/tags/carfentanil carfentanil en-US Copyright Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:15:38 GMT /news/2020-01-06/franklin-county-coroner-overdose-deaths-increased-in-first-part-of-2019 The Franklin County Coroner’s Office says the number of fatal overdoses during the first nine months of 2019 grew from the same period the year… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:15:38 GMT /news/2020-01-06/franklin-county-coroner-overdose-deaths-increased-in-first-part-of-2019 Gabe Rosenberg /news-partners/npr-news/2018-03-08/the-opioid-crisis-is-surging-in-black-urban-communities Opioid overdose deaths among middle-aged black men have increased 245 percent in the past three years in Washington, D.C. Thu, 08 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT /news-partners/npr-news/2018-03-08/the-opioid-crisis-is-surging-in-black-urban-communities Marisa Peñaloza /news/2018-01-29/portman-says-postal-service-must-take-opioids-as-seriously-as-counterfeit-purses U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is ratcheting up pressure on the Postal Service to help track the flow of synthetic opioids primarily from China to the U.S.A report… Mon, 29 Jan 2018 13:03:14 GMT /news/2018-01-29/portman-says-postal-service-must-take-opioids-as-seriously-as-counterfeit-purses M.L. Schultze /wvxu-stories/2017-09-08/cincinnati-carfentanil-case-conviction-first-in-country A Cincinnati man is facing 20 to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to trafficking heroin laced with carfentanil. Phillip Watkins was charged with... Fri, 08 Sep 2017 16:52:28 GMT /wvxu-stories/2017-09-08/cincinnati-carfentanil-case-conviction-first-in-country Tana Weingartner /breaking-news/2017-02-16/china-blacklists-carfentanil-closing-a-deadly-loophole The opioid carfentanil is roughly 10,000 times more potent than morphine — but until now, it hasn't been a controlled substance in China. Thu, 16 Feb 2017 12:37:00 GMT /breaking-news/2017-02-16/china-blacklists-carfentanil-closing-a-deadly-loophole Bill Chappell /news/2017-02-15/portman-reintroduces-bill-to-cut-supply-of-synthetic-heroin-coming-to-the-u-s Ohio Sen. Rob Portman is reintroducing a bill he hopes will slow the flow of synthetic heroin such as fentanyl and carfentanil into the country.Many of… Wed, 15 Feb 2017 13:05:24 GMT /news/2017-02-15/portman-reintroduces-bill-to-cut-supply-of-synthetic-heroin-coming-to-the-u-s M.L. Schultze /news/2017-02-02/how-opioids-slip-through-the-postal-service-one-big-loophole When the opioid carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer, surfaced in Ohio last summer, it caused a public health emergency. Ohio now suffers more fatal drug… Thu, 02 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMT /news/2017-02-02/how-opioids-slip-through-the-postal-service-one-big-loophole /news/2017-01-26/columbus-man-gets-15-years-in-prison-for-selling-deadly-painkiller A Columbus man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for selling a potent drug that authorities say led to two deaths and nine nonfatal… Thu, 26 Jan 2017 12:32:39 GMT /news/2017-01-26/columbus-man-gets-15-years-in-prison-for-selling-deadly-painkiller The Associated Press Ohio /news/2016-09-07/cincinnati-task-force-says-state-resources-are-needed-to-fight-opioid-abuse The head of a Cincinnati-area drug task force is calling on the state to declare a public health emergency to free up more resources for fighting… Wed, 07 Sep 2016 10:51:09 GMT /news/2016-09-07/cincinnati-task-force-says-state-resources-are-needed-to-fight-opioid-abuse Maryanne Zeleznik /news/2016-09-06/coroner-fears-dealers-use-cincinnati-area-as-test-tube An Ohio county coroner fears the Cincinnati area has been used as a "test tube" by heroin dealers for use of a powerful animal tranquilizer.Hamilton… Tue, 06 Sep 2016 17:34:46 GMT /news/2016-09-06/coroner-fears-dealers-use-cincinnati-area-as-test-tube The Associated Press Ohio