Manchester Man Arrested When Traffic Stop Leads to Hartford Police Seizing Nearly 5,000 Bags of Fentanyl
December 19, 2019
4 Reasons Trump’s Drug Importation Plan Won’t Work, POLITICO, December 18, 2019
When the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reviewed the prospects of importation in 2004, it concluded that it would lead to few drugs entering the U.S., and small savings. And only drops from that pot of savings will flow to consumers.
Pharmacy Associations Offer Perspective on Canada Drug Import Proposal, Drug Topics, December 20, 2019
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists "has long been opposed to importing drugs from Canada due to safety concerns. 'One of our main concerns with the safety of importation is potentially bypassing safety requirements intended to protect against contaminated or counterfeit medications."”
National Consumers League Urges Caution Following HHS Drug Importation Announcement, December 20, 2019
The NCL's "primary concerns are that this proposed new rule will put the public at greater risk of counterfeit drugs while not clearly passing on any cost savings on to consumer."
Importation Scheme Will Jeopardize Patient Health, Do Little to Lower Drug Costs, BIO, December 18, 2019
“Patients deserve access to the medicines they need with out-of-pocket costs they can afford. Under no circumstance should we risk patient safety to achieve this goal, yet that’s exactly what this dangerous importation scheme will do."
Don't Trust Your Life with Unknown Pills
December 20, 2019
Rock Hill Accused Killer Gets Life Prison for Drugs, Guns
December 20, 2019
Investigation by Local, Federal Authorities Results in East Tulsa Meth, Fentanyl Bust
December 22, 2019
San Diego Woman Sentenced for Smuggling Fentanyl Pills into US
December 23, 2019
Moms of Students Who Died of Opioid Overdoses Warn Others
December 28, 2019
Decade in Review: Opioid Crisis Takes Toll on County
December 30, 2019
Man Arrested in Connection with Drugs, Guns Seizure, Police Say
January 2, 2020
Police: "Extremely Dangerous" Drug Dealer Caught in Yakima
January 2, 2020
Seattle Police Seize 2,700 Pills Laced with Fentanyl in December Drug Raid
January 3, 2020
Number of Longmont Drug Bust Suspects Expected to Face Sentencing This Year
January 3, 2020
DEA LA Chief: Combating Counterfeit Drugs
January 5, 2019
Navajo County Sees Uptick in Fentanyl Overdoses and Deaths
January 2, 2020
St. Paul Police Report Sudden Spike in Overdoses Over Holiday
January 3, 2020
Natick Man Facing Drug Charges After Dead Suffolk Student Found in Home
December 24, 2019
Father, Son Face Multiple Narcotics Charges
December 24, 2019
Large Amount of Oxycodone Seized During ISP Traffic Stop
December 23, 2019
Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Drug Importation Charges
December 2019
Long Island Officials Tout Largest MS-13 Bust in NY History
December 20, 2019
Park Cities Indictments Serve as Reminder of Opioid Dangers
January 1, 2020
Prescription Drugs Imported from Canada Won't Lower Prices for American Consumers, Experts Say, CBS News, December 20, 2019
"...while they applaud the policy's goal, experts say the plan to allow foreign drug imports is unlikely to significantly lower costs in the U.S."
Prescription Drugs Laced with Fentanyl in Southeast Missouri
August 28, 2019
Medical Examiner Blames Fentanyl for Death of 4-year-old Glendale Girl
January 6, 2020
Champaign Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Trafficking Millions of Counterfeit Xanax Pills on Darknet, Money Laundering
January 6, 2020
Champaign Man’s Sentence for Counterfeit Pills Network: 13 Years
January 7, 2020
Pair Charged in Worland Overdose
October 15, 2018