June 7, 2022 California attorney general 'failed' citizens with soft-on-crime stance, primary challenger says Crime, homelessness, and the drug crisis are taking center-stage in the race for California attorney general as candidates challenging incumbent Rob Bonta take aim at his job performance.
June 6, 2022 Missing Harmony Montgomery's stepmom arrested once again for allegedly lying to grand jury Kayla Montgomery, the stepmom of missing New Hampshire girl Harmony Montgomery, faces two new charges for allegedly lying to a grand jury.
June 6, 2022 Drug overdose deaths up again in Virginia in 2021, fentanyl the leading cause Drug overdoses in Virginia saw an overall uptick in 2021, with fentanyl contributing to the highest number of deaths in the state amid the nationwide opioid crisis.
June 2, 2022 Fentanyl overdose survivor dedicates life to help others battling drug addiction: 'Something had to change' Fentanyl overdose survivor Matt Dillon recalled the day that changed his life forever and how he is helping others battling drug addiction on "America's Newsroom."
June 1, 2022 Canada allows British Columbia to decriminalize low-level drug possession in three-year experiment Canadians in British Columbia will be able to possess up to 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA under a new drug decriminalization experiment.
May 31, 2022 NYC councilman torches health department ad 'empowering' drug use: 'Absolutely backwards' New York City Councilman Joe Borelli unleashed on the health department's latest ad in subway cars describing "safe" drug use as "empowering" to prevent overdoses.
May 27, 2022 NYC health department's heroin-fentanyl poster sparks anger from top City Council Republican New York City councilman Joe Borelli has demanded an explanation for a city health department subway poster encouraging 'taking turns' doing heroin.
May 19, 2022 Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill increasing punishments for fentanyl trafficking as opioid crisis worsens Fentanyl traffickers in Florida will now face increased mandatory minimum sentences and methamphetamine dealers who sell drugs such as fentanyl that result in someone's overdose death could be tried for murder under a new bill signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday.
May 18, 2022 Mac Miller overdose death: LA drug dealer sentenced to 17.5 years in prison for fentanyl distribution Stephen Andrew Walter, a Los Angeles area drug dealer who supplied the fentanyl-laced pills that killed 26-year-old rapper Mac Miller in 2018, was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison and five years of supervised release.
May 17, 2022 Colorado mom finds crack pipe in Walmart grocery delivery in front of 3-year-old daughter Tesia Britt said she was unpacking groceries in her Colorado home when she came across a crack pipe in one of the bags
