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Killer batch of white heroin responsible for at least 100 deaths across the country
The Daily Mail ^
| 2-2-14
| Ryan Gorman
Posted on 02/02/2014 3:57:22 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
Heroin overdose deaths across the country are spiking as a deadly new variant of the drug mixed with a powerful painkiller is spreading from New Hampshire to Washington State.
The lethal combination of heroin and fentanyl, an opiate used to soothe the pain of cancer patients, is blamed for about 100 deaths from coast to coast. It is variously labelled as ‘bud ice,’ ‘income tax’ and ‘theraflu,’ authorities say.
The hardest hit states in the epidemic are Maryland, with more than three dozen deaths since September, and Pennsylvania, with almost two dozen this month alone, according to reports.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: drugs; fentynol; heroin; killerheroin; overdose; philipseymourhoffman; psh; wod; wosd
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To: Jim Noble
It’s safe, but the needle hurts more.
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:20:18 PM PST
by
HotKat
(Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. Mark Twain)
To: SuziQ
an article on Drudge said Ace of Spades heroin... free brand advertizing
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:50:58 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -vvv- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: SuziQ
Seymour Hoffman and heroin have been joined at the waist as long as beans and farts. Congratulations Hollywood and NY, an ameba could see this coming but you took care of what was important. Trash Palin, trash Israel, trash every whole and pure. Rot in heal.
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:51:49 PM PST
by
DAC21
To: DAC21
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:52:30 PM PST
by
DAC21
To: driftdiver
Next they’re going to say huffing gas is a no-no.
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:52:44 PM PST
by
Repeat Offender
(Why are cops ROE more lenient against us, here in the US, than U.S. military's ROE's in a war zone?)
To: ronnie raygun
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:53:01 PM PST
by
aces
(Jesus Saves not Society)
To: afraidfortherepublic
No wonder I got so high last night,..err, uh...wait, did I just post that out loud?
Never mind.
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posted on
02/02/2014 6:59:16 PM PST
by
semaj
To: peeps36
I had never heard of fentanyl until I was employed in the veterinary business.
To: afraidfortherepublic
They call it hillbilly heroin around here. Heroin cut with fentanyl. Deadly. Just in my neck of the woods more than half a dozen that I know of, all in their 20s. Narcan doesn’t work on this stuff. CPR hasn’t been successful. Very sad.
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posted on
02/02/2014 8:48:41 PM PST
by
tioga
(Every knee shall bend, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
To: afraidfortherepublic
The weird thing is this deadly heroin is cheaper than pot. Go figure.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:15:39 PM PST
by
tioga
(Every knee shall bend, every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord.)
To: afraidfortherepublic
It’s kind of hard to feel sorry for them. They do it to themselves. It isn’t like a bad batch of flu vaccine or something.
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posted on
02/02/2014 9:53:10 PM PST
by
CWCoop
To: afraidfortherepublic
Interdict shipments or infiltrate the production facilities, poison the crap, and let it continue it on its way. Heroin is a CHOICE; make the choice less attractive and it will cease.
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posted on
02/03/2014 8:56:03 AM PST
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JimRed
(Excise the cancer before it kills us; feed & water the Tree of Liberty! TERM LIMITS NOW & FOREVER!)
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