Fentanyl

MEXICALI, Mexico —  As fentanyl has ravaged the United States, killing tens of thousands of Americans each year, Mexican leaders have insisted their country has been virtually untouched by the opioid.Mexico officially recorded just 19 deaths from all opioids in 2020, the most recent year for which data are available, with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador contending fentanyl is exclusively a U.S. problem — one he blames on American “social decay.”“There is a lot of disintegration of families, there is a lot of…

Robert De Niro’s daughter Drena said that her son Leandro De Niro Rodriguez likely died last weekend after taking pills that were laced with fentanyl — a claim that, if true, would make him the latest high-profile person to die in what authorities say is a drug overdose epidemic that’s been driven by the availability of the highly potent synthetic opioid. “Someone sold him fentanyl laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him,” Drena De Niro alleged on Instagram Wednesday, in response to someone asking…

New research reveals that over 80% of New Yorkers who inject drugs have tested positive for the opioid fentanyl, despite only 18% reporting intentional usage, indicating widespread unknowing usage which could raise overdose risks. With drug overdoses tripling in New York City since 2013, largely due to fentanyl’s increasing presence, the study’s lead author emphasizes the need to monitor exposure rates, changes in user preference, and to implement novel strategies for reducing overdoses such as increasing support for…

Despite a state crackdown to seize fentanyl and arrest its traffickers and dealers in San Francisco, May was the city’s deadliest month for fentanyl overdoses on record, according to city and county data.The California Highway Patrol has seized more than eight pounds of fentanyl in the city’s Tenderloin district and surrounding areas since May, following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of a task force with state and local authorities targeting traffickers and dealers.But despite the haul — which the governor’s office…

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Drummer D.H. Peligro died in October due to effects of fentanyl and heroin, the Los Angeles medical examiner determined Tuesday. Peligro, who was a member of the San Francisco-based rock group Dead Kennedys, died in his Los Angeles home on Oct. 28, 2022. The musician — born Darren Henley — was 63. His death was ruled an accident, according to the coroner database. In October, the Dead Kennedys announced Peligro’s death on Instagram. According to the post, “police on the scene stated he died from trauma to the head caused…

Coolio Died Of Fentanyl Overdose, Reveals Manager ( Photo Credit – IANS ) American rapper Coolio died due to fentanyl, his manager Jarel (Jarez) Posey has confirmed. The rapper’s family said he also had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system. Coolio died on September 28 at the age of 59. The cause of his death was not immediately known at the time, though it was later believed that he suffered a heart attack, reports Variety. According to TMZ, the Grammy-winning rapper, producer and actor was found at a…

Grammy-winning rapper Coolio died from a fentanyl overdose, his manager said on Thursday, six months after the musician was found dead at a friend’s home in Los Angeles at the age 59.Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr, Coolio was best known for his 1995 single Gangsta’s Paradise, from an album of the same name.That song, a massive hit featured in the film Dangerous Minds, won a Grammy Award for best rap solo performance the following year.Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, said the rapper’s family had been informed on Thursday by the…

Coolio’s cause of death has been made public.TMZ reports the 59-year-old died from fentanyl poisoning. Family spokesperson and longtime manager Jarez Posey confirmed the news to the outlet, and said heroin and methamphetamines were discovered in his body as well. To make matters worse, the rapper had serious asthma and was a longtime cigarette smoker, which contributed to his death.Back in September, Coolio was discovered on the bathroom floor of a friend’s house in Los Angeles. The individual dialed paramedics but Coolio…

Rapper Coolio died of a fentanyl overdose and also had traces of heroin and methamphetamines in his system, his manager and family spokesperson, Jarel Posey, told The Hollywood Reporter. According to Posey, the family recently got the news from the coroner and was told that Coolio’s struggles with asthma and his history as a cigarette smoker were additional factors in his death. Posey shared that the star’s loved ones continue to remember him as a great man, both onstage and off. On Sept. 28,…