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Los Angeles Unified supplies naxolone to schools after nine teens overdose

Due to some recent student drug overdoses, Los Angeles Unified School District will make naloxone available in 1,400 elementary, middle and high schools.

Border officials in Arizona seize 72K fentanyl pills, 44 pounds of meth hidden in gas tank

Customs and Border Protection officials at Arizona's Nogales Port of Entry seized over 72,000 fentanyl pills hidden in the gas tank of a vehicle crossing the border.

LA schools will carry Narcan after students overdose on fentanyl

Los Angeles schools will soon carry Narcan. In recent weeks, seven teenagers overdosed on fentanyl-laced pills and one 15-year-old girl died on a school campus.

US task force recommends anxiety and depression screenings for adults

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has recommended anxiety screenings for all those below the age of 65 and depression screenings for all adults.

Utah family of autistic boy shot by police to get $3 million settlement

A Utah family reached a $3 million settlement with Salt Lake City after police officers shot a 13-year-old autistic boy in September 2020.

LA homeless man caught on video hurling feces at fed-up business owner: 'Literally a psych ward'

A Los Angeles homeless man was seen on video hurling a bag of his own feces at a Ventura Boulevard business owner’s SUV, as restaurateurs rebuke inaction on mental illness, drug abuse.

Kentucky school shooter, up for parole after 25 years, says he still hears voices

Michael Carneal, who at 14 years old, killed three students and injured five at his high school in Kentucky in 1997. He said he still hears devilish voices in his head.

FDA advises against cooking chicken with cold medicine in response to 'Sleepy Chicken' trend

Food and Drug Administration cited 'Sleepy Chicken' – a social media phenomenon where raw chicken is cooked in cold medicine – as an example of over-the-counter drug misuse.

Alleged Planned Parenthood shooter may be forcibly medicated to stand trial

A mentally ill man who allegedly killed three people in a Planned Parenthood clinic shooting may be forcibly medicated in an effort to make him competent for trial.

Indianapolis CBP seize 28 pounds of date rape drug ketamine

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Indianapolis recently seized around 28 pounds of the date rape drug ketamine inside multiple shipments.