Willow Grove lab 1st in the world to identify new synthetic opioid, nitazene
A lab right in the Philadelphia area has identified a new drug. The synthetic opioid is called nitazene analog or "zene" for short.
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A lab right in the Philadelphia area has identified a new drug. The synthetic opioid is called nitazene analog or "zene" for short.
Nitazenes are a synthetic opioid, like fentanyl, although the two drugs are not structurally related.
Fentanyl test strips are illegal under some states' drug paraphernalia laws that date back to the 1970s. Before the proposal can become law, it needs bipartisan support in Congress.
The New Jersey senator talked about the bill's urgency Tuesday in Passaic County, joined by mothers who lost sons to fentanyl.
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez died after ingesting an oxycodone pill laced with fentanyl, officials said.
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer also known as "tranq," was detected in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl deaths across 20 states and D.C.
The seizure was part of a three-day operation to help improve public safety and take back our streets.
The effects of fentanyl are considered the cause of death for Adam Rich, the child actor known as "America's little brother" for his role on the hit family dramedy "Eight is Enough."
Kouri Richins is accused of poisoning her husband with a lethal dose of fentanyl months after writing a children's book about grieving death.
Fatal overdoses involving fentanyl have surged in recent years in the US and new research shows that deaths among children have increased significantly, mirroring trends among adults.
The U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is designating the tranquilizer xylazine when mixed with fentanyl as an emerging threat.
In September of 2021, "The Wire" star was found dead at the age of 54 in his home in Brooklyn, New York.
A man died and the woman, as well as a baby, were taken to a hospital after police say they were exposed to a "white powdery substance" inside a Northeast Philadelphia rowhome.
Brandon Goldner reports.
District Attorney Kevin R. Steele says there have already been two overdoses linked to CBD, THC edibles in the county.
The prosecutor alleges a resident was using a Collingswood property to package fentanyl and cocaine.
The suspects were trying to destroy the drugs and thereby exposed the officers.
Deal would make it the first major pharmacy chain to reach a nationwide settlement over its handling of opioid prescriptions.
Federal drug officials are warning about a new trend emerging across the country. This is fentanyl designed to attract young people.
Stephanie Stahl reports.
The Division of Public Health is now launching a program aimed at prevention.
The Pennsylvania attorney general announced Tuesday authorities made a multi-million dollar heroin and fentanyl bust in the Feltonville section of Philadelphia.
Two men who pleaded guilty in connection with a record seizure of fentanyl in New Jersey are now headed to state prison.
One kilo of Fentanyl is more than 300,000 doses.
A Philadelphia man and three others were indicted after authorities confiscated a record-setting amount of fentanyl, according Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino.
