The DOC has said fentanyl is coming in through the mail, in drug-soaked cards, letters, and even a book, from which inmates tore pages to smoke or ingest.
Treated drug overdoses are on a record pace in New York City jails this year, even as corrections officials boost efforts to stop fentanyl from being smuggled in.
Nearly 150 suspected overdoses were treated with Narcan, which counteracts the effects of opioids, between January and April, putting the jail system on a trajectory that would see over 400 overdoses in a year for the first time in history,The Department of Corrections has said fentanyl is coming in through the mail, in drug-soaked cards, letters, and even a book, from which inmates tore pages to smoke or ingest.
If the rate of treated overdoses continues as it has, it will roughly double the yearly total for 2020, when Narcan was administered to 220 inmates.Nearly 150 suspected overdoses were treated with Narcan, which counteracts the effects of opioids, between January and April.If the rate of treated overdoses continues, it will nearly double the yearly total for 2020.
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Five Slices of Life at AFS Doc DaysAFS Cinema's annual exploration of the best, most incisive, educational, and entertaining tales of true life returns tonight. austinfilm
Baca lebih lajut »
Prime Video Lines Up ’99’ Doc Series About Historic Manchester United Treble-Winning TeamPrime Video is training for 99, a documentary series about Manchester United’s historic treble-winning season in the later 1990s. The iconic team featured the likes of David Beckham, Gary Nevi…
Baca lebih lajut »
Doc Who Performed 10-Year-Old's Abortion Reacts After RulingAn Indiana doctor was visibly emotional as she was handed a $3,000 fine and a letter of reprimand Thursday night for going public after providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim.
Baca lebih lajut »
‘SAS: Who Dares Wins’ Instructor Remi Adeleke & Director Nick Nanton Team For Doc About HeroesEXCLUSIVE: SAS: Who Dares Wins instructor and writer Remi Adeleke has teamed with Emmy-winner Nick Nanton on Hero, a doc feature exploring perseverance and hope. Nanton’s companies DNA Films …
Baca lebih lajut »
Win Free Tickets to Early Screening of 'Extraction 2' With Q&AHey NYC! Win Free Tickets to Collider's Screening of Extraction2 and Q&A With AnthonyRusso and Director SamHargrave The screening takes place on June 13, at 4pm, in NYC at the Paris Theater.
Baca lebih lajut »
Pediatric ER doc shares the 1 grilling tool she'd never useDr. Meghan Martin, a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, shared her story of treating one of these wire grill brush injuries in a now-viral TikTok video.
Baca lebih lajut »