Fentanyl
Public Health: DEA Puts Fentanyl OD Death Toll at More Than a Thousand
Last year's wave of overdose deaths from heroin cut with fentanyl, a po
HRC Press Release: Harm Reduction Experts Urge Feds To Stem Overdose Epidemic
Posted in In the Trenches by David Guard on Wed, 12/27/2006 - 10:24pmFor Immediate Release: December 18, 2006
Media Contact:
Dr. Sharon Stancliff
Medical Director
Harm Reduction Coalition
(917) 653-3104
stancliff@harmreduction.org
Harm Reduction Experts Urge Feds To Stem Overdose Epidemic
It Was the Worst of Times: Drug Reform Defeats, Downers, and Disappointments in 2006
As Drug War Chronicle publishes its last issue of the year -- we will be on vacation next week -- it is time to look back at 2006.
Harm Reduction: Experts Call for Urgent Action as Fentanyl-Related Overdose Death Toll Climbs
More than 120 medical experts, public health departments, and drug user health advocates have called on the federal government to take more aggressive steps to deal with a wave of overdose deaths c
Detroit Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Could Be Reduced By Medical Treatment
Posted in In the Trenches by Phillip Smith on Tue, 10/03/2006 - 1:55pmPress Release Source: Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Detroit Deaths from Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Overdoses Could Be Reduced by Medical Treatment
Tuesday October 3, 7:30 am ET
Physician training sessions will increase patient access to medical office-based treatment for opioid addiction
The Heroin Overdose Wave Continues...
Posted in Prohibition in the Media by David Borden on Fri, 07/21/2006 - 4:59pmWFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has reported another overdose from the fentanyl-laced heroin batch that is ravaging drug injecting communities in cities around the nation.
Overdose Deaths Outpacing Homicides in Philadelphia
Posted in Prohibition in the Media by David Borden on Tue, 07/18/2006 - 1:00amThe Philadelphia News reported Monday that despite the city having seen one of its deadliest weekends, drug overdoses, particularly from a batch of heroin laced with the even more powerful opiate fentanyl are claiming even more lives.
