Counterfeit fentanyl pills in Wisconsin
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Since 2012, drug traffickers have been selling North Americans counterfeit medications made from fentanyl, a dangerous painkiller 25-40 times stronger than heroin, and even stronger synthetic opioids like carfentanil. The problem has spread to at least 49 states, and many Americans have suffered overdoses and death because the drugs they were taking were counterfeit.
Counterfeit pill news in Wisconsin
- Woman Sentenced In Drug Overdose DeathJune 17, 2020
- Woman Sentenced in Fatal Drug Overdose on the Menominee Indian ReservationJune 16th 2020
- South Milwaukee Man Charged with Drug Dealing, May Be Tied to Overdose DeathsMarch 19, 2020
- South Milwaukee Man Charged With Drug Dealing, May Be Tied to Overdose DeathsMarch 19, 2020
- ‘I am Really Worried’: Fentanyl Deaths Outpacing Previous Years in Walworth CountyNovember 19, 2018
- Two Charged in Brookfield Man's Fentanyl-Related DeathJune 17, 2019
Other Coverage in Wisconsin:
Menasha Officer's Close Call Highlights Dangers Of Fentanyl Exposure (July 22, 2017)
To Cut Risk Of Exposure To Fentanyl, Police Can Now Test Substances At State Crime Lab (July 20, 2017)
18 Milwaukee Deaths Blamed On Fentanyl Derivative This Year (July 3, 2017)
2016 Begins With A New Spike In Deaths Tied To Painkiller Fentanyl (February 19, 2016) [read saved copy]