13-year-old had fatal dose of heroin, fentanyl in system, autopsy reveals A 13-year-old South Jersey boy who died in June had a lethal mixture of heroin and fentanyl in his system, an autopsy report revealed on Monday.
US teen drug overdose deaths increase after years of decline After years of decline, teen deaths from drug overdoses have inched up, a new U.S. government report shows.
Mom who lost 2 sons in one night to opioids works to spare others from same fate Becky Savage, a nurse in Indiana, lost her sons Nick and Jack to opioids in a single night. She's on a mission now to prevent more such tragedies.
The war on drugs and the war on pain In recent days, lawmakers, including President Trump, have responded to the worsening opioid crisis in the U.S. with calls for a national state of emergency. Tragically, skyrocketing numbers of deaths from narcotics abuse are causing heartbreak for families across the nation.
Suspended oral surgeon dies of suspected overdose Authorities have identified a suspected overdose victim as a 50-year-old oral surgeon who was temporarily suspended from practicing over patient complaints about care.
Inside the minds of women who have sex with boys Laura Lynn Cross, 36, charged with sexual battery in Ohio after giving birth to her former student’s child, joins the growing number of women accused or convicted of having sex with adolescents.
Dental professor tackling opioid epidemic in classroom following son's overdose death A long-time professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Dentistry is changing the way students perceive prescribing opioids after his own son died of a heroin overdose in 2014.
Authorities responding to multiple overdoses near Newark Penn Station, report says Emergency crews are responding to multiple drug overdoses near Newark Penn Station, NBC 4 reported.
Suicide Prevention Day: Experts give tips on how to help those struggling with suicide Organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, the 15th World Suicide Prevention Day is Sept. 10, 2017.
German police seize thousands of 'Trump' ecstasy tablets German police say they have seized thousands of tablets of the party drug ecstasy in the shape of Donald Trump's head, a haul with an estimated street value of 39,000 euros ($45,900.)
