Fentanyl Overdose

The Centers for Disease Control revealed Wednesday that the U.S. set a grim record in 2021 with 107,000 overdose deaths.

When lawmakers return to the state capitol on Feb. 9, they will debate strategies to reduce the rise in fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths – which recently included a 13-year-old in Hartford. “Fentanyl is a deadly poison and it must be treated as such. Illicit fentanyl is evil,” Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly said. Kelly is calling for a comprehensive approach….

Lawmakers say they will look to make changes to deal with the state’s growing fentanyl overdoses and deaths.

The death of a 13-year-old student who apparently overdosed on fentanyl at his Connecticut school has drawn renewed pleas for schools to stock the opioid antidote naloxone, as well as for training of both staffers and children on how to recognize and respond to overdoses.

The fentanyl overdose of a 13-year-old at the Sports and Medical Science Academy in Hartford last week is still sending shockwaves through the state. So now, schools are scrambling to get Narcan, along with training staff on how to administer it. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is an opioid reversal drug used in emergency situations. But it’s more than...

Stamford Police are investigating a string of overdose deaths that they say appears to be because of fentanyl-laced opiates. The police department is looking into the circumstances behind the overdose deaths of three city residents. Because of this, authorities are warning the public about fentanyl’s rapid and deadly effects. “Fentanyl is widely prevalent in the illicit drug supply chain,...

New Safety and Mental Health Services are Being Implemented into the Sports and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford. The School Reopened for the First Time on Wednesday Since a Student Overdosed on Fentanyl in the Building Last Thursday.

City and state leaders are reflecting on what needs to come next following the fatal fentanyl overdose of a 13-year-old student at Hartford’s Sports and Medical Sciences Academy last week. Amid discussion about Narcan training of school staff, Mayor Luke Bronin said there’s a larger conversation to be had about the prevalence of these drugs and how they could...

Governor Ned Lamont and lawmakers gathered on Tuesday to call attention to services that are available after a 7th grade student’s fentanyl overdose in Hartford last week.

The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford will be closed again on Tuesday after testing didn’t meet the standard following the discovery of dozens of bags of powdered fentanyl in the school.

The Hartford community is mourning the death of a student who died after a Fentanyl overdose.

Amid recent incidents of school-related drug overdoses, the Consolidated School District of New Britain announced they’ll be training their staff to use Narcan. Narcan, also known as Naloxone, is an opioid reversal drug used in emergency situations. The city will train school administrators first, with the help of New Britain EMS. Training will eventually expand to teachers and the...

Hartford Police are issuing a warning after recovering fentanyl that’s 50 times more potent than normal. Officials said the drug was found packed for street-level sales. The fentanyl was forensically tested and found to be about 50 times more potent then what has regularly been found and tested in New England regions, according to police. Authorities say the strength and…

The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford will be closed Friday after a 13-year-old student suffered an overdose and is in grave condition at the hospital, according to officials.

We’re checking in on the state’s real-time overdose tracking system known as SWORD with Peter Canning, EMS Coordinator for UConn Health. He tells us what trends they’re seeing and how the data they collect is used to improve the public health response to the opioid crisis.

An Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to a federal criminal charge for supplying counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl to the drug dealer accused of selling them to rapper Mac Miller, who then suffered a fatal overdose, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.