Opioid Crisis Friday: Over 18,000 fentanyl pills seized in suspected drug deal at Northern Quest.

AIRWAY HEIGHTS, Wash. — Officers with Kalispel Tribal Police arrested one person during a suspected drug deal in the parking lot at Northern Quest Casino. According to the department, gaming agents were alerted to a potential drug deal and detained the suspects. Law enforcement seized over 18,000 fentanyl pills, a pound of methamphetamine, other narcoticsContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Over 18,000 fentanyl pills seized in suspected drug deal at Northern Quest.”

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: 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.”

Opioid Crisis: FDA takes steps to authorize some overdose-reversing medicines for over-the-counter sale

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a notice that could help increase access to overdose-reversing naloxone drug products without the need for a prescription, paving the way to make more of them available for over-the-counter use.  Naloxone is a medication that blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system and rapidly reverses opioid overdosesContinue reading “Opioid Crisis: FDA takes steps to authorize some overdose-reversing medicines for over-the-counter sale”