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Stoppping fentanyl overdoses — are some Mexican pharmacies part of the problem?

Joshua Zinn

Posted on March 15, 2023 · Research shows some pharmacies catering to American tourists are selling medicine frequently laced with the opioid.

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Posted on March 15, 2023 · Houston Senator Joan Huffman authored Senate Bill 645, which would make the manufacture and delivery of less than 1 gram of fentanyl a third degree felony. The crime would rise to a second degree felony if a person dies from an overdose.

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Fentanyl-laced prescriptions at Mexican pharmacies (March 15, 2023)

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Posted on March 15, 2023 · On Wednesday's show: We talk about a problematic element of medical tourism in Mexico, new goings-on in the world of politics, and how Houstonians use social media.

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Mexican president: Four kidnapped U.S. citizens have been found, and two are dead

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Posted on March 7, 2023 · Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the deaths during his Tuesday press conference. The Tamaulipas governor also confirmed that one of the surviving citizens was wounded. The other was not.

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Bills trying to legalize fentanyl test strips flood the Texas Legislature

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Posted on February 27, 2023 · Over a dozen bills have been filed by Republican and Democratic lawmakers after Gov. Abbott publicly supported lifting the ban.

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