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The Flesh-Rotting Drug Causing Crisis In America’s Cities: Xylazine
Authorities are concerned about the street drug "tranq," which users report has led to their flesh rotting. The Centers For Disease Control and Prevention have reported a sharp rise in overdose deaths due to the drug, which is a tranquilizer used for horses combined with the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
Coolio Died From Exposure To Fentanyl, According To Manager
Popular rapper and actor Coolio died after exposure to fentanyl, according to an account delivered by his manager. The post Coolio Died From Exposure To Fentanyl, According To Manager appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Dealer Involved In Death Of Michael K. Williams Pleads Guilty
A dealer who was involved in selling the narcotics that led to the death of 'The Wire' actor Michael K. Williams, pleaded guilty in a Manhattan courtroom on Wednesday. Irvin Cartagena, also known as "Green Eyes," apologized for his actions after entering the plea. The post Dealer Involved In Death Of Michael K. Williams Pleads Guilty appeared first on The Latest Hip-Hop News, Music and Media | Hip-Hop Wired.
Autopsy Reports Show Master P’s Daughter Passed Due To Fentanyl Poisoning
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: UNCENSORED / TV One Master P finally has better closure regarding the passing of his daughter. Autopsy reports show that she died due fentanyl poisoning. As spotted on Page Six the Miller family suffered a tragic loss back in May when Tytyana was found dead at her private Los Angeles residence. At the time of her passing the mogul made reference to her struggling with mental health issues and substance abuse on a social media post, but the details behind her untimely passing were never shared out to the public. This week the reports were finalized and medical professionals at the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner have concluded that she died of accidental fentanyl intoxication. The 25-year-old apparently wanted to seek help as per ...
Harm Reduction Resources Are Coming to All Insomniac Music Festivals
The nation’s preeminent electronic music festival organizer, Insomniac Events, has announced a partnership with End Overdose, an organization spreading awareness of the opioid crisis. End Overdose will now have a presence at all Insomniac festivals, according to the company’s CEO, Pasquale Rotella. The nonprofit will provide educational resources and safety supplies, including Narcan kits, to combat onsite opioid overdose. The kits can quickly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose by administering Naloxone, a synthetic drug that blocks opiate receptors in the nervous system. “Accidental deaths from opioids and fentanyl are happening in our schools, in our homes, at festivals & in our communities,” reads a statement issued by Rotella. “This is an issue ...
Free Narcan Kits to Be Distributed to New York Nightlife Establishments, Per New Legislation
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic is worsening across the country. In New York City, where one resident dies of an overdose every three hours, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has teamed up with the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife for groundbreaking new legislation: distributing free anti-overdose kits to nightlife establishments across the state’s five boroughs. The hope, legislators said in a press release, is to combat accidental overdoses caused by pills or powders laced with fentanyl, a substance the United States Drug Administration found fatal doses of in 42% of pills they tested in 2021. Narcan, an anti-overdose agent that rapidly reverses the effects of an overdose, will be in each kit they provide to community nightlife hubs. “The frank real...
Free Narcan Kits to Be Distributed to New York Nightlife Establishments, Per New Legislation
It’s no secret that the opioid epidemic is worsening across the country. In New York City, where one resident dies of an overdose every three hours, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has teamed up with the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife for groundbreaking new legislation: distributing free anti-overdose kits to nightlife establishments across the state’s five boroughs. The hope, legislators said in a press release, is to combat accidental overdoses caused by pills or powders laced with fentanyl, a substance the United States Drug Administration found fatal doses of in 42% of pills they tested in 2021. Narcan, an anti-overdose agent that rapidly reverses the effects of an overdose, will be in each kit they provide to community nightlife hubs. “The frank real...
“We Are the Dork Side That Prevent People From Going to the Dark Side”: How Shambhala Is Pioneering Harm Reduction at Music Festivals
Between 1964 and 1975, an estimated 40,000 Americans crossed the border illegally into Canada, mostly to dodge the threat of being drafted to the military and the fear of combat in the Vietnam war. Some came due to the threat of imprisonment as President Nixon declared the “war on drugs” and addressed drug use as “public enemy #1.” A significant portion of these “draft dodgers” came to find a new home and Canadian diaspora in the Kootenay region of British Columbia and the central hub in the town of Nelson, per BC: An Untold History. The historic past and culture of challenging the definition of war and reducing harm is still very much alive in the Kootenay region. Shambhala Music Festival’s harm reduction culture and programs are a timely testament. EDM...
Fentanyl Will Be Circulating at Lollapalooza 2022, Chicago DEA Warns
Chicago has reported nearly 1,300 fatal fentanyl overdoses in the last year alone, Fox 32 Chicago reported this week. Now, with the approach of Lollapalooza, the city’s Drug Enforcement Agency is on high alert. “There’s going to be people walking around with backpacks at Lollapalooza that are going to be selling pills that are going to be laced with fentanyl,” Shane Catone, the division’s Deputy Special Agent in Charge, told Fox 32. “There’s not a doubt in my mind.” According to the report, Catone’s department has seized 80,000 pills containing fentanyl in the city since last October. One thing that makes these “fake” drugs so dangerous, he added, is how hard they are to distinguish from the real thing. “I&#...
This Nonprofit Is Handing Out Free Narcan at Music Festivals to Combat Fentanyl Poisoning
LISTEN UP, a project launched by non-profit organization This Must Be The Place, is touring around the United States this summer to hand out free Narcan kits and combat opioid overdose. The Columbus, Ohio-based organization was started by Ingela Travers-Hayward and William Perry. Travers-Hayward is an Emmy Award-winning producer who formerly worked with MTV News Canada, and Perry is a reformed felon and victim of opioid addiction who served 10 years in prison after getting caught up in the opioid epidemic. Considering the importance of harm reduction in the dance music scene, the two formed TMBTP with the goal of “harnessing the arts to help in the fight against substance abuse and behavioral disorders.” This summer, Travers-Hayward and Perry want to hand ...
“Nobody Else Has To Die” Benefit Concert to Raise Overdose Awareness In Los Angeles
Fentanyl overdose is officially the single leading cause of death among young adults in the United States, according to the CDC, and on March 10th in Los Angeles, the dance music community is taking up arms. The aptly-titled “Nobody Else Has To Die” benefit concert will be hosted by End Overdose, a non-profit dedicated to combatting drug-related deaths via education and medical intervention training. Its lineup, curated by local promoter Restless Nites, will include DJ sets by Black Marble, Drab Majesty and Sextile as well as live performances by the likes of Madeline Goldstein and Aurat. Free fentanyl test strips and End Overdose merchandise will also be available at the concert, which is set to run from 8PM to 2AM at 1720 Warehouse LA. Overall, the event ...
Comedian Fuquan Johnson & Two Others Die of Fentanyl Overdoses
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: gotpap/Bauer-Griffin / Getty It has unfortunately been reported that comedian Fuquan Johnson and two others have passed away due to drug overdoses. According to TMZ, Johnson along with Enrico Colangeli (Rico Angeli) and Natalie Williamson passed away after taking cocaine that was laced with fentanyl over the weekend. Another person who also overdosed was Kate Quiqley, who is expected to survive the tragic incident. “In any case, we’re told cops were summoned a little after midnight, and when they arrived … they found 4 people who appeared to be either deceased or close to it. Our sources say Johnson and 2 others were pronounced dead on the scene … while Quigley was transported to the hospital in critical condition. Unclear how she’s doing now — we’ve trie...
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