fentanyl

The death of a 14-year-old autistic boy found malnourished and with fentanyl in his system in his father’s squalid home last October was the result of a “multi-system failure” made worse by the pandemic, according to an investigation by the Massachusetts Office of the Child Advocate released Wednesday. The report in the death of David Almond said Fall River...

Parents are being warned about fake prescription pills that could contain lethal amounts of fentanyl.

Last year, 17-year-old Zach Didier of Rocklin, California, died when he took what he thought was a prescription pain pill he purchased from someone he met on Snapchat. The pill ended up being a counterfeit with a lethal amount of the powerful opioid fentanyl.

This week, an Arizona family received far more than they bargained for when they bought a Glo Worm toy for their daughter — only to find that it was stuffed with a sandwich bag full of illicit drugs.

An Arizona family purchased a Glo Worm toy from a thrift store for their daughter and found 5,000 pills “believed to be fentanyl” inside.

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

The alleged sale of fentanyl pills to an undercover agent led to the arrest of a man in Milford, Massachusetts on on Tuesday. Willie Washington, 22, of Providence, is facing charges in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island after a multi-state investigation led to his arrest. The narcotics squad of the State Police Detective Unit, the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,…

Massachusetts officials are investigating the death of a 14-year-old with autism who was living along with one of his brothers in what they say were horrid conditions at a Fall River apartment that showed signs of rampant drug use. The boys’ father, 33-year-old John Almond, is facing neglect charges in connection with the surviving brother who was at the home,…

Up to seven people were hospitalized, including five law enforcement officers and a tow truck driver, after a chemical exposure while attempting to aid the driver of a car who stopped on the Golden Gate Bridge Sunday, California authorities said.

Separate drug busts by Massachusetts authorities over a period of 48 hours last week resulted in the seizure of 6.5 kilograms of fentanyl, numerous pills, $13,000 in cash, a firearm and the arrests of at least five people, state police announced Monday. State police were joined by Homeland Security and Brockton and East Bridgewater police to announce what they called…

Separate drug busts by state and local police as well as Homeland Security dealt “crushing blows” to two major fentanyl trafficking organizations, authorities said Monday.

After an 11-month-old child overdosed on Fentanyl in Fall River, Massachusetts, police said, two people have been arrested and are facing charges in the case. Warrants were issued charging Lynne Servant, 35, and Kevin Baker, 39, with permit injury to a child, police said Tuesday. The charge comes after an 11-month-old child overdosed on the powerful opiate drug fentanyl, according…

Two Maine parents are facing a number of charges after police in Auburn say their infant overdosed on fentanyl Friday night. Police were called to an apartment on Washington Street just before 9 p.m. for a report of an unresponsive nine-month-old child. When Auburn Fire and Rescue arrived, police said the child was immediately taken to an area hospital where…

A Maine man and woman are facing a number of charges after police in Auburn say their infant overdosed on fentanyl Friday night.

Mexican soldiers seized a huge drug stash at a house in the border city of Tijuana, including about two tons of methamphetamine, eight tons of marijuana and 131,500 pills containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

The Gang Unit of the Massachusetts State Police located and seized 734 grams of suspected fentanyl on Wednesday evening. During the raid, 28-year-old Manuel Estheulis-Almonte was taken into custody, according to police. Prior to the raid, state police observed Estheulis-Almonte accepting money in exchange for fentanyl, police said. When police located Estheulis-Almonte, he attempted to run away. Estheulis-Almonte had no…

A Minnesota medical board has disciplined a doctor who treated Prince for prescribing pain medication for the pop megastar in another person’s name.

A man at Bridgewater State Hospital has been charged with manslaughter after he allegedly supplied a fellow patient with fentanyl and cocaine that led to the patient’s death. Brockton resident Kevin Malette, 35, was also indicted on several drug charges by Plymouth County Grand Jury late Friday. The victim, Jeffrey Link of Fall River, suffered an apparent overdose early on…

Police said they found multiple medicine bottles around the family’s Bensalem apartment including one in the baby’s swing.

New efforts at Massachusetts hospitals are helping babies born to opioid-addicted mothers thrive — despite suffering from withdrawal.