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Published
June 8, 2023

‘Keep them alive’: More states legalize fentanyl test strips to combat surging opioid deaths

A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
Published
May 9, 2023

Commentary: Fentanyl will win the war on drugs

Missile strikes on cartel ‘terrorists’ won’t work against a poison that can’t be interdicted. Instead of a hopeless struggle against supply, the U.S. must focus on reducing demand and harm.
Published
May 1, 2023

High bail set for Auburn man charged with importing $3 million in fentanyl

A judge set the bail at $500,000 for the new drug charge, but ordered Jeremy Mercier held without bail pending a hearing on an alleged bail violation.
Published
April 12, 2023

Traffic stop in Portland leads to seizure of large amount of fentanyl

Portland police arrest one man on trafficking charges and also confiscate other drugs and cash.
Published
April 12, 2023

U.S. names veterinary drug, fentanyl mixture ‘emerging threat’

It is the first time the designation has been used it since the category for fast-growing drug dangers was created in 2019.

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Published
April 11, 2023

Commentary: It’s time to talk about fentanyl ingestion in children

The first problem is failure to test for fentanyl when a drug test is ordered. The second problem is timely recognition and treatment of opioid ingestion in children, which is nowhere near as rare as we like to think.
Published
February 3, 2023

Fentanyl, the fast-acting and incredibly lethal opioid, killed more than 500 Mainers last year

Fentanyl is sometimes referred to as the "instant death," an official from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
Published
January 26, 2023

Number of Mainers who died from a drug overdose last year outpaced record set in 2021

Significantly impacting fatal overdoses is the introduction of xylazine and nonpharmaceutical tramadol. Both drugs showed up on toxicology reports for the first time in 2021, almost always in combination with fentanyl.
Published
January 9, 2023

Biden makes first Mexico visit amid concerns over migration, fentanyl

Monday's bilateral meeting will be followed by a 'Three Amigos' summit on Tuesday including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Published
December 20, 2022

DEA seized enough fentanyl to kill every person in the U.S. in 2022

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said the seizures recorded by the agency this year contained enough fentanyl 'to kill everyone in the United States.'