Georgia’s state Senate passed a bill to increase penalties for anyone caught with fentanyl.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine, has become increasingly prevalent in the illegal drug trade.

Legislation that would enhance the criminal penalties for trafficking fentanyl cleared a state Senate committee Thursday. People who manufacture, deliver, possess or sell traditional drugs, such as morphine,

Georgia’s state Senate passed a bill to increase penalties for anyone caught with fentanyl. New data from the CDC finds drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide. It’s the first decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Georgia’s state Senate passed a bill to increase penalties for anyone caught with fentanyl. New data from the CDC finds drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide. It’s the first decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Georgia and South Carolina attorneys general have joined a total of 25 states in urging the U.S. Senate to pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, which would close a loophole in the law.

A man is arrested nearly 7 months after a 15-year-old died from using heroin and fentanyl. Matthew Alexander, 34, of Rockford is charged with drug-induced homicide. On July 28, 2024, Rockford police responded to the 1100 block of Van Wie Ave.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 100 times more potent than morphine, has become increasingly prevalent in the illegal drug trade.

Georgia’s state Senate passed a bill to increase penalties for anyone caught with fentanyl. New data from the CDC finds drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide. It’s the first decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Georgia’s state Senate passed a bill to increase penalties for anyone caught with fentanyl. New data from the CDC finds drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% nationwide. It’s the first decline since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just over a year ago, police couldn’t really charge someone who gave someone else some fentanyl and that person died. Essentially, it was a misdemeanor. Lawmakers fixed that las

Two people have been arrested after a shooting incident in McCormick County. Anyone with an extra $1.8 million can now seize the “rare opportunity” to own and operate a “thriving” nudist resort in northeast Georgia.