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Michael K. Williams’ Drug Dealer Admits Selling Him Deadly Dose of Fentanyl
Irvin Cartagena faced a potential life sentence for supplying drugs that caused “The Wire” actor’s overdose, but a guilty plea allows for less prison time.
The DEA Says Tranq, Drug Linked to ‘Rotting’ Flesh, Is in Almost Every State
The DEA issued its first public safety alert about tranq, a drug linked to severe skin wounds and amputations.
Cops Gave a K9 Narcan After Fentanyl Exposure. It Was ‘Totally Unnecessary.’
Police are now dragging their dogs in the widely debunked idea that simply touching fentanyl can cause an overdose.
The Feds Are Cracking Down on a New Drug That Can Cause ‘Rotting’ Flesh
The FDA said drugs containing the animal sedative xylazine can cause “severe skin wounds and patches of dead and rotting tissue.”
Tranq Dope Is Hitting California
Several overdoses in San Francisco have included “tranq,” a new combination drug associated with wounds and amputations. Its spread could be disastrous.
15-Year-Old Facing 40 Years After Allegedly Selling Fentanyl to Teen Who Died
The girl, who was arrested in Wisconsin after an 18-year-old died of an overdose, was selling fentanyl to pay off a drug debt, according to court documents.
Inside El Chapo’s Son’s House After a Deadly Gunfight
An early morning raid by the Mexican military led to the capture of El Chapo’s son Ovidio Guzmán before he could make it to his escape tunnel.
This Guy Plans to Open a Store That Sells Heroin, Meth, and Crack
Jerry Martin knows he’ll get arrested if he opens up a store in Vancouver that sells heroin, meth, MDMA, and more. “That’s the whole idea,” he said.
This Couple Died by Suicide After the DEA Shut Down Their Pain Doctor
“There are millions of chronic pain patients suffering just like me," Danny Elliott wrote before ending his life. "Nobody cares."
Scientists Are Making a Fentanyl Vaccine. It Won’t Solve the Overdose Crisis.
The vaccine would block people from feeling high from fentanyl.
How to Reverse an Overdose From Tranq, the Lethal Drug Spreading in the US
Narcan still works for tranq, a cocktail of fentanyl and the animal tranquilizer xylazine. Oxygen tanks can help, too.
Cities Are Teaching Drug Users How to Shoot Up Properly
Injecting drugs properly has only become more important as overdoses reach record highs and drugs like tranq continue to spread across the U.S.