David Faiivae, a San Diego sheriff in training, collapsed after being exposed to fentanyl while processing evidence at the scene of a July 3 arrest, ABC News reports. After Faiivae collapsed, field training officer Cpl. Scott Crane began administering naloxone, an FDA-approved nasal spray used to reverse the effects of opioids. “He found a white substance that […]
Drug overdose deaths have risen sharply among Black Americans during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic with men being the most affected group. For years, the opioid epidemic has steadily contributed to the rise of deaths in Black communities as a public health crisis across the U.S., the Associated Press reported. Research from the University […]
Several researchers across the country have concluded that drug overdose deaths have surged among Black Americans during the pandemic. The scientists’ focus on disparity follows up on research from the CDC, which found that fatal drug overdoses among all Americans increased by 20% during the coronavirus pandemic, killing more than 83,000 people. “It wasn’t until we started […]