A man accused of possessing enough fentanyl to kill more than 140,000 people was recently arrested in Georgia. The opioids were found along with other drugs during a seizure by the Johns Creek and Forsyth County Drug Task Force, which led to the Nov. 3 arrest of 65-year-old James Hall …
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New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial nomineeRep. Mikie Sherrill on Monday doubled down on her claim that Republican opponent Jack Ciattarelli is “complicit” with opioid companies in the deaths of tens of thousands of New Jerseyans. Sherrill spoke during a press conference on the Garden State’s opioid epidemic, accusing Ciattarelli of “looking …
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America’s seniors aren’t immune to the ongoing opioid epidemic. Among adults 65 and older, overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants — like cocaine and methamphetamines — have surged 9,000% in the last eight years, which matches rates among younger adults. That’s according to research from the American Society of …
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