Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 27

Kansas City Chiefs February 1, 2024

Preliminary toxicology results back for Kansas City Chiefs fans found frozen to death

Police in Kansas City have received the toxicology report of the three men who were found dead in the snow following their game day gathering.

Missouri February 1, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs fans' deaths: John Walsh warns drug dealers 'putting fentanyl in everything'

"America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh said the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans were likely caused by "party drugs" but said police are “working to get the story straight."

VIDEO February 1, 2024

Advocate on Portland’s drug crisis: ‘Criminal justice reform mixed with bad drug policies created really terrible outcomes’

Recovery advocate Tom Wolf reacts to Portland declaring a 90-day state of emergency over the fentanyl crisis on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

Missouri January 31, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs fans deaths: Jordan Willis checks into rehab as families await toxicology results

Jordan Willis checked himself in to rehab after his friends Ricky Johnson, Clayton McGeeney and David Harrington were found dead outside his Kansas City, Missouri, home.

Missouri January 30, 2024

Kansas City Chiefs fan found dead in lawn chair on back porch, 'paints a picture we didn't have': family

Jonathan Price, the brother of one of three Chiefs fans found dead in their friend Jordan Willis' backyard, said one of the men's bodies was found sitting in a lawn chair.

Digital Originals January 30, 2024

Portland leaders frustrated, say city allowed to set harsher rules for cigarettes than fentanyl: ‘It’s insane’

Portland city leaders say state laws and courts have prevented them from addressing the drug and homeless crises. Now, they're calling on legislators to act.

Missouri January 29, 2024

Girlfriend says dead Kansas City Chiefs fans were 'murdered', boyfriend was not drug user

The girlfriend of David Harrington, one of the three Kansas City Chiefs fans found dead after an NFL watch party, said her partner did not do drugs and asserts that he was "murdered."

Drugs January 29, 2024

Lawyer for California woman avoiding jail in marijuana stabbing stands by 'psychotic' defense: 'Not a con job'

Ultra potent marijuana blamed for 'cannabis-induced psychosis' that led Bryn Spejcher to stab boyfriend Chad O'Melia 108 times after smoking from his bong.

Digital Originals January 27, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: Are voters 'beyond a turning point' after decades of progressive politics?

Both sides of the aisle agree Oregon is in crisis — homelessness, drug use and livability are the major concerns — but can they effectively reverse course?

Digital Originals January 27, 2024

Philadelphia City Council considers curfew on businesses in this open-air drug market

A Philadelphia city official introduced a bill requiring some businesses in Kensington to adhere to a curfew as crime and public drug-use runs rampant.

VIDEO January 26, 2024

Crisis in the Northwest: Are Oregon voters 'beyond a turning point'?

Both sides of the aisle agree Oregon is in crisis — homelessness, drug use and livability are the major concerns — but can they effectively reverse course?