Fentanyl

The two inmates were found unresponsive in the same cell by a guard conducting a routine check at the New Haven Correctional Center, the state Department of Correction said in a news release.

Only 1 of 39 fentanyl overdose cases was accurate in a state health investigation in November.

Data from the Connecticut Department of Public Health shows suspected overdose deaths have jumped from the same time last year.Connecticut has seen about…

U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice from Long Island has reintroduced a bill that would help stop illegal manufacturing of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.…

More people in Connecticut are dying from opioid overdose deaths in 2021, according to the state Department of Public Health.Overdose deaths in each of…

Nassau County prosecutors said a former North Shore University Hospital nurse allegedly stole more than 1,400 vials of fentanyl from the Manhasset…

Connecticut House Republican Leader Vincent Candelora is warning about the growing dangers of counterfeit pills that contain fentanyl.Candelora said that…

Governor Andrew Cuomo says his 2020 budget is both “progressive” and “fiscally sound,” but some New York lawmakers are concerned it could worsen the…

Authorities seized 400 grams of fentanyl during two investigations in Nassau County this week.The seizure is the biggest in the county’s history. Police…

Suffolk County unveiled a new tool that can find the smallest traces of fentanyl molecules. That’s a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than…