Police: Cocaine cutting agent sending users to hospital - BostonHerald.com

<a href="http://news.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/20100524police_cocaine_cutting_agent_sending_users_to_hospital/">Police: Cocaine cutting agent sending users to hospital - BostonHerald.com</a>: "Police are warning that a chemical used to deworm animals is being added to cocaine and causing users to be hospitalized, reports the Portsmouth Herald.<br /> City police were contacted by officials from a Boston-area hospital over the weekend and warned that multiple patients were showing up with adverse reactions to cocaine laced with levamisole, said Sgt. Mike Schwartz. The hospital reported patients were being treated “and they have a connection to Portsmouth,” he said.<br /> “They called us for a reason,” said Schwartz, while declining to elaborate because an investigation is ongoing."

Police: Cocaine cutting agent sending users to hospital - BostonHerald.com

Police: Cocaine cutting agent sending users to hospital - BostonHerald.com : "Police are warning that a chemical used to deworm animals...

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The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US

<a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jN7RPNccYLoZCrXM8cKX2uRXi25gD9FTAMTG0">The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US</a>: "Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ultra-potent heroin that sells for as little as $10 a bag and is so pure it can kill unsuspecting users instantly, sometimes before they even remove the syringe from their veins.<br /> An Associated Press review of drug overdose data shows that so-called 'black tar' heroin — named for its dark, gooey consistency — and other forms of the drug are contributing to a spike in overdose deaths across the nation and attracting a new generation of users who are caught off guard by its potency."

The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US

The Associated Press: AP IMPACT: Deadly, ultra-pure heroin arrives in US : "Mexican drug smugglers are increasingly peddling a form of ...

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