Officials ‘Need To Be Informed’ About Tainted Heroin Spike

Posted by Shorebread | Thursday, February 06, 2014
BERLIN — An outbreak of overdoses linked to heroin laced with the deadly opioid fentanyl has hit close to home with dozen of deaths reported in Maryland, including three on the Eastern Shore, prompting officials to ramp up their enforcement and treatment programs. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has confirmed an increase in the number of deaths linked to a potent and deadly batch of heroin … READ MORE