Posts Tagged ‘Snapchat’
New Jersey Teenager Killed by Pill Containing Fentanyl Sold on Snapchat
New Jersey is the 17th state in which PSM has documented a death caused by a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl sold to the victim on Snapchat.
[...]Pennsylvania Is the 16th State with a Confirmed Death from a Pill Sold on Snapchat
Pennsylvania has become the sixteenth state in which PSM has found someone poisoned and killed by a counterfeit pills sold to them by a dealer on Snapchat.
[...]16-year-old in Kansas Killed by Fake Pill Sold on Snapchat
A 16-year-old in Kansas died after he was sold a counterfeit pill containing fentanyl by a drug dealer on Snapchat.
[...]Parents in Mississippi Push for Change After Son Killed by Fake Pill Sold on Snapchat
Parents in Mississippi have asked legislators for help after they lost their 19-year-old son to a counterfeit pill sold to him on Snapchat.
[...]August 2, 2021: Reps introduce bill to speed synthetic analogue scheduling
HR 4459, the Stop the Importation and Manufacturing of Synthetic Analogues (SIMSA) Act of 2021 would amend the Controlled Substances Act to “result in faster control of drugs designed to be used in the same illicit manner as already regulated or outlawed drugs.” Catch up on this and more than 30 more counterfeit medicine news stories.
[...]July 19, 2021: CDC says U.S. drug deaths up almost 30%
Tragic preliminary statistics that show that drug deaths rose from 70,600 in 2019 to 93,000 in 2020 with 57,000 the result of synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
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[...]June 28, 2021: CBP Stops Black Market Remdesivir On Its Way To Mexico
CBP officers captured more than 100 shipments of black market versions of the Covid-19 treatment remdesivir in recent months. Read to learn more about this and the rest of the week’s news in fake medicine.
[...]Fentanyl Pill Victims Are Getting Younger. Parents Blame Social Media.
On June 4, 2021, parents and family members gathered in 30 cities around the country to protest social media companies’ inaction on drug sales on their platforms. The protest in Santa Monica focused on Snapchat headquarters.
[...]June 7, 2021: Families Across The Country Rally Over Fentanyl Deaths
Families rallied in 30 U.S. cities to draw attention to fentanyl poisoning deaths and to demand that social media companies stop drug dealers selling on their sites. Plus, 23 more counterfeit medicine stories.
[...]Fake Remdesivir in India and more counterfeit news, April 26, 2021
This week’s roundup includes: Fake remdesivir plagues India and 18 more counterfeit medicine and COVID-fraud stories you may have missed.
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