March 8, 2021
Two neighboring counties have the highest overdose death rates in the state. Data released from California Health Policy Strategies, a consulting firm based in Sacramento, shows that Lake and Mendocino counties ranked 1st and 2nd respectively. Lake County averaged more than 60 deaths per 100,000 people while Mendocino had just over 40. Sonoma County, meanwhile, is shown to be around the state average of 19.6 overdose deaths per 100,000.
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Panaji: A case of unnatural death of a Nigerian national was registered by Anjuna police after he was suspected to have died of drug overdose.
Police said that around 5.30am on Saturday, a taxi driver stopped his car for help near a restaurant as his Nigerian passenger had become violent. Thereafter, the staff of the restaurant called the police to the spot.
On seeing the police, the Nigerian became more violent and assaulted the owner and a staff of the restaurant. Police, with the help of restaurant staff, managed to calm the foreigner and shifted him to a private hospital in Anjuna.
Tianaa pills, said to produce an opioid like addiction, could soon be off Alabama store shelves
The highly-addictive tianaa pills could soon be banned from Alabama By Caroline Klapp | March 4, 2021 at 10:57 PM CST - Updated March 4 at 11:06 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Tianaa Red, Tianaa White, Za Za Red: these names may not mean anything to you.
But for some, they are painful reminders of addiction and loss.
They’re dietary supplements, not approved by the FDA, sold at convenience stores.
If you take enough, some say it gives off a high, similar to heroine.
Phillip Hundley says if it weren’t for the Tianaa pills, two of his friends he met at His Way would still be here today.