Drug Overdoes

"We must approach this crisis with a sense of urgency that prioritizes saving lives as our North Star," said Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). He spoke Wednesday before a Senate oversight committee.

White House pushes strategy to slow overdoses as street drugs grow more deadly

Brian Mann

The Biden administration says it has a plan to curb fatal overdoses by 13% by 2025. But as more synthetic opioids reach the U.S., there's skepticism interdiction can slow the flow of deadly drugs.

Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, picked up in a 2016 New York City drug bust. "Basically, [fentanyl] is so cheap to produce and it's so powerful, that drug dealers began realizing it was a way to increase their profits," <em>Fentanyl, Inc. </em>author Ben Westhoff says. But miscalculations of the amount used can be deadly.

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Doctor warns Jacksonville's city council about an uptick in fentanyl overdoses

Raymon Troncoso

A special committee from the Jacksonville City Council warns that the uptick in overdoses comes from fentanyl-laced products, often leading to death.

Department of Corrections officials say they deem the health and well-being of prisoners a priority and that the system has protocols to provide inmates with "proper medical treatment" when they overdose. PXHERE

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Florida Prisons Don’t Track Inmate Overdoses Despite Contraband Problems

Ana Ceballos/News Service of Florida

Florida’s prison system, the third largest in the nation, has long faced issues with contraband drugs, yet the state agency that grapples with the...