No Survival Benefit to Higher Intranasal Naloxone Dose
There was no difference in survival between recipients of 4-mg or 8-mg intranasal naloxone (Narcan) administered by law enforcement, according to data from New York state. A review of 354 naloxone administration reports from New York State Police from March 2022 to August 2023 showed that 99% of people who received the 8-mg dose and […]
New Video Shows Virginia Deputies Piling On Handcuffed Black Man Who Later Died
Irvo Otieno, 28, died after an encounter with law enforcement at a state hospital in Petersburg, Virginia. Ben Crump Law/Handout via REUTERS New surveillance footage from a Virginia state hospital shows at least 10 sheriff’s deputies and hospital workers piling on top of Irvo Otieno, a handcuffed Black man who died of asphyxia soon after. […]
DEA Issues Rare Public Safety Alert on Fake Prescription Pills
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) issued a public safety alert on Monday warning of an “alarming increase” in lethal counterfeit pills containing fentanyl or methamphetamine. The alert, the DEA’s first in 6 years, aimed to raise awareness of a significant surge in fake pills mass-produced by criminal drug networks and marketed as legitimate prescription pills. […]