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June 13, 2022

Lauren Boebert pushes to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction

Boebert is introducing the Fentanyl is a WMD Act to label the synthetic opioid fentanyl and its analogs as weapons of mass destruction.

June 11, 2022

New York subway riders respond to health dept ad telling fentanyl users to feel ‘empowered’ for safe drug use

Subway riders in Manhattan reacted to the New York health department's ad that told fentanyl users not to be ashamed but "empowered" that they're using safely.

June 10, 2022

AOC warns ecstasy takers that the 'supply chain is affecting drugs too' — 'Test Your Drugs!'

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an advocate for relaxing drug laws for medical research, advised her Instagram followers to test their drugs for fentanyl.

June 10, 2022

WATCH: Subway riders respond to health dept ad telling safe drug users to feel ‘empowered’

June 9, 2022

Opioid crisis: CBP seizes nearly $340K worth of fentanyl from vehicle crossing US-Mexico border

U.S. Customs and Border agents at Hidalgo International Bridge on Wednesday seized nine packages of fentanyl weighing 22 pounds and worth about $339, 300.

June 7, 2022

Opioid crisis: Montana officials report 'alarming number' of recent fatal overdoses likely linked to fentanyl

Montana health officials reported at least eight fatal fentanyl overdoses in a recent 10-day period as the state attempts to crack down on the dangerous opioid.

June 6, 2022

Drug overdose deaths up again in Virginia in 2021, fentanyl the leading cause

Drug overdoses in Virginia saw an overall uptick in 2021, with fentanyl contributing to the highest number of deaths in the state amid the nationwide opioid crisis.

June 1, 2022

Canada allows British Columbia to decriminalize low-level drug possession in three-year experiment

Canadians in British Columbia will be able to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA under a new drug decriminalization experiment.

May 16, 2022

Fentanyl awareness group asks Biden admin to track poisoning, overdose deaths like COVID-19 deaths

Families Against Fentanyl, an organization raising awareness about the dangers of the deadly synthetic opioid, are asking the Biden administration to count fentanyl poisoning and overdose deaths the same way it counted COVID-19 deaths.

May 11, 2022

California authorities seize 15 pounds of fentanyl, 2 pounds of heroin from car outside high school

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office seized 15 pounds of fentanyl, 2.2 pounds of heroin, and $139,000 from a drug dealer's car outside a high school in Oakland on Tuesday.