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Former fentanyl addict shares story of struggle and survival with Lawrence Jones

Fentanyl overdose survivor Brittany Laricchiuta comes forward with her story on addiction and survival in a Fox News exclusive interview on 'Lawrence Jones Cross Country.'

Drug overdoses among young Americans translate into over one million years of lost life, study finds

Young people from ages of 10 to 24 years old may have lost greater than 1 million years of life from 2015 to 2019, according to a recent JAMA Pediatrics artic

Wisconsin singer Franki Moscato vows to 'save kids from hurting themselves'

Franki Moscato of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, aims to prevent teen suicide — and having been bullied herself in the past, she knows about the 'dark place' that American teenagers can inhabit.

Fentanyl poisoning deaths double in 30 states over 2 years: study

Fentanyl poising deaths doubled in 30 states between 2019 and 2021, according to an analysis of U.S. government data.

Tennessee Waffle House shooter found guilty on 4 counts of murder

A man who shot and killed four people at a Nashville Waffle House in 2018 was found guilty on four counts of first-degree murder Friday by a jury that rejected his insanity defense.

Mother of Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst reveals her daughter was dealing with 'high-functioning depression'

April Simpkins, the mother of Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst, said she is "forever changed" following her daughter's suicide and that Kryst was dealing with depression.

Men who tend to worry have increased risk factors for heart disease, stroke: study

Middle-aged men who worry more or are prone to feeling overwhelmed developed more high-risk factors for heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes earlier in life, according to a published study

NIH spent $2.3M injecting dogs with cocaine in experiment related to overdose research: report

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) spent about $2.3 million between 2020 and 2021 on an experiment that involved injecting beagle dogs with cocaine, according to a new report.

Miss USA 2018 reflects on Cheslie Kryst's suicide: 'Check on your strong friends'

2018 Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers remembered Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner, who died by suicide Sunday.

Radical Democratic policies 'corrupting rehabilitation' are an 'abomination': Shellenberger

Michael Shellenberger lambasted radical moves in Democratic cities that are 'normalizing drug use'