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US Overdose Deaths Fall Steeply, Marking Progress In Opioid Crisis
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's long-running opioid crisis, new data showed on Wednesday.
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US Investment Banker's Cause Of Death Revealed After Months-Long Investigation
Carter McIntosh, a 28-year-old investment banker at Jefferies Financial Group's Dallas office, died from an "accidental overdose" of fentanyl and cocaine, Business Insider reported.
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Doctor Who Provided Matthew Perry's Drugs Pleads Guilty
One of two doctors charged in connection with the drug overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty in a US court on Wednesday.
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Matthew Perry Death Case: Accused Doctor Expected To Plead Guilty
One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the drug ketamine.
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"Ketamine Queen", US Doctor To Be Tried In March Over Matthew Perry's Death
A California doctor and a woman charged with illegally supplying the drug ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry before his overdose death will face trial in March, according to court documents released on Tuesday.
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Adult Star Sophia Leone's Cause of Death Revealed After Months-Long Investigation
The adult film star was found dead in her New Mexico home on March 1.
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Private Jets, Luxury Cars: Lavish Life Of "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha
The arrest of Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the "Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles", in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry has unveiled a life of luxury funded by a deadly drug empire.
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Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death
Among the five people who have been charged in actor Matthew Perry's death due to a drug overdose last year is a woman called Jasveen Sangha, popularly known as "the Ketamine Queen".
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Porn Star Jesse Jane Died Of Drug Overdose, Reveals Autopsy
Adult film star Jesse Jane died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine toxicity in January 2024, herautopsy report has confirmed. Her body was found in a decomposed state, it stated.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Director Who Was Working With Heath Ledger Shares New Details About Actor's Death
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan has revealed new details about the circumstances surrounding actor Heath Ledger's death. Ledger died in January 2008 following a prescription drug overdose in his New York apartment.
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What Is Ketamine, The Drug Linked To Matthew Perry's Death
Friends actor Matthew Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose, an investigation by medical examiners revealed on Friday.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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Drug Kingpin Arrested In Himachal In NIT Student's Death Case: Police
A drug kingpin has been arrested in connection with the death of a first-year M.Tech student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Hamirpur, police said on Wednesday.
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US Overdose Deaths Fall Steeply, Marking Progress In Opioid Crisis
US drug overdose deaths fell sharply in 2024 to hit their lowest level in five years, offering hope in the nation's long-running opioid crisis, new data showed on Wednesday.
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US Investment Banker's Cause Of Death Revealed After Months-Long Investigation
Carter McIntosh, a 28-year-old investment banker at Jefferies Financial Group's Dallas office, died from an "accidental overdose" of fentanyl and cocaine, Business Insider reported.
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Doctor Who Provided Matthew Perry's Drugs Pleads Guilty
One of two doctors charged in connection with the drug overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry pleaded guilty in a US court on Wednesday.
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Matthew Perry Death Case: Accused Doctor Expected To Plead Guilty
One of two California doctors who were among the five people charged in the overdose death of "Friends" star Matthew Perry is expected to plead guilty on Wednesday to a charge of illegally distributing the drug ketamine.
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"Ketamine Queen", US Doctor To Be Tried In March Over Matthew Perry's Death
A California doctor and a woman charged with illegally supplying the drug ketamine to "Friends" star Matthew Perry before his overdose death will face trial in March, according to court documents released on Tuesday.
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Adult Star Sophia Leone's Cause of Death Revealed After Months-Long Investigation
The adult film star was found dead in her New Mexico home on March 1.
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Private Jets, Luxury Cars: Lavish Life Of "Ketamine Queen" Jasveen Sangha
The arrest of Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the "Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles", in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry has unveiled a life of luxury funded by a deadly drug empire.
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Who Is Jasveen Sangha, "Ketamine Queen" Charged With Matthew Perry's Death
Among the five people who have been charged in actor Matthew Perry's death due to a drug overdose last year is a woman called Jasveen Sangha, popularly known as "the Ketamine Queen".
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Porn Star Jesse Jane Died Of Drug Overdose, Reveals Autopsy
Adult film star Jesse Jane died from an accidental overdose of fentanyl and cocaine toxicity in January 2024, herautopsy report has confirmed. Her body was found in a decomposed state, it stated.
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Mexico Warns Of "Zombie Drug" Xylazine Found In Opioids On US Border
The findings come amid concerns about fentanyl use rising within Mexico. Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of overdose deaths in the US each year.
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Director Who Was Working With Heath Ledger Shares New Details About Actor's Death
Writer-director Stephen Gaghan has revealed new details about the circumstances surrounding actor Heath Ledger's death. Ledger died in January 2008 following a prescription drug overdose in his New York apartment.
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What Is Ketamine, The Drug Linked To Matthew Perry's Death
Friends actor Matthew Perry died from an accidental ketamine overdose, an investigation by medical examiners revealed on Friday.
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China Warns Against Selling Of Narcotic Producing Chemicals After US Deal
China's narcotics control agency has warned against the manufacture and sale of substances that can be used to make illegal drugs, a day after President Xi Jinping said China would stem the export of items used to make the opioid fentanyl.
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Explained: Biden-Xi Deal On Fentanyl, Cause Of 70,000 Deaths In US
United States President Joe Biden said Wednesday China will take steps to tackle the flow of fentanyl - a synthetic opioid responsible for the death of over 70,000 people last year - into the country.
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Drug Kingpin Arrested In Himachal In NIT Student's Death Case: Police
A drug kingpin has been arrested in connection with the death of a first-year M.Tech student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Hamirpur, police said on Wednesday.
