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Addiction Treatment Services in NYC Strained by Coronavirus Outbreak

March 17, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

The coronavirus outbreak is spurring alarm among New York City’s addiction treatment workers and opioid-dependent patients, with long lines forming outside city methadone clinics, Naloxone reportedly more difficult to access, and group addiction therapy continuing in some facilities—despite the risk of contagion.

Bronx Man Convicted in Massive Heroin Trafficking Scheme: Feds

February 12, 2020 Kevin Deutsch 0

A Bronx man was convicted by a federal jury Wednesday for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilograms of heroin and fentanyl into Massachusetts from the Bronx and Dominican Republic, prosecutors said.

Bronx Overdose Crisis Claims Another Life; Two Men Charged With Dumping Victim’s Body

October 21, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

A bystander found Judy Guzman, 54, wrapped in a blanket with duct on West 183rd Street near Sedgwick Avenue in University Heights shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, authorities said.

Plagued by Opioid Crisis, Bronx Again Led City in Overdose Deaths in 2018

August 27, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

In 2018, Bronx residents also had the highest rate of overdose death compared with all other boroughs. The rate increased by 9 percent from 31.4 per 100,000 residents in 2017 to 34.1 per 100,000 residents in 2018, according to the data compiled by New York City’s Department of Health.

4,505,100 Opioid Pain Pills, One Bronx Pharmacy: How Drug Suppliers Fueled an Overdose Crisis

July 20, 2019 Kevin Deutsch 0

The 161st Street Pharmacy in Melrose received enough pain pills to supply every Bronx resident with multiple doses—part of a wave of powerful painkillers that led to a surge in overdose deaths, new data shows.

Amid Wave of Counterfeit Opioids, Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Seized From Bronx Phone Shop

February 16, 2019 Sasha Gonzales 0

Authorities seized 14,000 highly-potent fentanyl pills from a Bronx cell phone store doubling as a drug stash house earlier this month, potentially saving scores of opioid users from overdosing, officials said.

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