Contact with Fentanyl-Laced Flyer

Several dozen flyers were placed on sheriff's office vehicles in the parking lot of the east Houston facility.

June 29, 2018

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Ohio Drug Smuggling Task Force Announces Major Fentanyl Seizure

Officials said that the volume of drugs had “the capability of killing more than four million people.”

June 14, 2018

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Nebraska Troopers Seize 44 Pounds of Suspected Fentanyl at Traffic Stop

Troopers searched the vehicle and discovered a false compartment located in the empty trailer. The compartment contained 42 foil-wrapped packages containing 73 pounds of cocaine and 44 pounds of an unknown powder suspected to be fentanyl.

May 29, 2018

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3 Wisconsin Officers Treated for Fentanyl Exposure

Officers said they spotted a man and a woman in a stolen vehicle in the parking lot. While searching that vehicle, officers say they removed a purse that had an unknown substance in it. One officer began feeling ill while still on the scene, the other showed symptoms back at the station.

May 28, 2018

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Protecting Police Dogs From Fentanyl

Fentanyl is 30 to 50 times more potent than heroin—so deadly that just a few inhaled grains can cause an overdose. (A few human police officers have been hospitalized after accidentally inhaling puffs of the substance.) That can be a problem when sniffing is a police dog’s primary mode of detective work.

May 14, 2018

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Halyard Health Introduces Fentanyl-Resistant Gloves for First Responders

Black-Fire powder-free nitrile exam gloves safeguard against exposure and are tested according to the ASTM D6978 guidelines and found to resist permeation of fentanyl for up to 240 minutes.

May 1, 2018

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Trump Wants Federal Death Penalty for Some Opioid Dealers

In addition to a federal death penalty for some drug dealers, the White House plan also calls for making it easier to invoke the mandatory minimum sentence for drug traffickers who knowingly distribute illegal opioids that can be lethal, like fentanyl.

March 16, 2018