/tags/drugs drugs en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:54:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-19/dea-seized-xylazine-mixed-fentanyl-48-50-states The DEA has announced fentanyl combined with xylazine as an emerging drug threat. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 08:54:00 GMT /local-news/2023-04-19/dea-seized-xylazine-mixed-fentanyl-48-50-states Ann Thompson /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-03-27/what-is-xylazine-contributing-to-overdose-deaths The Hamilton County coroner is warning of an animal sedative that's being cut into street drugs with dangerous results. Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-03-27/what-is-xylazine-contributing-to-overdose-deaths /health/2023-03-08/hamilton-county-coroner-xylazine-animal-tranquilizer-street-drugs-narcan Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco reports if you're using street drugs like opioids and fentanyl, there's a two-thirds to three-quarter chance it also has xylazine, an animal drug that slows breathing and heart rate. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:05:26 GMT /health/2023-03-08/hamilton-county-coroner-xylazine-animal-tranquilizer-street-drugs-narcan Tana Weingartner /local-news/2023-01-31/cvg-customs-agents-fake-super-bowl-merch-drugs-reptiles The Customs and Border Protection Agency's weapons against smugglers include "Betty" the narcotics-sniffing dog and an officer in a hazardous materials suit. Tue, 31 Jan 2023 22:10:08 GMT /local-news/2023-01-31/cvg-customs-agents-fake-super-bowl-merch-drugs-reptiles Ann Thompson /ohio-news/2022-04-18/osu-students-created-an-app-to-report-bad-batches-of-drugs-they-hope-it-cuts-down-on-overdose-deaths Dennis Pales helped found SOAR as a freshman three years ago. He says the group was spurred into action when an Ohio State student overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine at a campus-area bar. Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:43:43 GMT /ohio-news/2022-04-18/osu-students-created-an-app-to-report-bad-batches-of-drugs-they-hope-it-cuts-down-on-overdose-deaths Matthew Rand /local-news/2021-03-08/from-teflon-skillets-to-toys-customs-finds-drug-smugglers-getting-creative-at-cvg Under the watchful eyes of Port of Cincinnati officers and the nose of Bruno the dog, drug smugglers are upping their deceptiveness. It doesn't help that… Mon, 08 Mar 2021 21:27:52 GMT /local-news/2021-03-08/from-teflon-skillets-to-toys-customs-finds-drug-smugglers-getting-creative-at-cvg Ann Thompson /local-news/2020-09-15/prostitution-drugs-and-parties-afflicting-some-cincinnati-neighborhoods-residents-say Cincinnati has been dealing with a significant increase in shootings and homicides. But some residents told a City Council committee Tuesday that smaller… Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:50:58 GMT /local-news/2020-09-15/prostitution-drugs-and-parties-afflicting-some-cincinnati-neighborhoods-residents-say Jay Hanselman /local-news/2020-03-23/covid-19-drugs-and-vaccines-showing-promise Pharmaceutical companies are working around the clock to repurpose current medications and develop new therapies and vaccines to treat and prevent… Mon, 23 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2020-03-23/covid-19-drugs-and-vaccines-showing-promise Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-12-03/fake-prescription-pills-a-problem-in-ohio-and-kentucky The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern District of Ohio is preparing to prosecute nearly a dozen people who allegedly made and distributed fake… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-12-03/fake-prescription-pills-a-problem-in-ohio-and-kentucky Ann Thompson /local-news/2019-11-19/37-indicted-in-drug-money-laundering-conspiracy-in-cincinnati Thirty-seven people are under indictment for money laundering and trafficking fenatnyl, cocaine, methamphetamine following raids last week on a jewelry… Tue, 19 Nov 2019 18:24:32 GMT /local-news/2019-11-19/37-indicted-in-drug-money-laundering-conspiracy-in-cincinnati Tana Weingartner