Banks: ‘Devastating Fentanyl Epidemic’ Behind New Bill
Sep 22, 2022 
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Updated: U.S. Rep. Jim Banks says fentanyl “has devastated thousands of Hoosier families.”
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Local Recovery Group Founder Speaks Before Congressional Leaders Regarding Fentanyl
Sep 21, 2022 Updated:
Updated: Brandi Shepherd lost her brother to fentanyl.
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Fentanyl-Laced Pills Looms As Next Drug Epidemic
Mar 07, 2022 
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Updated: When Indiana State Police pulled over a vehicle traveling on Interstate 65 near Seymour this past November, it didn’t take long for them to suspect that a large amount of drugs was hidden inside.
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Opioid Epidemic And The Transition To Heroin
Nov 09, 2021 
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Updated: Overdose deaths involving opioids across the United States reached 69,710 in 2020, up from 50,963 in 2019, the highest annual toll on record.
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Mother, Grandparents Among Six Charged In Evansville Child’s Fentanyl Death
Nov 03, 2021 
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Updated: All six people involved in the death of a three-year-old child by fentanyl ingestion were officially charged Tuesday, Nov. 2, during their initial hearings in Vanderburgh Circuit Court.
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Sheriff’s Department Officers Undergo Fentanyl Safety Training
Feb 23, 2018 
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Updated: KOSCIUSKO — Due to the rising popularity of fentanyl, the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is taking preventative measures to keep its officers safe. Local jails, including Allen County, have recently had fentanyl exposures causing the hospitalization of employees. The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department is educating their … Read More
Body Scanner On Sheriff’s Wish List
Feb 09, 2018 
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Updated: WARSAW — Kosciusko County Sheriff Rocky Goshert championed public safety and rehabilitation for inmates in his address to the Kosciusko County Council Thursday, Feb. 8. The sheriff told the panel he would be looking into the addition of a body scanner, which would detect drugs coming into the … Read More
Ohio Officer Accidentally Touched Fentanyl And Overdosed
May 15, 2017 
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Updated: EAST LIVERPOOL, OHIO — An East Liverpool Police officer, while responding to a drug-involved call Friday night, accidentally touched Fentanyl and overdosed.
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DEA Issues Nationwide Alert On Fentanyl As Threat To Health And Public Safety
Mar 18, 2015 Updated:
Updated: The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today issued a nationwide alert about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues/compounds. Fentanyl is commonly laced in heroin, causing significant problems across the country, particularly as heroin abuse has increased. This alert was issued through the multi-agency El Paso Intelligence Center … Read More