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Opioid Epidemic

Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Business
Philly-Based Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy Again: What It Means For Your Prescriptions Philly-Based Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy Again: What It Means For Your Prescriptions
Philly-Based Rite Aid Files For Bankruptcy Again: What It Means For Your Prescriptions Rite Aid has declared bankruptcy for the second time in less than two…

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by Chris Spiker
Stamford, CT
Business
Stamford's Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Bankruptcy Plan: How Opioid Victims Could Benefit Stamford's Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Bankruptcy Plan: How Opioid Victims Could Benefit
Stamford's Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Bankruptcy Plan: How Opioid Victims Could Benefit Purdue Pharma has filed a new bankruptcy plan that will…

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by Chris Spiker
Sterling, VA
News
257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP 257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP
257 Pounds Of Illegal Opium Poppy Pods Seized At Dulles Airport: CBP It may be harvest season in Spain, but US Customs and Border Protection officers…

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by Zak Failla
Stamford, CT
News
Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma To Pay $7.4B In Historic Opioid Settlement: How Much Will CT Get? Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma To Pay $7.4B In Historic Opioid Settlement: How Much Will CT Get?
Stamford-Based Purdue Pharma To Pay $7.4B In Historic Opioid Settlement: How Much Will CT Get? Purdue Pharma will pay more than $7 billion for the…

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by Chris Spiker
York, PA
Politics
York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy
York County Coroner Pam Gay To Retire, Chief Deputy Tania Zech Announces Candidacy York County Coroner Pam Gay announced she will retire at the end…

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by Jillian Pikora
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Search Warrant Yields Cocaine, Fentanyl, Charges For Pomona Suspect Search Warrant Yields Cocaine, Fentanyl, Charges For Pomona Suspect
Search Warrant Yields Cocaine, Fentanyl, Charges For Pomona Suspect A Hudson Valley man is facing drug charges after a months-long investigation into…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island
Amid Overdose Crisis, First Fentanyl Summit To Be Held On Long Island It comes in powder and pill form, and just a tiny bit on the end of a pencil is enough…

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by Michael Mashburn
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More
Long Island Man Trafficked Kilogram Of Oxy, Xanax, More A Long Island man has been sentenced to a stay in prison after being convicted of a yearslong…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More
Long Island Man Accused Of Disguising, Selling Fentanyl, Heroin, More A Long Island man has been charged for reportedly selling heroin, cocaine,…

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by Sophie Grieser
Hyde Park, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say
Hudson Valley Drug-Dealing Duo Nabbed During Search, Police Say Two alleged drug dealers off the streets following a bust by the Dutchess County Drug…

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by Kathy Reakes
Gettysburg, PA
News
$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG $1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG
$1.6 Million Fentanyl Arrest Of NY Man In PA: AG A New York man is accused of bringing almost half a million doses of fentanyl into Pennsylvania, authorities…

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by Mac Bullock
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Fentanyl Bust: 900 Bags Of Drug Seized During Search Of Hudson Valley Home Fentanyl Bust: 900 Bags Of Drug Seized During Search Of Hudson Valley Home
Fentanyl Bust: 900 Bags Of Drug Seized During Search Of Hudson Valley Home Some 900 bags of fentanyl were seized during a warrant search of a Hudson…

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by Kathy Reakes
Towson, MD
News
Maryland '1800 Boys' Gang Members Face Murder, Drugs, Weapons Charges: AG Maryland '1800 Boys' Gang Members Face Murder, Drugs, Weapons Charges: AG
Maryland '1800 Boys' Gang Members Face Murder, Drugs, Weapons Charges: AG Nine men have been charged for their roles in a criminal gang and…

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by Zak Failla
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
Montco Pharma Giant Could Pay Billions For Role In Opioid Crisis: Feds Montco Pharma Giant Could Pay Billions For Role In Opioid Crisis: Feds
Montco Pharma Giant Could Pay Billions For Role In Opioid Crisis: Feds A Conshohocken-based pharmaceutical giant could be on the hook for billions of…

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by Mac Bullock
Hudson, NY
Politics
Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing) Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing)
Republican Marc Molinaro On Track To Win In NY’s 19th District (Developing) This story has been updated. Republicans appeared poised to win in New York’s…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lower Paxton, PA
News
15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG 15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG
15 Dirt Bike-Riding Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Dealers Nabbed In Harrisburg Drug Bust: AG A six-month investigation into alleged drug dealing dirt bike riders…

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by Jillian Pikora
Quincy, MA
News
Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs
Massachusetts Veterinarian Paying $15,000 Settlement For Mishandling Drugs A Dedham veterinarian will pay $15,000 to resolve allegations that he…

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by David Cifarelli
Brentwood, NY
News
West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman
West Babylon Man Sentenced For Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Related To Death Of LI Woman A Long Island man was sentenced for distributing the…

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by Nicole Valinote
Torrington, CT
News
Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County
Spike In Overdoses Reported In This CT County A Connecticut county is reporting a spike alert in overdoses associated with the supply of available drugs in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police
Driver Had 20K Fentanyl-Laced Pills In Fire Extinguisher During Routine Virginia Stop: Police More than 20,000 fentanyl-laced Percocet pills were found in a…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Worcester, MA
News
Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy
Two Massachusetts Residents Admit To Heroin, Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Two Massachusetts residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
News
Duo Charged In Connection With Overdose Deaths Of Four On East End Of Long Island Duo Charged In Connection With Overdose Deaths Of Four On East End Of Long Island
Duo Charged In Connection With Overdose Deaths Of Four On East End Of Long Island Two Long Island men are facing charges for conspiring to distribute…

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by Zak Failla
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Busted With Fentanyl After Three-Month Investigation, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Busted With Fentanyl After Three-Month Investigation, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Busted With Fentanyl After Three-Month Investigation, Police Say A Hudson Valley man has been arrested for allegedly being in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police
Four Virginia Men Caught Carrying Over 5,000 Counterfeit Percocet Pills: Police Four men have been arrested in connection with a massive Prince William…

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by David Cifarelli
Fairfield, CT
News
CT To Receive $95M From Purdue Settlement, Create Opioid Survivors Trust, AG Says CT To Receive $95M From Purdue Settlement, Create Opioid Survivors Trust, AG Says
CT To Receive $95M From Purdue Settlement, Create Opioid Survivors Trust, AG Says Connecticut has big plans for its share of the $6 billion Purdue Pharma…

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by Zak Failla
West Chester, PA
News
Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill' Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill'
Suburban Philly Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running 'Pill Mill' A Pennsylvania doctor has pleaded guilty to running a "pill mill" that flooded his own community…

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by Nicole Acosta
Brentwood, NY
News
Suffolk County Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl Suffolk County Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl
Suffolk County Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl A drug dealer on Long Island admitted to selling the heroin and fentanyl that led to the fatal…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
News
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced For Causing OD Deaths Of Two Patients Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced For Causing OD Deaths Of Two Patients
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced For Causing OD Deaths Of Two Patients A former doctor on Long Island who illegally sold oxycodone to two patients…

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by Zak Failla
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Suburban Philly Pharmacist Exchanged Heroin, Fentanyl For Sex, Money: DA Suburban Philly Pharmacist Exchanged Heroin, Fentanyl For Sex, Money: DA
Suburban Philly Pharmacist Exchanged Heroin, Fentanyl For Sex, Money: DA A Pennsylvania pharmacist was arrested on accusations he…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
News
Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring
Three In Suffolk County Charged For Conspiring With Rapper In Drug Trafficking Ring Three men on Long Island are among six - including a “chart-topping…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
News
Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say
Fetty Wap Trafficked 100 Kilos Of Opioids Across US, Federal Officials Say New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap was among six men charged with running an…

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by Zak Failla