fentanyl
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Day 10 of Chauvin Trial Debates How Large of a Role George Floyd's Pre-Existing Conditions Played in His Death
Day 10 of Derek Chauvin’s trial consisted of testimony from medical officials offering their opinion on the medical cause of George Floyd’s death, with much debate surrounding how much of a role his pre-existing medical conditions factored into his death. According to the New York Times, Dr. Lindsey Thomas, a forensic pathologist, was the first…
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‘That Is Not a Fentanyl Overdose. That Is Somebody Begging to Breathe’: Medical Experts Express Doubt That Drugs Played a Role in George Floyd’s Death During Day 9 of Chauvin Trial
So far, the testimony heard this week has largely been from police officials and use-of-force experts, with a focus on whether former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin followed police training during the arrest of George Floyd. Day nine saw the trial transition to testimonies from medical experts who offered their assessment on what led to…
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Bobby Brown Speaks Out Following Release of Bobby Brown Jr.'s Autopsy Report
On Tuesday, we told you of the recent autopsy report pertaining to Bobby Brown’s late son, Bobby Brown Jr., who passed away last November. Per The Los Angeles coroner, Brown Jr. died from the “combined effects of alcohol, cocaine and fentanyl” despite there being no evidence of “drugs or drug paraphernalia” at the scene where…
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Autopsy Confirms Bobby Brown's Son Bobby Jr. Died of Effects From Alcohol, Cocaine and Fentanyl
A recent autopsy report has confirmed the cause of death of Robert Barisford “Bobby” Brown Jr., son of R&B icon Bobby Brown. Bobby Jr. was found dead on November 18, 2020, in his L.A. area home. He was 28 years old. According to NBC, a 15-page autopsy and toxicology report released on Monday via the…
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Pennsylvania Prisons Locked Down Indefinitely After 29 Employees Hospitalized
This week, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ordered a lockdown of its entire 47,000-person-prison system after yet another spate of employees was rushed to the hospital, sickened by what the DOC is calling “unknown substances,” which many believe to be illicit opioid-related drugs. The Washington Post reports that the prison in Albion, Pa., where five…
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Opioid Mixture Killed Veteran News Anchor Roy Hobbs
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Prince’s Family Sues Illinois Hospital and Walgreens for Wrongful Death
All six of Prince’s siblings have joined together to sue personnel at an Illinois hospital that treated the music superstar after he suffered from an opioid overdose a week before his death. The family has also named Walgreens pharmacy in its wrongful death suit. The heirs filed the lawsuit in Illinois on Friday, a day…
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No Criminal Charges in Prince’s Overdose Death
Prince didn’t know he was taking fentanyl, a painkiller 30-50 times stronger than heroin, at the time of his death. Still, citing a lack of evidence, Carver County (Minn.) Attorney Mark Metz announced in a news conference on Thursday that there will be no criminal charges filed in relation to Prince’s overdose death. As CNN…
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Prince Had ‘Exceedingly High’ Amount of Fentanyl in His Body at Time of Death: Report
As the opioid epidemic continues to wreak havoc on the nation, we are sad to say that it looks like singer Prince is one of the fallen. According to a toxicology report obtained from his autopsy Monday, the concentration of fentanyl in his blood was what experts deemed “exceedingly high.” “The amount in his blood…
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Number of Fatal Cocaine Overdoses Among Black People on Par With Opioid-Related Deaths Among Whites, Study Shows
The opioid crisis has dominated headlines and political conversations as the number of overdose deaths and addicts has risen dramatically in recent years. But a new study finds that the opioid epidemic, which has affected mostly white Americans, is just one part of the growing U.S. drug crisis. The report reveals that deaths from cocaine overdoses…