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Warning Issued In Hudson Valley For Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl
Authorities in the Hudson Valley are warning residents of the increased presence of fentanyl in the area, in particular counterfeit 30mg oxycodone pills containing the dangerous drug. Since January 2022, the Dutchess County Drug Task Force has seized several thousand counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl through investigations conducted in the Dutchess County area, Det. Sgt. Adam Harris, coordinator of the task force. In September 2022 alone, the task force seized more than 2,000 counterfeit prescription pills. These pills are typically light blue in color and imprinted “M-30” …
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'Rainbow Fentanyl' Made To Look Like Candy Being Sold To Children, DEA Warns
Brightly-colored fentanyl made to look like candy is being sold to children and young people, the Drug Enforcement Administration warns. The DEA and law enforcement partners seized some of the brightly-colored fentanyl in 18 states in the month of August 2022. “Rainbow fentanyl—fentanyl pills and powder that come in a variety of bright colors, shapes, and sizes—is a deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction amongst kids and young adults,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “The men and women of the DEA are relentlessly working to stop the trafficking of rainbow fentan…
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'Gone Forever': Westchester Mom Recounts Teen's Overdose On Streaming Show
A mother from Westchester County is opening up about losing her teenage daughter to an accidental fentanyl overdose. Despina Prodromidis, of Yonkers, recently sat down with actress Jada Pinkett Smith on her streaming show, Red Table Talk, for an episode centered around the national fentanyl epidemic. (View a clip of the segment below) Through tears, Prodromidis recounted the unimaginable moment on Easter 2021 when doctors informed her that her 15-year-old daughter, Olivia Green, had died after taking a counterfeit Percocet. "I was like, 'Is Olivia okay?' and they just put their heads dow…
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Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Kills One, Three Overdose In Area, Police Say
Police are reporting that one person died and another three suffered overdoses after allegedly taking cocaine laced with Fentanyl in Ulster County. The incident took place on Saturday, Nov. 9, when the Kingston Police Patrol and Detective divisions responded to a call regarding multiple overdoses at an area home. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one person dead and three others that required immediate medical attention, the Kingston Police said. A white powder was recovered from the scene and preliminarily tested positive for the presence of cocaine and Fentanyl, they added. …
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More Than Half Of NYers Personally Touched By Opioid Abuse, Poll Finds
Nearly one of every four New Yorkers personally know of someone, a family member, friend or acquaintance that has died due to an opioid overdose, according to a new Siena College poll. After measuring those who have an immediate or extended family member -- or someone they know through work -- who has abused opioids, 54 percent have been touched by the epidemic involving painkillers, the poll found. Eighty percent of state residents agree that our country is in the middle of an opioid crisis and 83 percent think the problem of opioid abuse has gotten worse over the past few years. A vast…
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