Tag: fentanyl

Arizona Border Agents Seize 1.2 Million Fentanyl Pills, 4 Pounds of Fentanyl Powder

Border Patrol agents at the Port of Nogales in Arizona seized over 1.2 million fentanyl pills and 4 pounds of fentanyl powder on Dec. 28, officials said. Port Director Michael W. Humphries confirmed the seizure on Twitter, stating that border patrol agents “stopped two loads on Wednesday.” The first shipment contained approximately 541,000 fentanyl tablets, 4 pounds…


Teen Actor Tyler Sanders Died From Accidental Fentanyl Overdose

GLENDALE, Calif.—The Coroner’s Office Dec. 29 ruled that teen actor Tyler Sanders, star of Amazon’s “Just Add Magic: Mystery City,” died from an accidental fentanyl overdose. A friend found Sanders, 18, unresponsive inside his locked apartment in Glendale on June 16 and called 911, according to the coroner’s report, adding the teen had a history…


DOJ Files Lawsuit Files Suit Against One of Largest Pharma Companies in the US

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing pharmaceutical giant AmerisourceBergen and accused it of fueling the opioid crisis by allegedly failing to report suspicious orders of drugs for years. In a civil complaint, federal prosecutors wrote (pdf) Thursday that AmerisourceBergen violated federal laws that require opioid manufacturers to alert the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to any suspicious…


DOJ Files Lawsuit Against One of Largest Pharma Companies in the US

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is suing pharmaceutical giant AmerisourceBergen and accused it of fueling the opioid crisis by allegedly failing to report suspicious orders of drugs for years. In a civil complaint, federal prosecutors wrote (pdf) Thursday that AmerisourceBergen violated federal laws that require opioid manufacturers to alert the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to any suspicious…


Houston DEA Seized Over 7 Million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Field Division on Wednesday announced massive seizures of fentanyl powder and fentanyl-laced pills accounting for more than 7 million deadly doses of fentanyl. According to a Dec. 28 statement, the agency has contained more than 670,00 fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills and more than 230 pounds of fentanyl powder this…


Yikes! Life Is Getting Shorter in America

Commentary It’s one thing when government raises your taxes, suffocates your business with regulations, or censors your tweets. It’s far worse when government is to blame for actually shortening your life. U.S. life expectancy dropped to 76.4 years, the lowest in 25 years, according to new federal data. Americans should be gasping. What could be…


LA Seized Enough Fentanyl in 2022 to Kill Half of California

So far in 2022, authorities in Los Angeles have seized 38 million doses of fentanyl, enough to kill almost half of California’s population. That number also accounts for 10 percent of the total illegal fentanyl confiscated nationwide, which is 379 million doses according to a recent press release published by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)….


Fentanyl Overdose Antidote Gets Fast Tracked Review by FDA, Company Says

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give priority status to an over-the-counter opium overdose antidote nasal spray submitted for review, the pharmaceutical company said Monday. The over-the-counter naloxone nasal spray is needed to combat the synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is linked to tens of thousands of annual overdose deaths in the United States….


Capitol Report: Vaccine Mandate for Members of the Military Repealed; $1.7 Trillion Government Spending Bill Passed

Military vaccine mandates are now to be repealed. President Joe Biden signed the annual defense funding bill. What does it say, and why do some Republicans say it’s not enough? It costs nearly $2 trillion to avert a government shutdown this year. The House sent the bill to the White House Friday afternoon. There are…


VIDEO: Bodycam Shows Officer Overdosing After Fentanyl Exposure, Fellow Officers Saving Her Life With NARCAN

A Tavares, Florida police officer has her coworkers to thank for taking decisive, lifesaving action when she overdosed just days before Christmas. The officer was exposed to a “potent narcotic” and exhibited signs of an overdose, Tavares Police Department stated in a press release. Visceral body camera footage that is hard to watch shows the…