FAMILIES AGAINST FENTANYL IN THE COMMUNITY
We aren't just taking a stand against fentanyl, we're taking action.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer: Read the full article here
An Akron father wants a judge and jury to hold a Chinese drug supplier responsible for his son’s death.
James Rauh filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in Summit County Common Pleas Court, alleging that Fujing Zheng, his father Guanghua and others shipped the fentanyl that killed Rauh’s son, Thomas, on March 21, 2015.
Check out Jim's most recent op ed in The Hill: Stop ignoring China's other killer export: fentanyl.

Jim Rauh with U.S. Drug Czar Jim Carroll at FAF meeting of The Coalition for the Awareness of Synthetic Analogues.

Jim Rauh, Founder of Families Against Fentanyl with Tom Ridge, Chairman of Ridge Global, the first Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the 43rd Governor of Pennsylvania. Former Secretary Ridge discussed threats to the safety of our country and the dangers of fentanyl at the Akron Roundtable in September of 2019. He also indicated that he believes that illicitly manufactured fentanyl is a weapon of mass destruction.
Jim Rauh, founder of Families Against Fentanyl, presented at our first Join the Movement Info Session on Monday, March 9th. Families Against Fentanyl is bringing together a community on behalf of the thousands who have died from illicit fentanyl. Watch the 42-minute video from our session to learn more.
Department of Justice 2020 National Opioid Summit
Founder of Families Against Fentanyl, Jim Rauh, was asked to speak on a panel at the Department of Justice 2020 National Opioid Summit in Washington, D.C on March 6th. As a panelist, he spoke on the threats to the safety of our country due to the dangers of fentanyl. He is pictured with Matthew Cronin, National Opioid Coordinator, Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice and others.


FAMILIES AGAINST FENTANYL IN THE NEWS
- Spectrum News 1: "Families Against Fentanyl Pushes to Label Fentanyl As Weapon of Mass Destruction"
- ABC 13 Houston: "Fentanyl-laced ecstasy found in Houston"
- News 5 Cleveland: "Akron man hopes to get fentanyl declared as a weapon of mass destruction"
- RealClear Health op-ed
- 60 Minutes Segment
- Justice Department Press Release
- Cleveland.com Op-Ed
- Spectrum News1 Segment:
FENTANYL IN THE NEWS
- Coroners are reporting a steady increase of drug-related deaths. FOX43 Reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic may not be the only reason behind the spike.
- Jefferson Parish Coroner warns of discovery of dangerous fentanyl-like drugs linked to deaths
- As COVID-19 battered Ohio, addiction treatment services scrambled to fight a surging opioid crisis
- An Animal Tranquilizer Is Now Linked To One In Three Overdoses In Philadelphia
- CBP Officers Intercept $890K in Hard Narcotics at Pharr International Bridge
- China Turns Blind Eye To Lucrative Cartel Chemical Trade, DEA Says
- Duluth Hits New Record With Opioid Deaths; Police Working On Treatment Efforts
- Three Spokane officers sent to hospital for potential Fentanyl exposure
- Experimental vaccine blunts the deadliest of synthetic opioids
- Biden’s Opioid Focus Will Be on Treatment, Acting Drug Czar Says
- Horse tranquilizer is hitting the US as a dangerous street drug
- Mexico's Sinaloa cartel built an empire on cocaine, but it's betting on another drug to feed US appetites
- Fentanyl from China, cooked in Mexico, sold in the U.S. is it all for profit?
- Fentanyl overdoses are surging in Colorado as the powerful opioid is disguised as other drugs
- Methamphetamine seizures up; authorities concerned about deadly combination with fentanyl
- Sheriff’s Office report shows steep increase in overdose deaths in Carroll County last month
- Rise in Naperville overdose deaths linked to stronger street drugs being cut with other substances: coroners
- Florida sees 60% increase in overdose deaths as pandemic fallout fuels opioid crisis
- DEA: Large increase in fentanyl, meth seized in NY since onset of pandemic
- 1 Million Doses Of Deadly Fentanyl Seized In Riverside County
- 2.5 Tons of Methamphetamine and 100,000 Fentanyl Pills Interdicted
- Exploring Fentanyl Prevalence in New York City Heroin
- Q&A: Fentanyl's growth among overdoses 'stunning'
- Vaccine May Blunt Effects of Deadly Synthetic Opioids
- Street Drugs in Boulder County Found to Contain Fentanyl
- Ryan's Law: Bill to Allow Dying Patients Access to Cannabis is Back
- Marion had more overdoses in 2020 than 2019 despite most crime being down
- More lethal, synthetic pills flood the black market in North Dakota
- My beautiful boy is gone': Dr. Laura Berman's 16-year-old son Samuel dies from overdose
- Weather, COVID may be to blame for increase in dangerous new illegal drug found in Northeast Wisconsin
- Yavapai County family opens up about daughter's fentanyl-linked death
- Oklahoma family pushes for change after daughter unknowingly takes fentanyl, dies of overdose
- Hawaii Rehabs Have Been Forced To Improvise During The Pandemic
- Spokane-based, high-volume drug trafficker sentenced to 15 years in federal prison
- Oklahoma family pushes for change after daughter unknowingly takes fentanyl, dies of overdose
- Hawaii Rehabs Have Been Forced To Improvise During The Pandemic
- Former Maine police officer accused of selling drugs from his cruiser
- Grieving Family Creates Non-Profit to Warn of "Fentapills"
- ‘Our kids are dying’: Fresno County officials warn about the increase in Fentanyl overdoses
- House committee passes bill to make punishment for trafficking fentanyl more severe
- Former paramedic sentenced for stealing fentanyl, replacing with saline
- $12 million in drugs seized in 'heroin packaging mill' bust in Queens
- Massive federal drug bust, likely the largest in the Bay Area, nets 1,000 pounds of meth, 44 suspects
- Fatal overdose in Geauga County leads to federal drug charges for suspected dealers in Euclid
- Philly Officials Issue Warning About Fentanyl-laced Pressed Pills
- Pair facing a total of 33 charges in one of city's largest carfentanil seizures: EPS
- Pennsylvania official says surge in drug use killing nearly 13 people a day; 2020 could be worst year yet in opioid crisis
February 2021
- DEA warns of newly encountered fentanyl-like drug in Arizona
- Hit Hard by the Pandemic, Mexico’s Drug Cartels Tweaked Their Playbook
- 4 men charged after fentanyl trafficking ring busted by Warren police
- Drug related deaths rising in Mid-Michigan
- Grandmother steps up after tragedy, now aims to help others
- Why There Is Limited Support For Anti-Addiction Vaccines Despite The Epidemic Of Opioid Overdoses
- Mexico security forces' seizures of fentanyl rise by 486% this year
- Coronavirus Pandemic Put A Halt On Plans To Tackle America's Opioid Crisis
- Cook County closes 2020 with record highs of 875 gun-related homicides, 1,599 opioid deaths
- Inside a top doctor’s secret pill ring that left many of his patients dead
- S.F. sees record overdose deaths, even as police seize millions of lethal fentanyl doses. What is happening?
- Overdose deaths remain high in Ohio, U.S. in 2020
- Ludlow police officer injured while arresting Vermont man found with 700 packets of drugs
- China’s efforts to colonize U.S.
- The fentanyl phase of the opioid epidemic in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
- Super-strength painkiller described as 'global threat' claims record death toll in England
- The road less traveled of addiction & recovery in Scottsdale
- Crime and anti-crime security policy in Mexico in 2020
- Southeast Ohio agencies collaborate to fight opioid epidemic amidst pandemic
- CDC records highest-ever drug deaths in a 12-month period
- Drug cartels peddling sedatives to Juarez addicts
- Attorney General William P. Barr and U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant Announce Final Results of Operation Legend
- Why 2020 Saw The Most Drug Related Deaths In Milwaukee County History
- Nation fighting epidemic and pandemic at once
- Toledo bust nets nearly $450,000 in drugs, firearms
- Homeless Deaths Keep Rising In LA, Fueled Partly By Fentanyl Overdoses
- Over 30 pounds of suspected heroin and hundreds of fentanyl pills seized at Bronx packaging mill: five arrested
- DEA warns of new variant of fentanyl that’s killed 11 Arizonans
- PBSO: 20 pounds of fentanyl found in Acreage home; man's bail set at more than $2 million
- 2020 a record year for accidental drug overdoses in Stark County
- Time for a smarter approach to counternarcotics
- $60K worth of fentanyl seized during traffic stop, ‘thousands of lives saved’
- It is time to recognize that synthetic opioids are not going away
- Quincy police bust illegal pill manufacturing operation, seize fentanyl
- West St. Louis County teens, young adults dying from drug overdoses
- Navy takes control of Mexican seaports to stem flow of synthetic drugs, precursor chemicals
- Man found with enough opioids to kill 750K people sentenced to prison
- DHS, PNNL launch effort to improve detection of synthetic opioids
- Ohio AG reveals record surge of opioid overdoses during start of pandemic
- Authorities intercept 10,000 fentanyl pills headed for Cleveland; two arrested on federal conspiracy charges
- Overdose deaths jump in Maryland, likely due to coronavirus pandemic, health officials say
- Chinese National Sentenced to 28 Months in Prison for Importing Fentanyl Analogues and Money Laundering
- King County reports record spike in fatal overdoses; 42 dead in past two weeks
- Federal drug agents arrest Hartford man, seize 13,000 fentanyl doses and kilo of cocaine from South End apartment
- In Philadelphia, Judges Rule Against Opening 'Supervised' Site To Inject Opioids
- DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combating Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic
- Child drug deaths, suicides in Clark County spiked in 2020
- FDA Issues New Prescribing Guidelines for Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl
- 699 people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco last year compared to 235 from COVID-19
- Feds: Officers bust drug supplier for Connecticut, New York
- DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic
- The wicked problem of drug trafficking in the Western Hemisphere
- Very distressing' increase in drug overdoses during pandemic
- Some people relapsing into substance abuse problems due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Colorado’s U.S. Attorney supports court decision that supervised injection sites violate law
- HHS Expands Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, Eliminates X-Waiver Requirement for DEA-Registered Physicians
- Coroner in Frankfort’s county says suicides doubled in 2020, while overdoses rose by almost half; those with fentanyl nearly tripled; state drug policy chief says 2020 will be worst year for ODs
- 5 overdose deaths in 48 hours prompt warning in Asheville about dangerous batch of fentanyl
- Feds announce largest drug seizure in Owensboro history
- ‘Fentanyl Is in Everything': Philadelphia Says Overdose Deaths Skyrocketing
- Two Central Coast mothers lose their sons to accidental fentanyl consumption, and want to warn others
- Health district launches mobile unit to reach those in danger of drug overdoses
- Euclid man smuggled fentanyl into county jail that caused cellmate’s fatal overdose, prosecutors say
- As covid crisis deepens, opioid crisis continues in the background
- USBP Seizes Cocaine & Fentanyl
- As overdoses rise, Philly health officials warn about ‘pressed pills’ — fake painkillers laced with fentanyl
- Overshadowed by the pandemic, Kentucky's opioid epidemic worsens
- Opioid overdoses are killing more Black Philadelphians, but fewer white residents
- Mexico’s Drug War Is Taking a Turn for the Worse
- Laredo CBP Officers Seize Hard Narcotics Worth Over $6.4 Million
- ‘Gasoline on a fire.’ Drug overdose deaths explode in Mississippi, US during COVID-19
- Second Street Crisis Response Team Will Start Responding to Non-Violent Emergency Calls in SF Next Month
- Overdoses double in Jackson County following the holidays
- Remembering Ryan Sidun: hockey player, pilot, 'fun loving and caring'
- New Law Increases Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Including Digital Assets
- Deaths Of Despair: How The Pandemic May Be Fueling Lethal Drug Overdoses
- 81,230 overdoses set record for such deaths in a 12-month period, CDC says
- Effingham Co. drug bust: 10 pounds of fentanyl seized, 1 arrested
- Border Patrol Seizes Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, Heroin, In Two Separate Smuggling Attempts
- Inside Denver's Record-Setting Heroin and Fentanyl Overdose Crisis
- Police allegedly find nearly 5,000 bags of fentanyl after traffic stop in Bernardston
- Drug overdoses climbed in Alabama during pandemic
- FENTANYL AND FENTANYL ANALOGUES: FEDERAL TRENDS AND TRAFFICKING PATTERNS
- Fentanyl Offenders Increased ‘Sharply’ Since 2015
- DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York
- Cause of death revealed for Getty heir John Gilbert Getty
- It doesn't ever go away': Arizona state senator shares grief after son's overdose death and her mission to protect others from fentanyl
- Drug cartels adapt to pandemic; use 'coronavirus' as heroin brand, DEA says
- Drug overdose deaths surge 19% in Lehigh Valley region as Pennsylvania coronavirus restrictions compromise addiction recovery
- Fentanyl deaths increase by 70% in WA
- Overdose deaths spike 40% in Syracuse area; the loneliness of Covid-19 feeds a drug epidemic, officials say
- 10 indicted in deadly fentanyl smuggling ring from Mexico by Sacramento federal grand jury
- Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Fentanyl and Heroin Traffickers Plead Guilty, Sentenced in Operation Cookout
- Want to reduce overdoses? Give people a safe place to do drugs.
- Biden kills Trump administration plan on opioid-treatment prescriptions hailed by physicians
January 2021
- More than 27 pounds of fentanyl, 34 pounds of pressed pills found in Union Co. home
- Authorities make large fentanyl busts over 2 days
- Two busts lead to seizure of $17M worth of drugs, including 'hugely significant' amount of fentanyl: police
- Cartels flood border with synthetic drugs, exacerbating addiction and homicide rates
- The upcoming friction in US-Mexico relations
- Fending off fentanyl and hunting down heroin: Controlling opioid supply from Mexico
- Enforcement strategies for fentanyl and other synthetic opioids
- Opioids killed my sister. How many more have to die this way in Saskatchewan?
- DELTA FORCE MEMBER AND VETERAN FOUND DEAD AT FT. BRAGG
- FENTANYL : Incapacitating Agent
- Preventing Emergency Responders’ Exposures to Illicit Drugs
- Weaponized Opioids
- Mexican Cartels Are Now Cooking Chinese Chemicals in Dutch Meth Labs
- Bereaved parents gather in San Bernardino to demand stiffer penalties in fentanyl-related deaths
- Officials Say 9-Month-Old Bronx Boy Was Killed by Fentanyl Intoxication
- Cook County Sees Record Opioid Deaths in Midst of Pandemic
- Lawmakers pre-file slew of bills to take on opioid epidemic
- Peterborough man’s drug-related death was a ‘planned and deliberate attack’: police
- How Many Waves of Attack Has China Already Launched Against the United States?
- What makes fentanyl so dangerous; police seize large supply in Springfield and Belchertown
- Mexico fast-tracks law that could limit anti-drug cooperation with U.S.
- Legalization Advocates Hope to End Mexico’s Drug War
- What the UN Vote Means for Cannabis Worldwide
- AG: Jersey Shore Postal Workers, Ex-Con Caught With 2 Kilos Of Deadly Fentanyl, Heroin, 54 Guns
- 60 Minutes' most prolific producer retires
- The opioid epidemic is evolving.
- As COVID-19 surges, AMA sounds alarm on nation’s overdose epidemic
- DEA, U.S. Attorneys launch website to combat stigma of substance use disorder
- CBP sees 'alarming uptick' in fentanyl seizures at southern border
- Stop ignoring China's other killer export: fentanyl
- Justin Herdman Will Step Down As Northern Ohio's U.S. Attorney
- Cannabis could reduce fentanyl use, reduce overdose risk
- San Diego deputies treat 6 inmates for potential fentanyl overdose
- Fentanyl allegedly dumped during California traffic stop triggers hazmat alert; suspects and officers checked out at hospital
- 6 Orange police officers hospitalized after fentanyl exposure: Police
- $30M fentanyl bust carried out by VicPD, B.C. combined forces
- Authorities make large fentanyl busts over 2 days
- Man Charged After Being Caught With 7 Pounds of Fentanyl
- Toledo woman accused of receiving parcel packed with kilogram of fentanyl
- Police alerts issued after Toronto, Halton homes receive letters with powder claimed to be fentanyl
- How an Elite Consulting Firm Helped America’s Opioid Epidemic From Bad To Worse
- Homeless deaths in Orange County reach all-time high, but not because of COVID.
- Overdose deaths far outpace COVID-19 deaths in San Francisco
- CDC report finds largest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period
- Police investigating after letters claiming to contain fentanyl mailed to Toronto residents
- CDC: Drug overdose deaths skyrocket during COVID-19
- Border wall forces drug smugglers to turn to drones
- Dangerous Backtrack on the US-Mexico Security Relationship
- Missouri woman charged in child’s fentanyl death
- Will Mexico play ball with Biden's promise to target corruption amid cartel drug war?
- Fentanyl bill reintroduced in California Legislature as overdose deaths surge
- Northern Health nearly doubles fentanyl-detected deaths this year compared to 2019
- Columbia County Sheriff's Office and NYSP make large fentanyl arrest in Austerlitz
- More than 300 fatal drug overdoses reported in NH so far this year
- Policy road map shows the way to end the overdose epidemic
- United States on track to see more than 3.2 million deaths, making 2020 the deadliest year in US history
- Biden must mobilize America to counter the China threat
- Brandeis Opioid Policy Research Collaborative and partner awarded grant to continue fentanyl test strip distribution project
- Border Patrol Seizes $3M in Narcotics
- Border Patrol Agents Nab Smuggler, Seize Nearly $3 Million Worth Of Fentanyl And Meth
- Increase in Fatal Drug Overdoses Across the United States Driven by Synthetic Opioids Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Those who lied about opioids face few serious consequences. No wonder people are angry.
- CBP: Agents seize $3M in fentanyl and meth near Lukeville Port of Entry
- Statement from ONDCP Director Carroll on Release of 2019 Drug Mortality Data
- Border agents seize $3 million in narcotics near Lukeville
- Barbaric killings, amputations, ruthless extortion: The alarming rise of Mexico's Jalisco New Generation
- Lawmaker to Propose Bill Targeting Drug Dealers Selling Fentanyl to Teens
- Sen. Melendez to propose bill targeting drug dealers selling fentanyl to teens
- Alexandra's' Law to be Introduced by Sen. Melendez
- Yuma Sector arrests man smuggling over 70K worth of fentanyl
- Sen. Patricia Bates and OC Sheriff Don Barnes renew effort to establish fentanyl task force
- Ohio family wants fentanyl declared a weapon of mass destruction
- Yost: Drug interdiction task forces seize over $29M in narcotics in 2020
- Feds Blame Walmart for Role in the Nationwide Opioid Crisis
- Baltimore Man Sentenced to Almost 14 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of a Fentanyl Analogue That Resulted in the Death of a Victim
- Case shows how Mexican drug cartels turned a Midwest city into their 'honey hole'
- Trafficked With Mariana Van Zeller: Fentanyl
- Suspects facing charges after raids in 2 Mass. cities yield guns, fentanyl, cocaine
- Deadline extended for full STOP Act implementation
- The Deadliest Year In the History of U.S. Drug Use
- FDA Takes Further Steps to Confront Opioid Crisis Through Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy Programs
- THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC CAME IN THREE WAVES.
- AG Barr: 74 charged with federal crimes in Milwaukee during Operation Legend
- Pandemic blamed for Oregon’s 40% increase in drug overdose deaths
- Oregon drug overdose deaths spiking 40% in 2020
- Early data shows Alaska suicide rate stays constant, overdose rates increase
- Overdose deaths in Alaska have been on the rise since the pandemic began, report says
- Overdose deaths spike across U.S. during COVID-19 pandemic
- Members, Associates of Street Gangs and Others Face Drug Trafficking and Related Charges in Springfield
- Gang members, others face drug charges in Springfield investigation
- BP: Yuma man caught smuggling more than $70K worth of fentanyl
- “The pandemic pushed him over the edge”: Henrico mother loses son as fatal drug overdoses skyrocket in Virginia
- Holidays can magnify COVID's mental health, overdose crisis
- Holidays prime-time for drug overdoses
- Marin Grand Jury Recommends Strengthening Opioid Misuse Response
- Justin Townes Early Cause of Death is Fentanyl
- Homeland Security and the China challenge
- The Deadliest Year In the History of U.S. Drug Use
- Going After Scapegoats Is Easier Than Confronting The Truth
- The pandemic has had a dramatic effect on drug overdoses
- 1-year-old boy died from fentanyl poisoning, medical examiner rules
- Police: Fentanyl found after Dublin custodian dies, fiancee sickened
- Sally Satel: The Secret History of the Opioid Epidemic
- Barr Touts ‘Operation Legend’ As He Leaves Office
- Operation Legend Leads to Over 6,000 Arrests
- The Opioids Market To Witness A Healthy Facelift Between 2021
- Five overdose calls, including two deadly cases, hit Oxnard police in 10-hour stretch
- Incidental fentanyl exposure a myth, say researchers
- More than 300 fatal overdoses in state this year
- Yuma Sector arrests man smuggling over 70,000 worth of fentanyl
- Oregon drug overdose deaths spike 40% in 2020
- Record overdose deaths in Pima County
- Grand jury indicts four men accused of drug trafficking, firearms violations and committing a narcotics-related murder
- More than 20 Springfield street gang members, others indicted on drug charges
- New REMS Rules: FDA Gets Tougher on Fentanyl Prescribing
- Home Science
- Americans still consume almost all the world’s opioids
- Oregon sees rise in overdose deaths
- Border Patrol Agents Seize Over $37 Million Worth of Meth, 800 Pounds of Weed, and 14 Pounds of Fentanyl
- Federal funding boost helps Stark County fight drug crisis
- Overdose Deaths Accelerating During COVID-19
- Investigators turn to portable testing units to quickly determine drug contents
- 'This will save lives': Drug paraphernalia decriminalization bill becomes law in District
- Ohio could have it's worst year for drug overdose deaths
- Christmas tree reflects on 1,548 B.C. lives lost to overdose in 2020
- 46 indicted in Butler and Warren counties
December 2020
- Stop ignoring China's other killer export: fentanyl
- Treasury Targets Chinese Persons Involved with Drug Trafficking Organization Moving Fentanyl
- ‘Why is no one talking about this?’
- Tragedy as young man dies after smoking illegal substance mixed with an opioid, mother mourns on social media
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports increased drug seizures in the Great Lakes region
- Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic
- Mother allegedly straps 13-year-old son with meth, fentanyl in failed smuggling attempt
- Mass. state police seize 14 kilos of fentanyl during traffic stop
- Man Sentenced For Giving 14-Year-Old Boy Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl And Burying Body In Shallow Grave Under A Cow
- Killing Americans with impunity: China’s ‘unrestricted warfare’ deploys covid, fentanyl
- Opioid crisis fueling No More's rapid growth
- Synthetic opioid detected in Oneida County, more potent than morphine or fentanyl
- State police seize 2 kilos of fentanyl on turnpike near New Stanton, charge 2 N.Y.
- Tracing the path of a deadly batch of heroin from China to Akron
- The Biden Plan to End the Opioid Crisis
- Expert's stunning conclusion: China's killing Americans 'deliberately'
- Brentwood 2-year-old boy dies of fentanyl overdose, mother charged with murder
- U.S. Department of Defense disrupting and degrading drug trafficking
- Steuben County Sheriff: Drug 100x more powerful than fentanyl is gaining a foothold in the county
- Carfentanyl: “100 times more potent than fentanyl”
- Opioid Crisis Response Leaves Black Americans Behind
- San Diego Health Officials highlight increase in Fentanyl overdose deaths
- Border Patrol agents seized record amounts of fentanyl, meth in FY 2020
- Drugs smuggled into prisons after being sprayed onto letters and newspapers
- Massive drug ring busted in Panhandle after 18-month investigation
- From a global fentanyl ring to a grieving family in Garland, a reporter’s FinCEN Files diary
- Chinese 'cartels' quietly operating in Mexico, aiding US drug crisis
- Five die from overdoses in last 24 hours, says Franklin Co. coroner
- Marijuana could actually help heal a ruptured United States
- 'We Are Shipping To The U.S.': Inside China's Online Synthetic Drug Networks
- Street Fentanyl Surges In Western U.S., Leading To Thousands Of Deaths
- Pandemic triggers ‘enormous’ spike in drug overdose deaths
- Immigration arrests along the Mexico border surged again in October
- Barr Struck Deal with Mexico to Release Ex-Defense Minister for Senior Cartel Leader
- Akron man facing federal charges for allegedly distributing fentanyl that caused fatal overdose
- Millions in cartel cash, cocaine, fentanyl and ammunition seized from Otay Mesa truck yard
- U.S. House of Representatives passes bill aimed at combatting synthetic drug trafficking
- San Diego authorities bust ‘three members’ of Sinaloa Cartel, seizing $3.5 million in cash
- Drug Busts Are Up – a Lot – at the Ports of Entry
- Discussion on manslaughter for overdose deaths.
- Biden’s other health crisis: A resurgent drug epidemic
November 2020
- FEDS SAY COLORADO DOC GOT PAID 6 FIGURES TO OVERPRESCRIBE POWERFUL FENTANYL SPRAY MEANT FOR CANCER PATIENTS
- Baby died from fentanyl mix in April, medical examiner rules
- 19 indicted in drug-trafficking investigation possibly linked to killing of Gerald Brown
- New data shows extent of opioid crisis across Canada
- Collins Bay Institution intercepts another drone-dropped package on prison grounds
- Addiction Kills Thousands of Ohioans Per Year. COVID-19 is Making Things Worse.
- The New Way to Reverse Even Your Worst Mood
- Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin Test Rates on Rise in U.S., Says San Diego Study
- Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic
- Illicit Supply of Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Opioids
- Opioid Overdose Crisis Compounded by Polysubstance Use
- Opioid Data Analysis and Resources
- Fatal drug overdoses hit a record high last year. Covid-19 is making the problem worse
- In Shadow of Pandemic, U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Resurge to Record
- Drug Overdose
- Links to Fentanyl Weapon of Mass Destruction
- High Prevalence of Fentanyl Detected by the Maryland Emergency Department Drug Surveillance System — Baltimore, Maryland, 2019
- The opioid crisis may be far worse than thought, making the epidemic harder to fight
- Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts
- $7.2 million in meth, heroin, fentanyl found at Otay Mesa border crossing in San Diego
- Under the U.S.-Mexico border, miles of tunnels worth millions of dollars — to traffickers
- DEPUTIES FIND HEROIN, FENTANYL IN MINIVAN PULLED OVER ON I-70
- La Crosse police seize record amount of fentanyl, arrest three
- Former Mexican defense minister arrested on drug charges in U.S., officials say
- Update: Assistant DA: Record fentanyl seized "enough to kill all of La Crosse County, going on twice."
- The opioid crisis: Insights from Franklin County Health officials
- DHS: Cartel Operations That ‘Dominate’ Drug Flows into U.S. Remain ‘Largely Intact’ Despite Pandemic
- Attorney General William P. Barr Announces Updates On Operation Legend At Law Enforcement Roundtable In Albuquerque
- Ohio's Forgotten Epidemic
- Oxford baby dies after ingesting fentanyl and morphine, mother charged with manslaughter
- ar more people have died from the pandemic than the virus death toll indicates, VCU study says
- Overdose deaths up 73% in Ohio county amid COVID-19 lockdowns
- First ‘Narco-Submarine’ Caught After Crossing the Atlantic
- Coroner: 14 overdose deaths in Franklin County in 72 hours
- Drug Cartels Flourish In Southeast Asia Amid The Pandemic
- End-of-Year Totals on BOP Criminal Aliens, Border Patrol Drug Seizures
- David Colbert Interview with James Rauh
- Synthetic opioid detected in Oneida County, more potent than morphine or fentanyl
- Fentanyl and Heroin Misuse Skyrockets During COVID-19 Pandemic, Finds Quest Diagnostics Health Trends Study
- Face (sociological concept)
- CBP seizes fentanyl at Gateway International Bridge
- SANDAG report: Drug use among inmates booked into jail at 20-year high
- Fentanyl and Heroin Use Rise During Pandemic
- Researchers might’ve just solved a huge coronavirus mystery
- State police seize 2 kilos of fentanyl on turnpike near New Stanton, charge 2 N.Y. men
- Dissecting the Executive Order on Int’l Criminal Court Sanctions: Scope, Effectiveness, and Tradeoffs
- Iso: The New Synthetic Opioid That Is Causing Overdose Deaths
- Opioid crisis fueling No More's rapid growth
- Killing Americans with impunity: China’s ‘unrestricted warfare’ deploys covid, fentanyl
- Mass. state police seize 14 kilos of fentanyl during traffic stop
- Man Sentenced For Giving 14-Year-Old Boy Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl And Burying Body In Shallow Grave Under A Cow
- Hold China accountable for illicit opioids that kill thousands of Americans
- Mother allegedly straps 13-year-old son with meth, fentanyl in failed smuggling attempt
- Opioid Crisis: Critics Say Trump Fumbled Response To Another Deadly Epidemic
- Stop Ignoring China's Other Killer Export: Fentanyl
- The US government took our case to China, and we were denied prosecution
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports increased drug seizures in the Great Lakes region
- Tragedy as young man dies after smoking illegal substance mixed with an opioid, mother mourns on social media
- ‘Why is no one talking about this?’
- Treasury Targets Chinese Persons Involved with Drug Trafficking Organization Moving Fentanyl
- Stop ignoring China's other killer export: fentanyl
- Tracing the path of a deadly batch of heroin from China to Akron
- Some drug users willing to be human guinea pigs for dealers
- THE BIDEN PLAN TO END THE OPIOID CRISIS
- Brentwood 2-year-old boy dies of fentanyl overdose, mother charged with murder
- Expert's stunning conclusion: China's killing Americans 'deliberately'
October 2020
- Major drug bust targets fentanyl, which can devastate families
- New report shows how the system couldn’t save Vermonters who overdosed
- $1M Worth Of Fentanyl Seized During Three Drug Busts In Merrimack Valley, Fall River
- Gwinnett County seeking murder charges for dealers who sell drugs laced with fentanyl
- Corsets arriving from Mexico had 700,000 lethal doses of fentanyl hidden inside
- Some Politicians Remain in a State of Denial About the Overdose Crisis
- More than one person a day died in SF of an overdose last year. This year is expected to be worse
- Opinion: Permanently ban fentanyl-related drugs
- The Opioid Crisis Has Intensified During Pandemic
- ‘Pandemic within a pandemic’: Data suggests opioid-related overdoses on the rise along Wasatch Front
- John Engebreth: Overdose rise is ‘the third wave of the opioid epidemic’
- State trooper hospitalized after possible fentanyl exposure during drug search
- Trump Visits Southern Command for Briefing on Campaign Against Drugs
- President Donald J. Trump Is Strengthening Efforts To Combat Drug Trafficking And Protect Our Communities
- 7 hospitalized, including 4 CHP officers, after possible fentanyl exposure
- Tainted drugs found in Vernon nearly guarantees fatality in overdose: Why would anyone do that?
- Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths Increase More Than 60% Since March
- Grandmother Jailed After Infant Grandson Ingests Heroin, Dies
- Chinese virologist posts report claiming COVID-19 was made in Wuhan lab
- Drug traffickers change smuggling methods during pandemic
- Gunfire leads police to massive cache of pills in Lowell
- Drug seizures along Canadian border up 1,000%, CBP says
- Scientists Say A Mind-Bending Rhythm In The Brain Can Act Like Ketamine
- Nearly 20 pounds of Fentanyl seized at checkpoint
- Mexico sees fentanyl seizures up 465%, denies making drug
- Pair accused of trafficking 400 ‘bricks’ of fentanyl
- There’s no proof touching fentanyl leads to overdoses — yet myths spread online
- Franklin County records at least 32 suspected overdoses in 24 hours
- Canadian authorities say letter containing ricin sent to White House
- Top White House drug policy official visits Minnesota as meth and fentanyl surge in pandemic
- DELAWARE INVESTIGATORS SEIZE ENOUGH FENTANYL TO KILL 75% OF STATE'S POPULATION
- Franklin Co. reports 32 overdose deaths in 24 hours
- Myths about fentanyl spread more prolifically online than articles correcting them, study finds
- 2 Marines at Camp Pendleton indicted over drug ring allegations after third Marine dies from fentanyl overdose
- Cocaine, Fentanyl, Heroin Test Rates on Rise in U.S., Says San Diego Study
- Taking the offensive against deadly fentanyl imports: James Rauh
- I lost my son to an opioid overdose. COVID-19 will only bring more deaths of despair.
September 2020
- Man stopped in Kansas had drug haul with 9 pounds fentanyl, 8 pounds heroin
- FENTANYL OVERDOSE DEATHS SPIKE, DENVER POLICE SEIZE 3X MORE THIS YEAR
- Lake Co. mom shares story about son's death to raise awareness about spike in overdoses amid pandemic
- More than $1 million of meth and fentanyl seized from cross-border traffickers
- Agents seize over $1M in drugs, arrest 4 in Phoenix during bust
- The US Opioid Crisis Is Pulling Families Under at an Alarming Rate, and We Need to Take Action
- Two men—one of them a police officer—overdose on fentanyl they thought was cocaine
- Arizona Border Patrol agent arrested, charged with drug trafficking
- How the Pandemic Is Making the Opioid Crisis Worse
- Many Deaths Labeled 'Cardiac Arrest' Could Be Drug ODs: Study
- Fentanyl vapor self-administration model in mice to study opioid addiction
- Treasury Targets Chinese Persons Involved with Drug Trafficking Organization Moving Fentanyl
- Oregon researcher gets federal funding to fight fentanyl overdose
- Fentanyl, cocaine, weapons, currency found during task force search
- Portman, McCaul propose legislation to combat synthetic drug trafficking
- CBP officers seize more than 62 pounds of fentanyl at Port of Nogales
- 'Drug traffickers aren’t staying at home during the pandemic.' Fentanyl, $500,000 seized during Cincinnati search
- Even the pandemic doesn’t slow down Philadelphia’s drug markets
- Drugs seized by West Ohio Crime Task Force during search warrants
- Drug overdoses were increasing before Covid-19. The pandemic made things worse.
- JOYCE CALLS FOR ACTION TO COMBAT OPIOID-RELATED DEATHS
- Report: Pandemic Leads to Epidemic of Fentanyl Overdoses in SF
- I-90 traffic stop leads to $6.5 million fentanyl, heroin bust
- Second large seizure of fentanyl at Mexico City airport
- DIGGING DEEPER: Drug overdose deaths at an all-time high
- Man faces life after jury convicts him of possessing enough fentanyl to kill 750K people
- Grandmother wants daughter’s opioid OD last month to be a warning
- Studies link coronavirus pandemic to a rise in drug overdoses
- PHOTOS: Purple flags in Natick for Opioid Awareness Day
- Pentagon, DHS considering designating fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, memo says
- US sanctions Chinese national accused of trafficking fentanyl
- Father Shares Warning for Young People After Teen Daughter's Deadly Fentanyl Overdose
- Researchers develop AI to detect fentanyl and derivatives remotely
- Court filings: Medical examiner thought George Floyd had 'fatal level' of fentanyl in system
- Designation of People’s Republic of China Foreign National and Hong Kong Entity under Foreign Narcotics Kingpin
- ‘We needed to do something.’ CT sculpture to honor those lost to opioids
- Parents arrested after 4-year-old fatally dosed with Fentanyl in Memphis hotel room
- Parents arrested after 4-year-old fatally dosed with Fentanyl in Memphis hotel room
- Drug overdoses spike in Volusia-Flagler during pandemic
- ‘So much sadness’: more British Columbians dying from overdoses than Covid
- Fact Checking The Opioid Fact Checkers. And Kolodny Eats His Words.
- 2 indicted after allegedly transporting $2M in fentanyl in Arizona
- Mexican CJNG Drug Cartel Using Drones To Attack Rivals
- The opioid crisis is 'a unique product' of U.S. health care, paper argues
- 'Good people take drugs, drugs take good people,' says B.C. woman promoting discussion about addiction
- Fentanyl and Covid
- OD mirrors pandemic
- Sentinel supply interdicted
- China behind problem
- China and Iran partnership
- Another baby fentanyl OD
- Cartels and Chinese networks
- 300 lbs. fentanyl and meth
- China intensifying threat
- Drug detection
- OD and Covid stats
- Fentanyl deaths double FL
- ISO drug deaths
- Fentanyl in cocaine
- More than a pound
- 13 lbs fentanyl hidden in groceries
- Fentanyl OD double with Covid
- fentanyl OD in jail
- 4 kg of fentanyl
- 2 kg fentanyl worth $19 million
- 2 kg fentanyl seized
- Doubling OD fentanyl
- 26 lbs smuggled in truck
- 2 kg in traffic stop
- Brookings China supply
- Wisconsin fentanyl OD double
- AMA deadlier report
- OD fentanyl doubling everwhere
- Brookings Mexico supply
- Fentanyl laced pills
- Chicago 50% OD fentanyl blacks
- Fentanyl in 81% OD s
- Canine overdose
- Explosive device in Cleveland
- Chicago blacks OD fentanyl spike
- Officer needs revived
- Lima OH deaths
- Many kg in Chicago
- 11.5 kg in Lima Ohio
- Chicago suffers
- Zheng sanctions
- Mexico military to help
- Mexico to guard ports
- Acrylfentanyl on way to Chicago
- Baby dies injests fentanyl
- US Sanctions Zhengs
- Chicago blacks Ods high
- Record high OD in 2019
- States slashing epidemic funds
- Bleak new record
- Fentanyl laced candy
- US China cold war
- Columbus 15 deaths 72 hrs
- Opioid Awareness Aug 31
- Border officers found 165 lbs
- DEA info
- Cartels ramping up violence
- Whitehouse briefings on fight
- Trump ups tactics to cut flow
- Opioid deaths up in 35 states
- New illegal drug ISO
- Fentanyl killed 1 yr. old
- Cartels involvement
- 192 lbs. in Cincinnati
- Wuhan fuels fentanyl epidemic
- Attempted murder with fentanyl
- Pandemic unleashes spike
- 47 lbs. heroin and fentanyl
- Minority impact
- Parent puts baby in harm
- Baby finds fentanyl on playground
- Fentanyl in Cincinnati
- 5 lbs of fentanyl
- Senator Toomey crack down
- Smurf dope is carfentanil
- Tennessee OD increase
- sad for Canada
- Narcan training
- Carfentanil in Canada
- 1 kg seized major gang
- Gray death found in LA
- Oral test for fentanyl
- Fentanyl crack down
- Columbus sees 55% increase in OD deaths
- New pain blocker
- Washington Post ODs up 45%
- Pittsburgh epdemic surge
- Detroit Drug Dealers Have Arrived On Amtrak Trains
- Myanmar Destroys Seized Drugs Worth More Than 800 Million
- Missouri Sees Spike
- Body Carriers Arrested For Smuggling Fentanyl
- 3 Arrested After 4 Pounds Fentanyl Found Orange County
- 530 Lbs Fentanyl In Cincinnati
- Opioid Epidemic Continues Midst Pandemic Fentanyl Overdoses Climb In Ohio
- Milwaukee County On Track To Surpass Overdose Record In 2020
- Mexican Police Chief Accuses Cjng Of Trying To Assassinate Him
- Arizona Sees High Death Rate And 50 Pounds
- Us Customs Border Protection Seize 111 Pounds In Arizona
- Cato Institute: Americas Addiction Prohibition
- Opioid Crisis In Colorado Could Get Worse
- Epidemic During Pandemic Coronavirus Affecting Monterey Penisula S Opioid Crisis
- Covid Deaths Mental Health Suicide Addiction
- Author Who Catches Murderer Killed By Fentanyl
- Canada Sees Spike In OD Due To Corona
- Carfentanyl And The Corona
- From China To The Cartels To Us It’s No Mystery We Even Know Where It’s Happening
- Petition · U.S. House Of Representatives: Declare Fentanyl A Weapon Of Mass Destruction · Change.Org
June 19-26 - Brooking Institute: Enforcement
- Parents Charged In Death Of 1 Year Old After Fentanyl Found In Girls System
- The New Synthetic Opioid That Is Causing Overdose Deaths
- Frontline Story On Insys Fentanyl
- Dayton And Surrounding Counties See Spike In Deaths
- 50 Pounds Coming Into Ca
- Louisianna Gets Funding To Fight Fentanyl
- Rhode Island Sees Spike In Fentanyl Deaths
- Ama Sounds The Alarm In Fight On Fentanyl
- Frontline Key Takeways On Insys Fentanyl
- Fentanyl Victim Dumped In Park
- Kilos Of Fentanyl Bought Sold From In Jail
- Fentanyl Deaths During Pandemic
- Colorado Spikes During Pandemic
- Vice: Cartels Chemists And The Story Of Fentanyl In The Us
- Deputies Say Suspects Were Pressing Pills Of Death After Fentanyl Methamphetamine Operation Dismantled In Simpsonville
- Meet The Dogs That Fight Deadly Fentanyl In Yavapai County
- Spiking Overdoses And Fentanyl In Marijuana And A Cry For Help
- Justin Herdman Gets Money For Yost
- Oklahoma Doctor Accused Deaths Opioid Drug Case
- New Molecule May Thwart Future Addictions
- Andrew Tatarsky Director Of The Center For Optimal Living
- Every Percentage Point Of Unemployment Raises Opioid Od Deaths By 3.6%
- Asia Is Hurtling Towards A Fentanyl Disaster/
- Activists Give Out Free Cocaine And Other Drugs That Are Fentanyl Free To Addicts
June 9-18 - Coronavirus Can't Stem Central Ohio Opioid Abuse
- Chicago Spike During Corona
- Empty Purple Chair Reminder Of Son Lost To Drugs
- Jefferson County Reports Drug Overdoses During First Week June
- China Flex Military Amid Corona
- Chemical Modification Get Around Law
- Vermilion Police Say Spiked Drugs Led Overdoses Days
- Op Ed: When Theres An Addict In The Family—A First Hand Account
- Thunder Bay Police Report Largest Ever Fentanyl Bust
- Dea Dismantles Narcotics Drug Ring Operating Ohio West Virginia
- Coronavirus And Opiods In Peru And Latin America
- Corona Intensifies Addiction
- U.S. Scheme Aims To Block Illegal Online Opioid Sales
- Massive Asian Drug Bust Has Stirred Fentanyl Mystery
- Fentanyl Back And Full Force County Alerts Spike Overdose Deaths
- Tuscon: Fentanyl Overdoses Surpass Methamphetamine Overdoses
- Cuyahoga County Reports At Least 66 Confirmed Overdoses In May
- More Than 1m Worth Of Fentanyl Pills
- Driver Ods With Children Inside
- More Than 30 States Reporting Increases In Opioid Overdoses Amid Pandemic
- Heroin Coordinator Reports Overdose Trends In Cecil County
- Maryland Reports More Od Deaths Than Coronavirus
- Removing The Stigma Spreading Hope And Awareness With The Share Project
June 1-8 - Overdose_Lifeline_Focuses_On_Opioid_Epidemic_In_Midst_Of_Pandemic
- "You Get Your Life Back When You Get To The Other Side"
- Corona And Cartels
- Historic Drug Bust In Tijuana
- Kentucky Experiencing Increase In Overdoses
- San Diego: Rise In Drug Overdoses Could Be Directly Tied To Covid 19 Unemployment
- Fentanyl Contributed To George Floyd's Death
- Russian Roulette Of Drugs: The Increase Of Fentanyl Deaths In Louisiana
- /Police Make Largest Fentanyl Bust In Services History
- Capital Region Laced Drugs Concerns
- More Deaths In Az Despite Narcan
- Police More Than 150k Of Fentanyl
- George Floyd Has Fentanyl And Corona
- Fentanyl In George Floyd
- British Colombia's Disasters
- Deaths At Record Pace
- More Deaths On Long Island
- Overdoses: Our Countys Other Health Crisis
- Columbus Ohio Has Surge In Deaths From Ods
- Ods Skyrocketing In Chicago
- Ods Spike In Queens
- Ods Spiking Around The Country
- Fentanyl Drug Deaths Reach Washington County
- Celebrity Dies Of Cocaine Fentanyl
- 4 People Arrested After Toddler Dies From Fentanyl
- Twilight Actor Girlfriend Died Of Cocaine Fentanyl Overdose
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