Opioid Crisis - Page 24

April 24, 2023

US Marine sentenced to 12 years for smuggling drugs across Mexican border

A man received 12 years in federal prison for smuggling fentanyl and conspiring to distribute opioids from Mexico to the United States while he was serving in the Marine.

April 22, 2023

Virginia school district to let students carry Narcan to reverse drug overdoses

The Arlington County public school system in northern Virginia is ready to move forward with allowing students to carry overdose-reversing drug Narcan to school with them.

April 21, 2023

Jailed Connecticut man's death ruled drug withdrawal-induced cardiac arrest

The death of Joseph Torrice, 37, in his Connecticut jail cell was ruled a cardiac arrest induced by withdrawal from opioids and other drugs, the state Inspector General's office found.

April 21, 2023

Kentucky records 1st decline in drug overdose deaths in 4 years

Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell for the first time in four years. Kentucky’s chronically high death toll from drug overdoses is likely caused by the increased use of fentanyl.

April 20, 2023

Gavin Newsom roasted for non-answer about addressing fentanyl epidemic: 'What should I do?'

California Governor Gavin Newsom was roasted for his non-answer to a bystander asking what he's doing about the opioid epidemic while touring San Francisco.

April 19, 2023

GOP senators, led by Hagerty, re-introduce bill to expand Title 42 as order’s end approaches

Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Bill Hagerty are giving another push to legislation to rescue Title 42 from expiring at the beginning of next month on May 11.

April 17, 2023

Justice Department charges El Chapo's son, Sinaloa Cartel members

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how the U.S. is taking action to combat the surge of fentanyl.

April 17, 2023

Narcan administered to save 2-year-old in Virginia, police say

Police in Manassas Park, Virginia, have arrested two women after Narcan was used to save the life of a 2-year-old child whom law enforcement found “unresponsive."

April 17, 2023

China criticizes US sanctions on fentanyl trade, say they 'undermine' Washington-Beijing relations: report

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says Beijing has filed a complaint with Washington after the Treasury Department announced sanctions to crack down on the fentanyl trade.

April 15, 2023

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Where children regularly step over bodies to get to school

Frank Rodriguez, a former heroin user, doesn't think Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood will ever be fully free from addiction. But can it be contained?