Tag: fentanyl
Man convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl in city, Northern...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Virginia man was convicted this week of a conspiracy to distribute heroin, fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl, Alexandria Commonwealth's Attorney Bryan...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 6: Justice in the midst of crisis
By Alexa Epitropoulos and Missy Schrott | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Before the opioid epidemic reached a fever pitch in 2015, the Alexandria Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 5: What makes the drugs dangerous and...
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Lieutenant Michael Kochis, commander of the Alexandria Police Department’s vice and narcotics section, said the feeling of addiction withdrawal from...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 3: Life on the front lines of...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
As the only hospital within city limits, Inova Alexandria finds itself on the front line of an ever-growing local health...
Opioids in Alexandria Part 1: Two-year surge has city responders working...
By James Cullum | jcullum@alextimes.com
Alexandria is feeling the potent effects of the national opioid epidemic, with a sharp increase in the past two years...
