fentanyl

Theft of potent drug in Panama sets off alarms

Published on: March 16, 2023
11:00

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Panama City, Mar 16 (Prensa Latina) The loss of 10,000 doses of fentanyl from Panama's Social Security Fund (CSS) puts security agencies on alert and points out to the lack of control in the public entity. CSS director Enrique Lau admitted the theft of fentanyl in a report.

Mexico must be respected, claims President Obrador

Published on: March 10, 2023
14:44

By: Pavel López Lazo

Mexico City, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday claimed his country must be respected, in response to U.S. senators who promote the use of military forces in this territory, La Jornada newspaper reported.

Study finds staggering surge in meth deaths tied to opioid co-use

Published on: February 20, 2023
18:15

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) An investigation revealed US methamphetamine (meth) mortality rate increased fiftyfold between 1999 and 2021, with most of the added deaths also involving heroin and fentanyl, researchers report in the American Journal of Public Health.

Fentanyl deaths of children under 14 surging – Report

Published on: January 19, 2023
16:08

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Jan 19 (Prensa Latina) The United States has reported an accelerated increase in deaths of children under 14 due for fentanyl poisoning, according to a new report from Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), a nonprofit spreading awareness about the deadly opioid.

DEA seizes enough fentanyl in 2022 to kill every American

Published on: December 21, 2022
17:26

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Dec 21 (Prensa Latina) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized as many as 379 million potentially deadly fentanyl doses in 2022 to kill every American, according to specialized sources.

Deaths from drug overdose increase in the US

Published on: July 14, 2021
16:57

By: Prensa Latina

Washington, Jul 14 (Prensa Latina) Over 93,000 people died in the United States in 2020 due to drug overdoses, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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