Heroin mixed with Fentanyl may be responsible for the sharp rise in overdose deaths. photo: Creative Commons by Robin Gee Drug overdose has now surpassed car accidents as the leading cause of accidental deaths in the U.S. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).* Opiate-related deaths are driving that figure with 13,000 […]
Tag: fentanyl
Posted inUncategorized
Four Overdose On Busy Fort Thomas Street, Revived With Narcan
A minivan that held four individuals who were overdosing on opioids is towed away, just down the street from the Fort Thomas Armory. FTM file. Thursday morning at 10:00 a.m., Fort Thomas Police were dispatched to S. Fort Thomas Avenue to a parked minivan that had multiple individuals inside who, according to witnesses, had appeared […]
Posted inUncategorized
2015 Report Released on Overdose Deaths in Kentucky
Numbers indicate that heroin addicts are consuming fentanyl, and many may not be aware FTM file. A report today from the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy underscores the dangers of fentanyl, an extremely potent opioid that is leading to more overdose deaths, often because dealers mix it with heroin and sell the lethal blend […]