Officials stock up on overdose antidote naloxone after fentanyl-laced letters disrupt vote counting
Election officials around the country are stocking up on the overdose reversal medication naloxone after a series of suspicious mailings โ some containing traces of fentanyl โ were sent to vote centers or government buildings in six states.
Teen overdose deaths are rapidly rising: List of resources to help combat fentanyl
In 2022, the Houston office of the Drug Enforcement Administration said it seized enough fatal doses of fentanyl to kill every person in the greater Houston area. This is in addition to the 674,000 counterfeit pills seized by the office last year.
โWe need to do somethingโ: Cleveland ISD hands out free Naloxone during town hall meeting amid reported drug overdoses
The lifesaving drug Naloxone used to reverse opioid overdoses, was handed out at Santa Fe Middle School during a Cleveland ISD town hall meeting. The meeting addressed the realities of fentanyl use.
US announces sweeping action against Chinese fentanyl supply chain producers
The Biden administration is taking aim at the fentanyl trafficking threat, announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against Chinese companies and executives blamed for importing the chemicals used to make the deadly drug.
Fentanyl found under trap door at the Bronx day care where a baby fell ill before dying
Investigators have found more fentanyl hidden under a trap door at the New York City day care where a 1-year-old boy fell ill and later died and three other kids got sick from apparent opioid exposure last week, police said.
โWeโve made great progressโ: UH scientists who created anti-fentanyl vaccine step closer to becoming FDA-approved
In 2022, history was made inside a University of Houston lab where a team of scientists developed a vaccine that blocked fentanyl from entering the brain, which prevents overdose and death.
Mexico shutters 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts after US warned of dangerous pill sales
Mexico has closed 23 pharmacies at Caribbean coast resorts, six months after a research report warned that drug stores in Mexico were offering foreigners pills they passed off as Oxycodone, Percocet, and Adderall.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs law allowing murder charge for some fentanyl deaths
The new laws will now prosecute fentanyl deaths as murder, ensure death certificates reflect when people are poisoned by fentanyl, provide more life-saving NARCAN to Texas colleges and universities, and educate young Texans about the dangers of fentanyl.
'Keep them alive': More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
20-year-old Dallas man sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for supplying fentanyl in deadly overdose
A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to prison after his reported involvement in a deadly overdose in 2021.According to information from the Department of Justice, Dallas man Robert Habtemariam plead guilty to possession with intent to manufacture and deliver Fentanyl.
El Chapoโs son, Sinaloa members face sanctions over fentanyl
The United States has sanctioned a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin โEl Chapoโ Guzman, three members of the Sinaloa cartel and two Mexican-based firms, alleging they trafficked fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Tuesday's sanctions came the day Mexican President Andrรฉs Manuel Lรณpez Obrador was talking with President Joe Biden about immigration and the fentanyl crisis.
More sanctions for deadly fentanyl if bill becomes law
Over the course of a year, the U.S. Treasury Department has used the hammer of its sanctions powers to impose wide-ranging financial restrictions on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, turning Russia into the most sanctioned country in the world.
Pres. Bidenโs drug czar declares fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer an โemerging threatโ facing U.S.
President Joe Bidenโs drug czar on Wednesday declared that fentanyl mixed with xylazine, an animal tranquilizer known as โtranqโ that has been linked to a rising number of overdose deaths across the U.S., represents an โemerging threatโ facing the nation.
Lawmakersโ attempts to tighten drug laws could saddle crime labs with an unsustainable workload
Texas lawmakers want tougher criminal penalties for possession of delta-8 and fentanyl. But that would mean much more work for the crime labs handling most of the drug testing for the stateโs 254 counties.
The battle to legalize fentanyl testing strips continues in Austin
In Austin on Thursday, Governor Greg Abbott announced immediate emergency actions to combat the rising number of fentanyl deaths in Texas. The governor making the announcement at a fentanyl summit consisting of more than 250 people where the governor announced his One Pill Kills campaign.
US and Mexico weighing deal for Mexico to crack down on fentanyl going north while US cracks down on guns going south
The U.S. is preparing to announce a deal with Mexico to counter fentanyl coming across the southern border, with Mexico cracking down on labs and smuggling while the U.S. does more to stop the flow of U.S. guns into Mexico, two sources familiar with the strategy told NBC News.
Houston DEA head says fentanyl is the โbiggest threat weโve ever seenโ
Millions of counterfeit pills are being sold on the black market with more than half laced with fentanyl, according to the DEA. In 2022, the Houston office of the DEA seized enough fatal doses of fentanyl to kill every single person in the greater Houston area. This is in addition to the 674,000 counterfeit pills seized by the office last year.
โI donโt want anyone to go through what Iโve gone throughโ: Montgomery County teen warns after fentanyl overdose
A Montgomery County teenager who spent two nights in the hospital earlier this year after overdosing on a pill she didnโt know was laced with fentanyl is warning others about the dangers and spreading the message that itโs not worth it.
15K rainbow fentanyl pills found hidden in Lego bricks in New York drug bust could kill half a million people, report says
The Drug Enforcement Administration announced their latest seizure of โrainbow fentanylโ is the largest ever in New York, with 15,000 brightly colored pills containing the drug found hidden in childrenโs toys, reports said.
Grieving mother hopes Woodlands High School teen daughterโs overdose death prevents others
Parents forced to bury their children say the pain is incomparable. Now, one mother in The Woodlands is using her grief to inform others about the dangers of addiction so that her daughterโs death may help save other lives.
WATCH LIVE: Houston police, Drug Enforcement Administration discuss awareness of fake fentanyl pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration will join Houston Police, Texas Department of Public Safety to discuss the dangers of fake fentanyl pills as part of the ongoing fentanyl overdose crisis in Harris and surrounding counties.
Experts present details about finding first fentanyl-laced ecstasy tablet in Houston area
HOUSTON โ The Houston Forensic Science Center discussed the latest on fentanyl this week, including an 87% increase in fentanyl cases the center saw last year. When it comes to some of the problems connected to the drug, Rania Mankarious, the chief executive officer at Crime Stoppers of Houston, isnโt holding back. Vaughan Gilmore is the director of addiction services at The Menninger Clinic, a Houston facility that treats psychiatric and addiction issues. Representatives from the forensic science center, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Houston Police Department and the Houston Health Department talked about fentanyl and its harsh effects on Thursday at 10 a.m. AdAccording to James Miller, the manager of the Houston Forensic Science Centerโs Seized Drugs Unit, some pills appear to be legitimate until they are tested.
Hazmat crews respond after Fentanyl overdose in Nassau Bay apartment
Nassau Bay officials are responding to a fatal Fentanyl overdose at an apartment Sunday morning, according to the police departmentโs Facebook page. Nassau Bay officials are responding to a fatal Fentanyl overdose at an apartment Sunday morning, according to the police departmentโs Facebook page. Officials said Nassau Bay EMS and Nassau Bay PD responded to a report of a deadly overdose, and when they arrived they were informed of the possibility of Fentanyl being present in the apartment. Due to the highly toxic nature of Fentanyl, police said emergency personnel evacuated the apartment and contacted the hazardous material crews. All Nassau Bay personnel at the scene are also being monitored and examined by EMS and HazMat at the scene for any possible exposure, police said.
Over 10,000 pills containing Fentanyl seized during traffic stop in Fort Bend County
BEASLY, Texas โ Fort Bend County authorities have taken a man into custody after they said they found thousands of pills containing Fentanyl hidden in his vehicle. Part of the Fort Bend County Narcotics Task Force conducted a traffic stop Friday on Highway 59 in Beasly. During that stop, authorities said they found โfive containers of what was made to appear as 10,000+ Xanax tablets.โFort Bend County officials found 10,000 tablets of Fentanyl hidden in a vehicle. (Fort Bend County)The containers were found hidden within โnatural voidsโ of the vehicle, authorities said. Upon further investigation, authorities were able to determine that the tablets actually contained Fentanyl instead of Xanax.