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New York Post
12 hours ago
- New York Post
Mike Tyson dons DEA jacket, teams up with Alina Habba to take bite out of fentanyl smuggling: ‘One pill can kill'
Lend Mike Tyson your ear. Iron Mike rang the bell Monday against the dangers of fentanyl during a tour of a US Drug Enforcement Agency laboratory in New York City. The boxing great donned a blue DEA lab coat as he visited the Chelsea facility with Alina Habba, the acting US Attorney for New Jersey — who recently launched a 'strike force' against manufacturers and smugglers who peddle the precursors of fentanyl and similar deadly opioids. Advertisement 'One pill can kill,' the soft-spoken, yet hulking Tyson told The Post. 3 Mike Tyson visited a DEA drug lab Monday. Matthew McDermott 'I just found out that a pin of fentanyl can kill somebody. I was never educated on fentanyl and this is new to me. I'm just here to be educated on the laws.' Advertisement Drug safety has become a concern for Tyson, 58, as his legal cannabis company TYSON 2.0 grows. He contrasted the safety of his products with the potentially deadly narcotics that can lace street drugs. Nearly 70% of recent US overdose deaths have been attributed to illegally manufactured fentanyls. New York City saw nearly 2,200 fatal overdoses last year, according to the Office of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor. 3 Alina Habba arranged the tour with Tyson. Matthew McDermott Advertisement Habba, who became a good friend of Tyson and his wife Kiki after meeting them at a UFC fight, said they all agree on safety — even if they don't see eye to eye on marijuana use. 'There is a real toxic problem, and that's the truth of it,' she said. 'They are such proponents, the Tysons, of safe use. And making sure it's not from China or a pesticide.' The tour featured lab workers showing off massive bags of marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms, fentanyl bricks and vapes collected from recent DEA seizures, including many at JFK Airport. Advertisement Tyson shook his head as a scientist showed him a bag filled with orange-colored fake Adderall. A scientist showed off a fentanyl brick and told Tyson it also contained carfentanil, 'which is more potent than fentanyl.' 'We have kids where they take a pill from God knows where or smoke a vape or take a gummy and they don't know where it came from and next thing you know you are on the floor because of that little piece of fentanyl,' Habba told Tyson. 3 Tyson, a successful cannabis entrepreneur, said he'll 'never' return to the boxing ring. Matthew McDermott Tyson acknowledged he's no stranger to illicit drugs, in part because of his troubled past. 'It's mostly because I was in a lot of insane asylums, believe it or not,' he said. 'Then I did a lot of drugs, a lot of cocaine and a lot of drinking and then I started smoking and it changed my whole life. 'I haven't been smoking, I haven't been drinking, I haven't done cocaine in nine years,' he said. 'Now, I'm trying to make the whole cannabis universe safe.' Advertisement Tyson's cannabis products include 'Mike Bites,' which are THC-infused gummies in the shape of an ear — a cheeky nod to his notorious 1997 rematch with Evander Holyfield, during which he bit part of his opponent's ear off. Boxing fans should also get used to Tyson as a cannabis entrepreneur. He said he'll 'never' return to the ring after his high-profile recent bout with influencer Jake Paul, who won the match. 'That's why I did the last fight, so I never have to do it again,' he said.
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Multiple drug take back sites open Saturday part of the DEA's national Drug Take Back Day
The Brief Multiple drug take back sites were open on Saturday as part of the DEA's national Drug Take Back Day. Last year, nationwide, they collected more than 1.3 million pounds of unused medications. The effort is part of the US Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day hosted twice a year in April and October. TAMPA - Something as simple as cleaning out your medicine cabinet can sometimes be all it takes to save lives. "A lot of folks go under the impression that, jeez, I've paid for this medication. I don't want to throw it out in case I need it at some point in time," Hillsborough Recovery Coalition Board Member Joe Wiesen said. However, sometimes that medication, especially narcotics, can end up in the wrong hands unintentionally. "Nobody wants to be that person who feeds the addiction of somebody else, so if you have somebody in your home that's going to pilfer through your drawers or your medicine cabinet, it could be a friend of a friend or a relative of a relative, and maybe they do have an addiction issue, you don't want to be the person that kind of feeds that," Wiesen said. It's why local organizations like the Hillsborough Recovery Coalition and the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance opened multiple drug take back locations Saturday, including this one here at Tampa Police Headquarters which is one of several drop off sites across the Bay. When it comes to the drug crisis, fentanyl is the biggest problem. "Just a little bit can kill a person, and it's really sad because unknowingly people take it. People wouldn't take it if they knew what it was and what it would do," Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance Board Member Teresa Miller said. What they're saying The effort is part of the US Drug Enforcement Agency's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day hosted twice a year in April and October. Last year, nationwide, they collected more than 1.3 million pounds of unused medications. While the collections are helpful, organizers hope it shines a brighter light on the need for more access and options for treatment for addicts. "We're moving in the right direction, but we need dollars, we need support, we back up. Let's take the shame out of this," Wiesen said. CLICK HERE:>>>Follow FOX 13 on YouTube The Source Information for this story was gathered by FOX 13's Jordan Bowen. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter
