Opioids & Organs The Harvest & The Art of Trafficking

16/10/2023

One 2 milligram (mg) dose of fentanyl is enough to kill an adult, but may be more or less depending upon your body size, opioid tolerance, and former usage. Fentanyl can kill you within a matter of 2 minutes, usually due to respiratory failure (breathing that has stopped).

16/10/2023

Pharmaceutical fentanyl is prescribed by doctors to treat severe pain, especially after surgery and for advanced-stage cancer. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid medicine used to treat moderate to severe pain, it is up to 100 times stronger than other opioids like morphine, he**in or oxycodone. A doctor might prescribe fentanyl if you have severe pain due to cancer, nerve damage, serious injury, or major surgery

16/10/2023

Physician-assisted death is when someone requests a prescription for a lethal dose of medication. People diagnosed as terminally ill may choose to die on their own terms to feel a sense of control over their situation and put an end to extreme pain.

Organ donation after medical assistance in dying is the donation of organs after death that is medically assisted (MAiD). Both are expressions of human autonomy.

05/10/2023

Raising Awareness of the Illicit Fentanyl Crisis in my Community

05/10/2023

23/09/2023

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22/09/2023

Court documents detail arrangement between the U.S. government and the Sinaloa cartel.

21/09/2023

The Transplant Waiting List moved as though it had a motor on it CNN reported a 24-fold increase in organ transplants from drug overdoses at the height of the Opioid Crisis from 2000-2016.

Drug distribution networks trafficked opioids throughout New Hampshire New England devastating families and entire communities.
The increase in the incidence of overdose-related deaths, specifically from fentanyl, has resulted in many organ donations.
More than 42,000 of those deaths involved some type of opioid, the most common being illicit drugs like he**in and black-market
fentanyl. Today as of Sept 2023 we're now seeing that the use of fentanyl together with stimulants like co***ne & m**h proving to be an even deadlier combination.

The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research and review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.

21/09/2023

'One Pill Kills' town hall on Wednesday to share frightening stats
about the growing dangers of fentanyl and other opioids.

The D.E.A. reports a dramatic increase in the number of fake pills
containing at least two milligrams of fentanyl, enough to be considered a lethal dose.

Six out of every ten pills tested by the D.E.A contains that potentially lethal level,
and in the year 2022, enough fentanyl was recovered to kill
every man, woman and child in the United States.

The Jefferson County D.A., Sheriff's Office, and Beaumont Police held the 'One Pill Kills' town hall to share stats about the growing dangers of fentanyl.

09/09/2023

https://youtu.be/mqQqIbFEfxs

Becky Stewart shares her story about the death of her 19-year-old son, Cameron, from fentanyl poisoning. To learn more about fentanyl and available resources...

09/09/2023

Did China crack down on fentanyl?
Since China banned the production of fentanyl and related substances in 2019, Mexican criminal organizations have largely taken control of the drug's production and sale, smuggling finished fentanyl to consumers in the US, according to a 2022 report from the Congressional Research Service.

09/09/2023

Where does fentanyl come from?
While Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the United States, India is emerging as a source for finished fentanyl powder and fentanyl precursor chemicals.

09/09/2023

Should fentanyl be a Schedule 1 substance?
Congressman David G. Valadao (CA-22) voted for H.R. 467, the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) of Fentanyl Act. The legislation, which passed the House of Representatives with overwhelming bipartisan support, would permanently place fentanyl-related substances (FRS) into Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act.

09/09/2023

What is the new law about fentanyl?
A new bipartisan bill aims to increase access to fentanyl ...
A new bipartisan bill aims to increase access to fentanyl test strips amid overdose deaths. The Senate measure would exclude the test strips from a drug paraphernalia statute, as the potentially life-saving products remain criminalized in many states

09/09/2023

Control Status: Fentanyl-related substances are controlled in schedule I of the CSA. Public Law 117-328 extended temporary control of fentanyl-related substances in schedule I to December 31, 2024.

22/06/2023