3 d. ago Six puppies treated for suspected fentanyl overdose after dramatic rescue

Sheriff's deputies tracked down the individuals believed to have dropped off the dogs

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3 d. ago Puppies treated for suspected fentanyl overdose to go up for adoption in Washington

Six puppies were revived and treated by first responders and are now being monitored at a local animal shelterSix puppies in rural Washington state will soon be up for adoption after being revived following a suspected drug overdose – and some of them might go home with the fire-station staff who saved them.Two people dropped off three of the sickened puppies at the Sky Valley fire station, about an hour’s drive north-east of Seattle, on Sunday. Officials believe the animals either breathed or ate fentanyl. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago 6 puppies treated for a suspected opioid overdose in Washington will find new homes soon

Six puppies in rural Washington have recovered after being treated for a suspected drug overdose, and now some might go home with the firehouse staff who saved them

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9 d. ago ‘There’s serendipity to my story’: Emmylou Harris on Gram Parsons, her garlanded career – and her dog rescue centre

Ahead of her final European tour, the US songwriter discusses her unlikely life as a country star, seeking advice from Pete Seeger – and why retirement isn’t on the cards just yetWhen Emmylou Harris was starting out in the late 1960s, she thought country music wasn’t for her. “I hadn’t seen the light,” she says. “I was a folk singer who believed you don’t ever work with drummers as they wreck everything.” It was Gram Parsons, of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers, who changed her mind. Their musical partnership was brief – Parsons died after an accidental drug overdose at the Joshua Tree national park in 1973, aged 26 – but his impact on her was profound. “He had one foot in country and one in rock and was conversant in both. It changed my thinking completely.”Is Harris, legendary doyenne of the country ballad and distinguished recipient of three Country Music Association awards whose guitar was exhibited in Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, really saying she...

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1 week ago Top Trump aide's son says he's glad president captured Maduro because his brother died of drug overdose

Some users online agreed that Maduro's capture was a positive step in addressing the overdose crisis, while others criticized the aide's son for 'exploiting' his brother's memory.

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1 week ago California man, 19, died of overdose after making ChatGPT his AI 'drug buddy'

A 19-year-old California college student, Sam Nelson, died of an overdose after relying on ChatGPT for drug advice, which fueled his addiction.

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2 w. ago Tennis legend Bjorn Borg opens up on first time he took cocaine after shedding light on drug addiction which saw him suffer two 'dangerous' overdoses after early retirement

The Swedish superstar burst onto the tennis scene in the 1970s and claimed his first Grand Slam title - the 1974 French Open- at the tender age of 18.

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2 w. ago Holly Hagan reveals heartbreaking Christmas gift from sister two months after death

Holly Hagan shared with fans a sweet message and Christmas present from her late sister Darci who tragically died following a drug overdose during a night out with friends

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3 w. ago 'Heartbroken' mum wishes Merry Christmas to Scots girl who died in suspected drug overdose

Olivia Curley, 11, died at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow after taking unwell at home in Helensburgh.

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3 w. ago ‘It’s made things worse for everyone’: Philadelphia grapples with rise of new street drug

Medetomidine has extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms – and the detox centers that help patients are struggling with how best to cope The staff at harm reduction hub Sunshine House in the middle of Kensington, a neighborhood in north-east Philadelphia home to the most notorious open drug scene in the US, often reverse at least one overdose per day.But the mutating illegal drug supply is regularly conjuring new drugs with novel sets of potentially deadly risks. For the past 18 months, there has been a new drug in circulation, the veterinary sedative medetomidine, also known as “rhino tranq”. It has perhaps the most extreme and fast-acting withdrawal symptoms of all known street drugs. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago LA Angels settle lawsuit with family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

Angels reach confidential settlement after civil trialSkaggs died in 2019 from fentanyl-laced pillsParties arrive at settlement while case with juryThe Los Angeles Angels on Friday settled a lawsuit over the drug overdose death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.The decision to settle was reached after a two-month civil trial in Southern California over whether the Angels should be held responsible for Skaggs’ 2019 death after he snorted a fentanyl-laced pill provided by the team’s communications director, Eric Kay. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Angels and Tyler Skaggs' family discuss settlement after trial about his fatal overdose, source says

Lawyers for the Los Angeles Angels were discussing a possible settlement Friday with the family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs following a trial over whether the team was responsible for his fatal drug overdose

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