Tag: drug
Nightwatch: Motorcycle CRASHES Into Multiple People – Full Episode (S1, E8) | A&E
Police officers pursue suspected drug dealers, while Keeley saves a group of partiers from a violent schizophrenic in Season 1, Episode 8 “Caught You, By…
Pfizer data supports booster shots after 6 months
In a briefing to the Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer said data supports a booster shot six months after a primary vaccine dose. The FDA…
Police K-9 units under scrutiny as drug laws change
ABC News’ Alex Presha reports on the backlash some police departments are facing for their K-9 units mistakenly signaling for drugs, causing police to do…
New COVID-19 pills may keep recently diagnosed patients out of hospital l On Location
Two young women are proving they are America Strong, serving tens of thousands of meals and comforting seniors after a recent rise of racist attacks…
Merck announces promising COVID-19 treatment | WNT
Merck announced development of a pill that, if authorized by the Food and Drug Administration, would be the first people could take at home to…
AstraZeneca asks FDA for emergency authorization for new COVID treatment l GMA
The drug maker is asking for emergency FDA authorization for its antibody treatment to help prevent COVID-19, which would help prevent disease for high-risk Americans…
Pharmaceutical executive to face criminal charges in landmark case
Federal prosecutors charged executives of the Rochester Drug Cooperative Tuesday, the first criminal charges against a drug distributor in the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. WATCH…
Denver votes to effectively decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
The initiative, a first for a U.S. city, makes enforcing the law against buying, selling or possessing so-called magic mushrooms the lowest priority for police….
Stunning landscape of tribal nation on US-Mexico border hides dark reality
The Tohono O’odham Nation, the third largest Native American reservation in the U.S., has become one of the busiest drug and human smuggling corridors in…
Coast Guard stops suspected drug smuggling submersible
Coast Guard officials said they found more than 17,000 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $232 million on board the submarine-like boat. #ABCNews #CoastGuard source
US citizen held in a Russian prison for years on what he said are false drug charges l Nightline
Gaylen Grandstaff was held in “psychological solitary confinement” for years on fabricated drug charges, he says. Though he has been released from prison, he and…
Drug lord El Chapo gets life in prison
Mexican drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was given a life sentence in U.S. prison. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2LW4GXf #ABCNews #ElChapo source
‘El Chapo’ complains before sentencing: ‘There was no justice here’
A judge sentenced the drug lord to life plus 30 years and ordered him to pay $12.6 billion in restitution. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…
Marines arrested on human smuggling, drug charges
Sixteen U.S. Marines were arrested for their alleged involvement in activities ranging from human smuggling to drug-related offenses, the Marine Corps said. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2K47EGJ…
2 American teens jailed in Rome for cop’s murder
Italian police said the two Americans confessed to stealing a backpack in a drug deal gone wrong that ended with a fatal stabbing of officer…
FDA investigates 127 cases of seizures after vaping l ABC News
Some users in those cases also reported experiencing fainting or tremors, according to the FDA. #ABCNews #Vaping source
OxyContin maker facing over 2,000 opioid death-related lawsuits hints at settlements l ABC News
Purdue Pharma, which manufactures the opioid drug, said in a statement that while it is prepared to defend itself in court, “it sees little good…
Dem donor Ed Buck charged with operating drug house l ABC News
Buck, also an LGBTQ political activist, was arrested in California after a third man allegedly overdosed at his West Hollywood home. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2kSIZMz #ABCNews…
Deadly battle erupts as police try to detain ‘El Chapo’s’ son
Ovidio Guzman Lopez is wanted in the U.S. for alleged drug trafficking; Mexico police released him after they were surrounded by heavily armed cartel members….
Cameron Douglas speaks out on drug addiction, family l ABC News
Cameron Douglas and his father Michael Douglas speak with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer about fame, failure and the family that helped Cameron find his way….