From the West Alabama Newsroom– The deadly drug Fentanyl is being found in the Selma-Dallas County area more frequently over the last few weeks. Now local law enforcement is warning the public about the dangers associated with the synthetic opioid. “We’re starting to see more and more of it,” said Sheriff Mike Granthum. “We’re not seeing pure Fentanyl like a…
Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman faces a charge of endangering a child after her 1-year-old daughter allegedly overdosed on drugs and had to be revived by first responders. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department in Birmingham says it got a call from a woman who was screaming that her child had overdosed, apparently the powerful opioid painkiller fentanyl. Video…
