Study Suggests New Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Opioid from Entering the Brain by Laurie Fickman A research team led by the University of Houston has developed a vaccine targeting the dangerous synthetic opioid fentanyl that could block its ability to enter the brain, thus eliminating the drug’s “high.” The breakthrough discovery could have major implicationsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Fentanyl Vaccine Potential ‘Game Changer’ for Opioid Epidemic.”
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Opioid Crisis Fridays: Tragic Overdose in Kuna Reveals An Epidemic on the Rise in Idaho
by Parker A tragic incident unfolded in the Ridley’s parking lot in Kuna when an individual lost their life to a drug overdose. Police officers were on the scene in response to the distressing incident, and it wasn’t long before this became a topic of discussion throughout the community. The news was posted on aContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Tragic Overdose in Kuna Reveals An Epidemic on the Rise in Idaho”
Opioid Crisis Friday: Youngsville woman sentenced for death due to fentanyl overdose
Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Stephanie S. Kightlinger, 27, of Youngsville, is escorted by City of Warren Police to District Judge Raymond Zydonik’s office when she was arrested back in January on charges stemming from a drug death. Kightlinger pleaded guilty Thursday to involuntary manslaughter and possession with intent to deliver.
True Crime Sundays: Body found in trash ID’d as missing 2-year-old, father to be charged with murder
DeKalb County Police Department – PHOTO: In this photo released by the DeKalb County Police Department, J’Asiah Mitchell is shown.
True Crime Sundays: Idaho woman sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in US Capitol breach “I understood what Jesus felt like when he was in the garden of Gethsemane praying and felt so alone,” St Cyr said in a video on Facebook after the sentencing. by Andrew Baertlein, Alexandra Duggan BOISE, Idaho —Continue reading
Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.
by Minivonne Burke and Alicia Victoria Lozano PARK CITY, Utah — A woman who allegedly spiked her husband’s drink with fentanyl and then wrote a children’s book about grief after he died is now accused of secretly taking out almost $2 million in life insurance policies on him. The allegations against Kouri Richins were raised in anContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Utah mom accused of poisoning husband with fentanyl in cocktail took out $2 million in life insurance policies on him.”
Man who broke into women’s homes and rubbed their feet while they slept arrested: Police
Mark Anthony Gonzales, a 26-year-old man from from Atwater, California, has been arrested after breaking and entering into women’s homes and rubbing their feet while they slept in a series of dist…Show more
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Opioid Crisis Friday: Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner’s report shows.
by Kaitlyn Radde Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images The rapper Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, documents from the Los Angeles County coroner’s office show. Coolio died on Sept. 28, 2022, at a friend’s home in Los Angeles. The coroner’s report listed the primary cause of the 59-year-old’s death as the “effects of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine” andContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Coolio died of an accidental fentanyl overdose, coroner’s report shows.”
At least 36 people have died in Maui wildfires that overwhelmed hospitals, demolished homes and destroyed cultural sites
by Nouran Salahieh The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has soared to 36, and officials worry the devastation could intensify as the infernos torch more of the ravaged island. The loss of life marked a staggering increase from earlier reports of six people killed. While survivors recall harrowing escapes by car or boat, many residents who fled still don’tContinue reading “At least 36 people have died in Maui wildfires that overwhelmed hospitals, demolished homes and destroyed cultural sites”
True Crime Sundays: Missing Missouri ER doctor, Idaho native found dead
by AP, Margarent Stafford, John Hanna Dr. John Forsyth, an Idaho native and Missouri ER doctor, went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake with an apparent gunshot wound. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body wasContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Missing Missouri ER doctor, Idaho native found dead”