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- 1Utah mom Kouri Richins found guilty of poisoning husband with fentanyl▼Jury finds Utah mom Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning husband with fentanyl
A Utah jury has found Kouri Richins guilty of fatally poisoning her husband with fentanyl. Richins, a mother who drew attention after writing a children's book about grief following his death, was on trial for the 2022 killing. The verdict closes a closely watched case that had drawn national coverage since her arrest.
- 2Severe withdrawal cases signal rising medetomidine use▼Severe withdrawal cases point to growing medetomidine use
Clinicians at Penn Medicine report a growing number of patients experiencing severe withdrawal symptoms linked to medetomidine, a sedative increasingly found in the illicit drug supply. Health experts warn the drug may be mixed with opioids like fentanyl, complicating treatment and making withdrawal harder to manage than typical opioid dependence.
- 3ICE files detainer over Virginia school fentanyl overdoses▼ICE lodges immigration detainer against criminal illegal alien linked to Virginia high school fentanyl overdoses
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement has lodged an immigration detainer against a criminal illegal immigrant allegedly linked to fentanyl overdoses at a Virginia high school. The case is likely to fuel debate over immigration enforcement, fentanyl trafficking and how local authorities cooperate with federal immigration officials when suspects are in custody.
- 4Colorado cannot afford inaction on fentanyl, Brauchler argues▼Colorado cannot afford to do nothing on fentanyl | George Brauchler
Former district attorney George Brauchler writes in Colorado Politics that the state cannot afford to do nothing about the fentanyl crisis. He argues that inaction on the drug, which has driven a rise in overdose deaths, carries unacceptable costs for Colorado, and urges lawmakers to take firmer legislative action.