Fentanyl er ikke kun farligt, det er også blevet en del af kriminalitetens verden! Bliv opdateret med de seneste nyheder!
Fentanyl har vist sig at være en underlig spiller i den aktuelle opioidkrise, og der er nu blevet udstedt advarsler om tilbagekaldelse af fentanyl-plastre i hele landet! Et multi-stakket fentanyl plaster, der anvendes forkert, kan føre til alvorlige helbredsproblemer såsom livstruende vejrtrækningsdepression. Den slags nyheder bør få enhver til at tænke over, om risikoen for at bruge så stærke medicin er det værd.
I Rochester er en mand nu dømt til fængsel efter at være blevet fanget med stoffer i sin besiddelse, heriblandt over 120 fentanyl-piller og flere poser med mistænkt kokain. Hans sag er en af mange, der viser, hvordan fentanyl er blevet en del af en større kriminalitetsbølge. Den stigende brug af fentanyl har givet politiet travlt, men er der en løsning i sigte? Det er en opgave, som kræver samarbejde på tværs af samfundet!
I en relateret episode, blev en tilsynsførende i et fængsel ramt af en potentielt dødelig eksponering efter at have håndteret post, som skulle sendes til indsatte. Det illusterer klart den usynlige fare ved fentanyl, som kan spredes på uventede måder. Altså, måske skal vi alle overveje at bære handsker, når vi sender brevene!
Samtidig er der også rapporteret om flere arrestationer af personer, der er blevet taget for handel med fentanyl, herunder en Jacksonville-mand, som blev anholdt med både stoffer, våben og en betydelig sum penge. Det har været en travl tid for lovhåndhævelsen i kampen imod den stigende drug trafficking. I takt med at stofferne bliver mere tilgængelige, bør vi passe på med, hvad vi putter ind i vores kroppe!
Vidste du, at fentanyl er 50 til 100 gange stærkere end morfin? Denne potente medicin, der ofte anvendes til at behandle smerte ved kræft, kan have fatale konsekvenser, når den anvendes forkert eller i højere doser end anbefalet. Desværre har uheldige omstændigheder ledt til en stigning i overdoser i de seneste år.
Desuden er det interessant, at det ikke kun er stofmisbrugere, der er i farezonen. Fentanyl kan faktisk udgøre en risiko for dem, der bare tilfældigt kommer i kontakt med det, som vi har set i eksemplet med fængselsmedarbejderen. Det understreger behovet for samfundsmæssige initiativer til øget oplysning og forebyggelse, så alle kan være sikre og informere om farerne ved denne vedholdende trussel!
Application of a multi-stacked fentanyl patch could result in serious, life-threatening, or fatal respiratory depression.
The criminal complaint says a search of Hilowle turned up two bags of suspected cocaine, and more than 120 fentanyl pills in his possession. The document also ...
A county jail supervisor became ill Friday after handling mail being delivered to inmates, and it is believed she was exposed to fentanyl, according to the ...
Atkins, who had several prior felony convictions, later admitted to obtaining some of these firearms through his drug trafficking. Atkins was taken into custody ...
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested a Jacksonville man after fentanyl trafficking and related crimes.
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Jacksonville man Vincent Allen Wiley, 38, faces drug trafficking charges after authorities found pounds of drugs, 38 guns and $52000 in cash from his home.
Vincent Allen Wiley, 38, of Jacksonville, was recently arrested for trafficking fentanyl throughout Northeast Florida after law enforcement seized a large ...
A Pike County man, who is a former resident of Ohio, has been indicted in federal court on charges of possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or ...
Mexico's government, under mounting pressure from President Trump to curb drug trafficking, announced Friday that it had seized 18 kilos of fentanyl hidden ...
The move likely will trigger retaliation and risk igniting a trade war that could cause broad economic disruption for all countries involved.
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Saturday moved to hold Mexico, Canada and China accountable with tariffs on the nation's top three trading ...
President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, the White House said, raising the prospect of higher costs for U.S. consumers.
ADDRESSING AN EMERGENCY SITUATION: The extraordinary threat posed by illegal aliens and drugs, including deadly fentanyl, constitutes a national emergency.
Wiley was sent to the Duval County Jail, where his bond is set for $1.8 million.
The Decatur Police Department said a woman was arrested following a months-long investigation into her distributing drugs.
A Chicago man is ...
A 40-year-old Chicago man faces drug-related charges – including manslaughter – after a narcotics-related death in Davenport, according to court records.
The Trump administration is following through on its promise to impose 25% tariffs on goods imported from Mexico and Canada and raise tariffs on Chinese ...
JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ / REUTERS / JAN. 16, 2020. Flags of Mexico, United States and Canada are pictured at a security booth at Zaragoza-Ysleta border crossing ...
President Donald Trump signed an executive order issuing tariffs on goods coming into the U.S. from Canada, Mexico and China, raising the risk of a trade ...
Mr. Trump is trying use tariffs to force Mexico to better guard its border with the United States, but Mexican officials say the tariffs will only hurt both ...
To combat the growing opioid crisis, President Donald Trump expanded a national emergency declaration to include the influx of illicit drugs and human ...
The US president will tax imports from America's three largest trading partners. Both Canada and Mexico plan retaliatory tariffs.
CHICAGO (CBS 58) -- Times are changing in the fight against fentanyl. Wisconsin used to be solely a destination state for illicit drugs, but lately, ...
The number of deaths caused by fentanyl continues to drop in Florida. Last year, the Florida Medical Examiners released its 2022 annual report.
New Haven police said the arrests were a result of an investigation into residents suspected of dealing crack cocaine and fentanyl.
During the operation, officers seized more than 100 suspected fentanyl pills and several grams of suspected methamphetamine.