State. This month, a Police Officer in ohio had a near fatal sentinel overdose facing overdose following routine traffic stop. ,e put on his mask and gloves arrested some individuals, went back to the playstation and the police station, noticed there was powder on his shirt, he brushed it away. He is a big man, and he fell to the floor unconscious and overdose. Canadministered nor immediately, but he was not enough, they had to rush into the hospital where two more narc an doses were administered and luckily his life was saved. He would have date have died if he had been alone. He also said, what if you got home and hugged his kid . This, it is devastating our communities and causing danger for Law Enforcement and First Responders. Isntanyl hundreds of times more potent than heroin. It can be deadly. We also know about other synthetic drugs coming into our country. This issue is getting worse. As i said, the number of overdoses and deaths have increased a medically dramatically. You mi
We have a great group of members who are here and i know everybodys got a lot of different commitments this morning. We are also eager to hear from our witnesses and talk about a critical issue facing our country. Its really a crisis in our communities and its getting worse, not better and the crisis is this Opioid Epidemic. The country is being gripped by it. My state is in many states are. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month in ohio, there was a near fatal but now overdose following a routine traffic stop. He p he noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He did the right thing. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals,s, went back to the Police Station and noticed it on his shirt there was some powder so he reached up like this and brush the powder off his shirt. This guy is 6foot three, 225 pounds. A big man. He fell to the floorimmedi unconscious in overdose. They administered narcan immediately but it wasnt enough. Wapi they had to rush
Individual, went back to the Police Station and noticed on his shirt was some powder. He brushed the powder off the shirt, he is 6 foot 3, 225 pounds am a big man, he fell to the floor unconscious from overdose. They administered antidote immediately but it wasnt enough, rushed him to the hospital where two more doses were administered and luckily his life was saved. He would have died had he been alone. What if he had gone home with that power on his shirt and hugged his kid . That is just an example of what we are facing. Obviously a devastating to our communities and families but also creating quite a danger for Law Enforcement and First Responders. Sentinel is 35 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, a lethal dose to of 20 mg, we were able to show a tiny amount of fenton all can be deadly and we know about other synthetic drugs, this is getting worse as i said, the number of overdoses and deaths have increased dramatically, the director of National Intelligence included synthetic
Comedic genous is gone, from a young star to a producer, tonight we remember the legendary gene wilder. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, im Savannah Guthrie in for lester tonight. It has happened tonight. Former congressman Anthony Wiener splashed all over the newspapers, caught in yet another tawdry sexting scandal. But this time with his toddler son dragged into it. It appears to be the last straw for his wife huma abedin. Who announced today she has left him. Its an announcement that had immediate reverberations in the political world because abedin is one of clintons top advisors and donald trump was quick to seize on the news to attack clintons judgment. Reporter huma abedin in the hamptons as Hillary Clinton raceed millions sunday. As her closest aid, now after a third sexting scandal by her husband, Anthony Wiener. Abedin acknowledging, after long and painful consideration,
Star to a producer, tonight we remember the legendary gene wilder. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nightly news with lester holt. Good evening, im Savannah Guthrie in for lester tonight. It has happened tonight. Former congressman Anthony Wiener newspapers, caught in yet another tawdry sexting scandal. But this time with his toddler son dragged into it. It appears to be the last straw for his wife huma abedin. Who announced today she has left him. Its an announcement that had immediate reverberations in the political world because abedin is one of clintons top advisors and donald trump was quick to seize on the news to attack clintons judgment. Our story tonight from nbcs andrea mitchell. Reporter huma abedin in the hamptons as Hillary Clinton clintons longest serving aid, closest advisor now after a third sexting scandal by her husband, Anthony Wiener. Abedin acknowledging, after long and painful consideration, and work on