Fentanyl

The three people exposed to the drug were taken to a local hospital and are said to be in stable condition.

Along with the supplies, there was also $1.1 million and weapons discovered throughout the headquarters of Bradley Woolard's operation in the bust.

There were more than 2,060 overdoses in New York City during 2020. The CDC estimated the U.S. had more than 93,000 overdoses last year, up 30 percent from 2019.

Representative Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) argued that the successful seizure of the highly addictive and deadly opioid was an example of "Biden's Border Crisis."

America saw record-high overdose deaths in the first year of the pandemic, which many experts attribute to isolation, job loss and lack of access to treatment.

Policy changes take time, but there are actions that we can all take today, and it starts with compassion and decreasing the stigma.

Experts say that the pandemic and the increase of fentanyl mixed by drug dealers into other drugs are primary factors in the increase.

The grandmother, who was the legal guardian, left the child with its mother unsupervised for 30 minutes before its death.

Prosecutors allege that Ryan Michael Reavis and others continued to sell the drugs "with full knowledge of the risk of their products."

The woman was freed from custody after Tuesday after posting a $49,500 bond.

Even after the rapper's fatal overdose, the men who supplied him the drugs allegedly continued selling them "with full knowledge of the risk," prosecutors said.

In a press statement, Ehlinger's family starts off by stating they are still grieving and are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support from people who knew and loved the college player.

A toxicology report determined that the cause of Hayes' death was "acute intoxication" due to the combined effects of the two substances, his family revealed.

The group is accused of stealing more than $950,000 "in motor vehicles, firearms, tools.. and other items to maintain their lifestyles."

"This isn't a figure of speech. This is our reality," Arizona's governor said during a Wednesday visit to discuss border policies in Texas.

The two cops face up to life sentences, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Ohio.

Carfentanil is a synthetic opiate 100 times more potent than fentanyl. It's typically used to tranquilize elephants and other large animals.

While appearing on NBC's Today show, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram compared counterfeit prescription pills to "Russian roulette."

"The Wire" star was found dead in his apartment on September 6.

The 16-year-old actor died as a result of an accidental overdose involving the same drug that led to the deaths of Prince and Tom Petty.

The comedian was rushed to hospital after attending a Los Angeles party where comedy writer Fuquan Johnson died.

"I'm proud of [the Special Investigations Unit's] persistence to get 916 grams of poison off our streets," said Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.

"That's a lot of poison to be shipped to a residence in southeast Houston," said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official.

Comedian Fuquan Johnson was among three people who died over the weekend after reportedly taking cocaine laced with fentanyl.

The comedian and model was hospitalized after taking a contaminated batch of the drug that also killed comedy writer Fuquan Johnson.

Known as "Hong Kong Zaron," Zhang Jian is accused of leading the criminal Zhang Drug Trafficking Organization and selling fentanyl.

One of the child's parents, Charquez Giles, is also accused of beating another child with a Gucci belt.

San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore said he wrongly claimed Deputy David Faiivae overdosed after saying the officer had a near-death experience from exposure.

Customs officers said that 414 packages found in a tractor-trailer contained approximately 5,528 pounds of methamphetamine and 127 pounds of fentanyl powder.

"This is dangerous misinformation that can cause harm to both people who use opioids and to members of the law enforcement community," the petition reads.