US EditionSampling of Fentanyl in Baltimore Reported to Show New Substance in the Mix
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, JUL 15 – Baltimore plans to invest more than $10 million in opioid programs this year after 27 people were hospitalized in a mass overdose linked to a potent drug batch.
- On Thursday, July 10, 2025, Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood experienced a mass overdose that hospitalized 27 people, including a woman who survived after receiving a potent and lethal drug sample.
- The overdose stemmed from a new dangerous fentanyl component, as indicated by findings from a federal facility in Montgomery County, which revealed a lethal tester sample of heroin.
- According to The Banner, `fragment of a pill smaller than the head of a match` triggered symptoms, then she was found nearly five hours later in cardiac arrest and revived with Narcan requiring emergency transport to Johns Hopkins Hospital.
- In addition to existing programs, the city spending board approved $10 million over five years for Behavioral Health System Baltimore’s 988 awareness, $1 million for Turnaround Tuesday, and $1.8 million for Bmore POWER street outreach in Penn North.
- According to City Administrator Faith Leach, funds will pay for billboards, bus ads, an outreach manager and annual polling, with over $260 million expected from opioid settlements by year-end and $36.7 million committed from confidential settlement talks.
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The findings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology of Montgomery County, Maryland, indicate that a new — and dangerous — component of fentanyl is being sold on the street. One week after 27 people were taken to hospitals in Baltimore after overdose, WBFF Fox45 reported that research chemicals determined that samples taken from the area where the overdose occurred contained a number of drugs, including N-methyl clonazepam, a sedat…
Sampling of fentanyl in Baltimore reported to show new substance in the mix
Findings from a federal facility in Montgomery County, Maryland, indicate a new — and dangerous — component in fentanyl is being sold on the street. A week after 27 people were taken to hospitals in Baltimore after suffering overdoses, WBFF Fox45 reported that research chemists have determined that samples taken from the area where the overdoses occurred contained a number of drugs, including N-methyl clonazepam — a sedative. Montgomery County H…
Mayor's Office holds overdose response listening session in neighborhood affected by mass overdose incident
Thursday night, West Baltimore neighbors gathered for an open discussion on overdoses, a week after 27 people were hospitalized in a mass overdose incident in Penn North. WATCH: Mayor's Office holds overdose response listening session in West Baltimore Mayor's office holds an overdose response listening session in West Baltimore "It was disheartening," said community member Donald Young.He told WMAR 2 News he's all too familiar with substance us…
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The Cumberland Times-NewsFentanyl, sedative caused mass overdose in Baltimore, scientists believe
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