Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 42

August 23, 2023

FDA cracks down on companies that sell unauthorized vapes to kids: ‘We will hold anyone accountable’

The FDA has sent warning letters to 15 companies for selling “unauthorized e-cigarette products" — otherwise known as vapes — disguised with kid-enticing designs, according to a press release.

August 23, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: The place where police do nothing as addicts shoot up

David Oh, the Republican candidate for mayor of Philadelphia, shared how years of failed city policies have eliminated police officers' power in Kensington.

August 23, 2023

Airline passenger who helped save man from fentanyl overdose calls for planes to be equipped with Narcan

Drew Ashley details how he saved another Southwest passenger overdosing on a flight from Baltimore to Florida and urges Narcan be made available on planes.

August 22, 2023

Good Samaritan saves man from overdosing on a flight

The Life Saviours’ Drew Ashley shares his experience saving a man from overdosing while on a Southwest flight with ‘America’s Newsroom.’

August 21, 2023

Vapes disguised as school supplies worry authorities and prompt warnings as items pour into US from China

A Chicago police officer is warning parents and teachers to be on the lookout for drugs that don’t always look like drugs — highlighters in particular as well as other everyday items

August 19, 2023

Bradley Cooper says he’s ‘lucky’ to have remained sober for 19 years

"A Star is Born" actor Bradley Cooper said recently that he's been sober for nearly 20 years now, which he said had "nothing to do with fame."

August 19, 2023

Look who's experimenting with marijuana today more than any other age group

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, an annual report, has found that Americans age 65 and older are sampling marijuana more than any other age group. Here's why.

August 19, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: This Philadelphia area went from a safe haven to 'hell on earth'

Current and former Kensington residents shared the neighborhood became a face of the nation's escalating drug epidemic and ground zero to tranq.

August 18, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: This area went from a safe haven to 'hell on earth'

Current and former Kensington residents shared the neighborhood became a face of the nation's escalating drug epidemic and ground zero to tranq.

August 17, 2023

Parents of Florida teen who died in boating crash say report ruling out alcohol as factor is 'insulting'

A report has determined that alcohol was not a contributing factor in a 2022 boating accident off the coast of Miami, which left 17-year-old Luciana Fernandez dead.