Drug and Substance Abuse - Page 45

August 4, 2023

Welcome to Fentanyl Island where homelessness doubled in less than a decade

A look inside one of Oakland's homeless encampments called Fentanyl Island

August 4, 2023

How this blue city became the ‘land of milk and fentanyl’ for homeless people

Oakland's homeless population has "exploded" over the past six years, nearly doubling, because of lax drug enforcement priorities and rampant theft, according to a local activist.

August 4, 2023

Father of Goldman Sachs staffer found in NYC waterway reveals his cause of death

Goldman Sachs staffer John Castic, 27, who was found floating in a Brooklyn creek Tuesday after attending a concert, died from drowning, his father told Fox News Digital.

August 3, 2023

Minnesota unveils new program to provide 'reparations' to communities over-policed for marijuana offenses

Minnesota unveiled a new initiative that state lawmakers described as reparations for communities affected by the over-policing of marijuana possession.

August 3, 2023

Yankees clubhouse incident led Domingo Germán to enter alcohol abuse treatment center: report

More details are emerging about the New York Yankees placing Domingo Germán on the restricted list after he entered a treatment center for alcohol abuse.

August 3, 2023

Goldman Sachs staffer’s death stokes fears of ‘darker forces,’ connected killings

Friends of Goldman Sachs staffer John Castic, whose body was pulled from a Brooklyn waterway Tuesday weeks after another man died in the same creek, say it was not an accident.

August 2, 2023

Ilhan Omar joins band Marijuana Deathsquads on stage to celebrate Minnesota legalizing cannabis

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., appeared onstage with the musical group Marijuana Deathsquads on Tuesday night for an event celebrating Minnesota legalizing recreational cannabis use.

August 2, 2023

Louisiana family that lost 3 of 9 kids to drunken crash turns to TikTok to 'open people's eyes'

A drunken driver killed three of nine Louisiana siblings on Dec. 17, 2021 as they were driving home from a basketball game. Their family is now trying to educate the public.

August 2, 2023

Colorado driver with heroin, meth in system when she killed 25-year-old sentenced to 22 years in prison

Jessica Stahl, 46, was sentenced to more than two decades in prison after she killed Lacey Lewis, 25, last year in Colorado. She had multiple drugs in her system.

August 1, 2023

San Francisco police union chief blames defund movement for city's lawlessness

The San Francisco Police Department is offering $100,00 starting salaries to new recruits. The Police union chief says signs of the vacancies are evident.