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Detectives In Bergen Seize Enough Fentanyl To Kill 1.5 Million Users Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives seized three kilos of deadly fentanyl – enough to produce nearly 1.5 million potentially fatal doses -- while arresting three men during a traffic stop in Teaneck. Charged with conspiracy and possessing 6½ pounds of the drug with the intent to distribute it are Bronx residents Edomar Troncoso, 28, Hanser Hernandez-Soto, 25, and Jefri Dominguez, 35, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of his Narcotic Task Force, along with Teaneck police, took the trio into custody late last week, Musella said. All three were booked into the Bergen Count…

by Jerry DeMarco

08/23/2022

Yonkers

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'Gone Forever': Yonkers Mom Recounts Teen's Overdose On 'Red Table Talk' A mother from Westchester County is opening up about losing her teenage daughter to an accidental fentanyl overdose. Despina Prodromidis, of Yonkers, recently sat down with actress Jada Pinkett Smith on her streaming show, Red Table Talk, for an episode centered around the national fentanyl epidemic. (View a clip of the segment below) Through tears, Prodromidis recounted the unimaginable moment on Easter 2021 when doctors informed her that her 15-year-old daughter, Olivia Green, had died after taking a counterfeit Percocet. "I was like, 'Is Olivia okay?' and they just put their heads dow…

by Michael Mashburn

05/18/2022

Lyndhurst

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Illegal 'Magic' Mushrooms Turn Up In Lyndhurst Police Stop, Authorities Say A Lyndhurst police officer busted a Passaic driver with psilocybin mushrooms, authorities said. Officer Michael D’Alesandro was on patrol in the area of Riverside Avenue and Copeland Avenue when he spotted an older model Honda Accord without any functioning brake lights, Detective Lt. Vincent Auteri said. Sgt. Philip Reina joined his colleague at the stop and spotted a bag with several caps and stems of the well-known psychedelic on the front floorboard, Auteri said. Grown wild or cultivated, so-called magic mushrooms the naturally-occurring psychoactive and hallucinogenic compo…

by Jerry DeMarco

02/16/2022

Hackensack

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Opioids Drive Highest Number Of OD Deaths Ever In US, While NJ Holds Steady, CDC Reports Call it a statistical oddity: Despite an historic spike in drug overdose deaths across the United States last year, the total reported for New Jersey ticked up barely 1% over 2019 – compared with an increase of more than 32% in New York, over 17% in Pennsylvania and more than 10% in Connecticut, the CDC reported. More than 93,000 people across the country died from drug overdoses amid last year’s COVID-19 pandemic, according to the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics. That total represented a 29.4% increase from the 72,151 deaths projected nationwide for 2019, according to an annual…

by Jerry DeMarco

07/14/2021

DV Plus - Westchester

Schools

Around The Schools: Drug Counselor Course Is NY's First, Vets Remind Students Of Pearl Harbor Here's a New York first: Mahopac High School now offers its students the Substance Abuse, Addiction & Recovery course leading to counselor certification. It is a viable career in New York, which is fourth, to California, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts, for having the most employment options for substance abuse counselors. The elective will start in January and be open to juniors and seniors. It teaches students the facts on substance abuse, addiction, and recovery in their local environment, "so they have a stake in the vitality of it," said the district, noting the philosophy beh…

by Donna Christopher

12/18/2019

Brookfield

Lifestyle

Newport Academy Offers Information On Yoga For Anxiety And Depression Today’s teens are more anxious than ever. One out of every five teens suffers from an anxiety disorder at some point. However, using yoga for anxiety and depression is an effective, all-natural approach to counteracting stress. “Anxiety is a normal part of our emotional landscape,” said Nicole Renée Matthews, Director of Yoga at Newport Academy. “But meditation and yoga are powerful tools for stress resilience and strengthening teen mental health.” Nicole Renée appeared recently on Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH to discuss the mental health benefits of yoga for anxiety. Nicole was t…

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Greenwich

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Greenwich Police Issue K2 'Spice' Warning After More Than 100 Overdose In New Haven After more than 100 people overdosed in New Haven recently, police are issuing a warning to Fairfield County residents on the dangers of K2, also known as "Spice." Greenwich Police report they have seen a rise in the use of the drug, known as a synthetic cannabinoid and overdoses have also been reported in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Illinois. Synthetic cannabinoids are human-made mind-altering chemicals that are either sprayed on dried, shredded plant material so they can be smoked or sold as liquids to be vaporized and inhaled in e-cigarettes and other de…

by Kathy Reakes

08/29/2018

Mount Pleasant

Business

Walmart, Sam's Club To Limit Opioid Prescriptions With the country in the midst of an opioid epidemic, Walmart is taking efforts to curtail drug abuse by its customers. Officials announced Walmart and Sam’s Club pharmacies around the country will fill all opioid prescriptions with no more than a seven-day supply, capping daily dosages at 50 morphine milligram equivalents. The new policy is in line with guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding opioid use and abuse. The new policy is expected to be implemented nationwide within two months. Walmart employees are expected to get additional training and ed…

by Zak Failla

05/08/2018