Fentanyl

Four went into cardiac arrest after ingesting the drug before two friends tried to help by performing CPR. That's when they were also exposed to the drug, the ...

It's 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and used to treat severe pain, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Obviously if there's a bad batch, it's not isolated just to one buyer. Fort Lauderdale Fire Department Battalion Chief Steve Gollan said the incident "brings great concern that there could be other ODs over the next couple of days.

The cadets, along with another young man, were exposed to what is believed to be cocaine laced with fentanyl, and two were on ventilators late Friday, ...

The two bystanders had not used the substance, but they also went into respiratory arrest because of their exposure from performing mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, Chief Gollan said. Two others were unconscious inside the house, he added. Emergency medical workers administered the anti-overdose medication Narcan, a brand-name version of naloxone, Chief Gollan said.

Six West Point cadets on spring break in Fort Lauderdale were hospitalized after overdosing on a powder substance laced with the drug fentanyl, ...

"This incident serves as a stark reminder to all, especially those visiting for Spring Break, of the deadly impacts of Fentanyl," Wilton Manors police said in the news release.Beth Smith, a spokesperson for the US Military Academy at West Point, acknowledged to CNN the college students were cadets and said the academy is investigating.Local authorities are investigating the overdose incident, police said.WMPD officers "took precautionary measures by evacuating and securing the residence due to the unidentified powdery substance," said the press release. During a Saturday bond hearing, a Broward County deputy identified Casseus as the man they believe sold the laced substance to the cadets and indicated that Casseus admitted to the transaction involving the West Point students after being taken into custody, according to the CNN-affiliate WPLG. Casseus is being held in the Broward County Jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond, according to BCSO online records. Drug overdose deaths top 100,000 annually for the first time, driven by fentanyl, CDC data showFentanyl is a synthetic drug that can be up to 50 times stronger than heroin, up to 100 times stronger than morphine and commonly resembles prescription drugs, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is often added to other drugs by dealers "because of its extreme potency, which makes drugs cheaper, more powerful, more addictive, and more dangerous," the CDC said.On Friday, Wilton Manors police warned in a tweet about the dangers of fentanyl." Authorities in Broward County, Florida, have made the arrest of the 21-year-old man in connection to the sale of a fentanyl-laced powder substance that allegedly triggered overdoses, according to CNN affiliate WPLG. The incident occurred in a vacation rental house in Wilton Manors, according to a news release from the Wilton Manors Police Department (WMPD).The Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (FLFR) responded to the house around 5 p.m. Thursday and aided six men who were feeling overdose symptoms. 5 West Point cadets overdose on fentanyl during spring break, police sayThe United States Military Academy at West Point said it is investigating the possible fentanyl overdose of six cadetsA suspect is in custody after five West Point cadets overdosed -- four of whom were hospitalized -- on the drug fentanyl while they were on spring break in Fort Lauderdale earlier this week, according to police. A hazmat team tested the powdered material and found that it was laced with fentanyl, an opioid drug, according to the department.Police said Friday that six West Point cadets on spring break in Fort Lauderdale were hospitalized after overdosing on a powder substance laced with the drug fentanyl.

A group of five U.S. Military Academy cadets were among six men who overdosed on a powdery substance believed to have been cocaine laced with the opioid ...

There were more than 64,000 deaths linked to fentanyl by the end of April 2021, according to data. It brings great concern that there could be other ODs over the next couple of days.” He added that another was in stable condition and that three patients had been released from the hospital. “The U. S. Military Academy is aware of the situation involving West Point cadets that occurred Thurs. night in Wilton Manors, FL,” Smith said in a statement. “Officers from the Wilton Manors Police Department took precautionary measures by evacuating and securing the residence due to the unidentified powdery substance,” police said in a news release. Gollan told local media Friday that two of the men were in critical condition and were intubated in intensive care units.

Six men and a woman were taken to hospitals on Thursday in an incident that highlights a two-year trend in suspected opioid overdoses.

It was often booked by revelers around holidays and on weekends, they said. Fire officials said two patients were critically ill and on ventilators. Florida officials only identified the patients as college students from New York state.