About 1 in 3 Americans have lost someone to a drug overdose, new study finds
About one in three Americans know someone who has died of a drug overdose, according to a new survey...
Opioid Epidemic
Singer Sierra Ferrell talks roving past and remarkable rise
Sierra Ferrell is a singer and songwriter with a fast-rising career, but her road to success has bee...
Oregon decriminalized drugs in 2020. Now officials are declaring a fentanyl state of emergency
The governor of Oregon has declared an emergency in the city of Portland a few years after the state...
Millions in opioid settlement funds sit untouched as overdose deaths rise
Nearly a year after Montana began receiving millions of dollars to invest in efforts to combat the o...
It's money v. principle in Supreme Court opioid case
The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court sent mixed signals Monday as they struggled to decide whether...
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid opioid-related lawsuits and falling sales
Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid opioid-related lawsuits, falling sales Rite Aid files for bankrup...
Suspects plead not guilty in fentanyl death of baby at New York day care center
“I understand that justice will be done," said the father of the baby who died.
Dealer gets 30 years in prison after 3 people die of fentanyl poisoning on same day
A man who ran a drug delivery service for over seven years and sold tainted drugs that killed three ...
El Chapo's sons purportedly ban fentanyl in Mexico's Sinaloa state
Mexican authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of the banners.
Owner had pulled own child out of Bronx day care over fentanyl concerns: Sources
Felix Herrera Garcia returned to the U.S. to face charges Thursday.
You can't overdose on fentanyl just by touching it. Here's what experts say.
Fentanyl, a strong opioid about 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become increasingly present ...
Fentanyl stored on top of kids' play mats at day care where baby died: Prosecutors
Nicholas Dominici, 1, died on Friday.
Two facing murder charges in death of 1-year-old after possible opioid exposure while in daycare in Bronx
Two people are facing multiple charges, including murder, in the death of a 1-year-old boy while he ...
1-year-old dies of suspected opioid exposure at NYC daycare, 3 hospitalized: Police
Police are investigating how the children came into contact with opioids.
Kroger to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle lawsuits over its role in opioid epidemic
Kroger said Friday that it will pay up to $1.4 billion over 11 years to settle most of the litigatio...
Customs and Border Protection reveals secret "ground zero" in its fight against fentanyl
In an unmarked building at an undisclosed location in California — hidden in a vault and locked behi...
Animal sedative 'tranq' worsening overdose crisis as it spreads across the country
The powerful sedative is at the center of overdose deaths.