Archive for August 2017
Fentanyl exposure: 5 safety tips for the police
Accidental officer exposure to carfentanil, an analog of fentanyl, can be lethal. Sep 19, 2016 The United States is in a fentanyl crisis. I don’t use the word crisis lightly. Between 2013 and 2014, fentanyl submissions to the DEA lab from Ohio increased by a whopping 1,043 percent. Along with those submissions came a 526…
Read MoreFentanyl’s Deadly Risk to Cops is Changing the way Narcotics Officers Operate
By Jim Salter, Associated Press ST. LOUIS — The street version of fentanyl blamed in the deaths of thousands of Americans is also threatening police officers, forcing changes in long-standing basics of drug investigations, from confiscations to testing and undercover operations, law enforcement officials say. Overdose deaths have surged as drugs such as heroin, cocaine…
Read MoreDEA warns of Fentanyl’s ‘unprecedented threat’ to cops, K-9s
The DEA released a video to law enforcement nationwide about the dangers of improper handling and its deadly consequences—especially to drug-sniffing police dogs Aug 15, 2016 By Christine Stapleton, The Palm Beach Post WASHINGTON — Fentanyl, the powerful painkiller more than 50 times stronger than heroin, has become so prevalent that the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning…
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