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The DEA calls it the greatest threat to Americans today.
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The DEA calls it the greatest threat to Americans today.
Lawmakers said it was enough to wipe out all of Nassau County.
A Bronx man is under arrest on Long Island for allegedly transporting 3 kilos of pure fentanyl. Lawmakers said it was enough to wipe out all of Nassau County. CBS2's Jennifer McLogan reports fentanyl is on the minds of many parents whose children accidentally overdosed.
Bergen County prosecutors say on Wednesday, they received a call from Fairview Police about an unresponsive child.
A New Jersey man is under arrest after a baby was found to have ingested fentanyl.
In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.
It has been linked to dozens of overdose deaths across upstate New York, and is now making its way south.
It has been linked to dozens of overdose deaths across upstate New York, and is now making its way south. CBS2's Jessica Moore reports.
One of the women died days later. Police believe they ingested cocaine laced with fentanyl.
Two people are facing charges after five women overdosed at a New Jersey mall garage. One of them died days later. As CBS2's Nick Caloway reports, police are desperately warning the public about the dangers of fentanyl.
Five women overdosed in a parking garage at The Shops at Riverside Mall last week.
The SPCA of Westchester spent more than $40,000 treating the cats. Several dozen have since been adopted.
Sixty kits will be deployed across the county in government buildings and parks where there are defibrillators.
The deadly drug fentanyl is turning up in a growing number of counterfeit pills, and now you will begin to see evidence of a crisis in government buildings across Long Island. CBS2's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
In 2015, 4% of heroin submissions to the state lab were laced with fentanyl. Last year, that number grew to 97%.
Police are still investigating the shocking overdose of five women at a New Jersey mall this week. The case is bringing to light the fentanyl crisis in the Tri-State Area and across the country. CBS2's Nick Caloway went to find out just how bad the problem is.
Officials say the women, between the ages of 29 and 41, had to be revived, and four were taken to the hospital.
Police say the women who overdosed at a mall in New Jersey on Wednesday likely ingested the drug fentanyl, but it might not have been on purpose. CBS2's Alecia Reid takes a closer look at the fentanyl crisis impacting our community.
Officials say five employees between the ages of 29 and 41 had to be revived Wednesday after they apparently overdosed on fentanyl. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
Police say it appears they women overdosed on fentanyl at the upscale Shops at Riverside. CBS2's John Dias has the latest on the investigation.
Police say they responded to a call at The Shops at Riverside in Hackensack. First responders gave CPR and Narcan to the five women found unresponsive. CBS2's Maurice Dubois reports.
The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.
With fentanyl becoming a bigger danger for our kids, and overdoses rising among teens, there's now growing concern they could happen in schools. CBS2's Jennifer Bisram reports.
The student was said to have vaped a marijuana concentrate, which may have contained fentanyl.
A student reportedly vaped marijuana that police believe was laced with fentanyl before being saved with Narcan.
