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FDA Will Finally Let You Get Naloxone Over the Counter

The life-saving drug stops opioid overdoses as they happen, restoring breathing and preventing death. Why did it take so long for the FDA to expand its use?

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Arizona Returns $39,000 Seized From Man at Phoenix Airport Through Civil Asset Forfeiture

Police detectives accused Jerry Johnson of being a drug trafficker and seized cash he says he intended to use to buy a semitruck at auction. He was never charged with a crime.

Reason

End of COVID emergency will usher in changes across the US health system

The Biden administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 public health emergency in May will institute sweeping changes across the health care system that go far beyond many people having to pay more for COVID tests.

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Drug dealer admits backing plot in first guilty plea in assassination of Haiti’s president

MIAMI — A convicted Haitian drug trafficker pleaded guilty Friday to providing money to pay for weapons, food and lodging for Colombian commandos and others suspected of executing the fatal shooting of Haiti’s president, marking the first guilty plea in the murder conspiracy case in Miami federal court.

Miami Herald

DEA review gives short shrift to foreign corruption scandals

After nearly two years and $1.4 million spent, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration released an external review of its overseas operations that gave short shrift to corruption scandals and offered a series of recommendations critics dismissed as overly vague

The Independent UK

People Before Profit to stand candidates in every Derry and Strabane District DEA in this year's council election

"We are delighted to have such a strong team of candidates standing in every DEA of the Derry and Strabane District Council"

Belfast Live

The DEA is using Apple’s AirTags for surveillance

A new report says that the DEA used Apple's AirTag for surveillance by placing it inside a pill press used to make drugs.

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Some roadblocks to lifesaving addiction treatment are gone. Now what?

For two decades — as opioid overdose deaths rose steadily — the federal government limited access to buprenorphine, a medication that addiction experts consider the gold standard for treating patients with opioid use disorder. Study after study shows it helps people continue addiction treatment while reducing the risk of overdose…

Tribune News Service

LA Sheriff's Department saw signs of deadly street drug 4 years ago, told health officials about it this month

LOS ANGELES — It was at least four years ago that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials say they began finding signs of a dangerous sedative infiltrating the local drug supply.

Los Angeles Times

Dapper Don Christy Kinahan set to qualify for a bus pass - as he celebrates 66th birthday on the run

Kinahan, who is under investigation by the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and is said to be laying low in Zimbabwe, marks his landmark birthday on March 23

Irish Mirror

What to know about xylazine, the drug authorities are calling a public safety threat

The veterinary tranquilizer has been linked to a growing number of overdose deaths across the country, especially in the Northeast. It's often combined with fentanyl, but can't be treated with Narcan.

WEKU

DEA warns horse tranquilizer xylazine is making fentanyl overdose crisis worse

The drug xylazine, which has been linked to an increase in overdoses, has now been seized in 48 of 50 states, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced Monday in an alert.

Tribune News Service

New CDC opioid guidelines: Too little, too late for chronic pain patients?

Jessica Layman estimates she has called more than 150 doctors in the past few years in her search for someone to prescribe opioids for her chronic pain.

Tribune News Service

US issues warning about Mexican pharmacies selling tainted, counterfeit pills

The U.S. State Department issued a warning Friday for Americans to “exercise caution” when buying medications from drug stores in Mexico, posting the health alert a week after a letter from two lawmakers and an investigation by the Los Angeles Times.

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Dublin Live

US lawyer suing Daniel Kinahan believes mob boss's days are numbered

Former marine Eric Montalvo is suing MTK Global and Kinahan on behalf of boxing promoter Moses Heredia, who is seeking damages of up to $20million (€18.7m) for the alleged poaching of boxer JoJo Diaz

Reuters

Amid U.S. pressure on fentanyl, Mexico raises drug lab raids data

Mexico's army has dramatically revised upward the number of drug lab raids it says it conducted under President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, according to government data and leaked military documents reviewed by Reuters.

Chicago Sun-Times

DEA’s new Chicago boss Sheila Lyons: Will target fentanyl, an ‘awful, terrible challenge’

Lyons, the first woman to hold the post, says she’ll target Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco New Generation Cartel, saying the fentanyl they supply is “like nothing I’ve ever seen in my 30 years in law enforcement.”

Los Angeles Times

Feds knew for years fentanyl-tainted pills from Mexican pharmacies were killing Americans

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Officials at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and State Department have known for more than three years that some pharmacies in Mexico are selling counterfeit medications laced with illicit fentanyl — and that American tourists are overdosing and dying from them.

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Short on Adderall? Blame DEA Production Caps

Each year, the DEA sets production limits for certain drugs, including some ingredients in common amphetamine pills like Adderall.

WEKU

Mexico's leader denies his country's role in fentanyl crisis. Republicans are furious

Republican lawmakers want Mexico to accept U.S. military aid to cripple drug cartels making and smuggling deadly fentanyl. López Obrador mocked the idea as a threat to his country's sovereignty.

The Independent UK

What happened to the four Americans ensnared in a deadly Mexico cartel kidnapping?

Four US citizens were ambushed and taken hostage in the border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, after crossing into Mexico for a cosmetic surgery procedure. Four days later, two of them were found dead and two were rescued. Andrea Blanco and Joe Sommerlad report

Al Jazeera

Deadly American kidnapping in Mexico: What you need to know

Four Americans were hauled off in a pick-up truck after allegedly being caught in the crossfire of a shootout.

The Independent UK

Suspect arrested in death of Mexico ‘tummy tuck’ tourists as US vows ‘justice will be done’

The group was taken hostage on Friday after entering the state of Tamaulipas in Matamoros – an area dominated by the Gulf cartel

WEKU

A roadblock to life-saving addiction treatment is gone. Now what?

Federal restrictions seemed to explain why many doctors weren't prescribing medication for opioid addiction. But some caution that removing those rules isn't enough to overcome hesitancy and stigma.

Tribune News Service

Senators question Attorney General Garland on fentanyl, violent crimes

WASHINGTON — Senators focused on deaths from fentanyl and violent crime as Attorney General Merrick B. Garland appeared Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the first time in more than a year.

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