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January 24, 2023

Fentanyl victims are becoming younger, study shows

Families are advocating for the White House to establish a task force dedicated to the fentanyl crisis.

January 23, 2023

Seattle-area medical examiner's office running out of space for dead bodies, top health official reveals

The medical examiner's office for Seattle and King County is grappling with where to store the dead over the increase in fentanyl overdoses, official says.

January 16, 2023

Fentanyl-related overdoses fuel record homeless deaths in Seattle area

A record-breaking number of 310 homeless people died in the Seattle area in 2022. Over half of these deaths were fentanyl-related overdoses and many had a combination of drugs.

January 16, 2023

House Republicans ask DEA, CBP to get ‘zombie drug’ off the streets

House Republicans are asking the DEA and CBP to help put a stop to the illicit use of the "zombie drug" xylazine that drug dealers are adding tp fentanyl to form a ruthless combination.

January 15, 2023

San Francisco addicts are kept 'in a state of bondage' by syringe exchange programs, former drug user says

San Francisco's harm reduction centers provide syringes, tinfoil and pipes for drug users and have not made the city's homeless crisis any better, activist says.

January 14, 2023

Former San Francisco drug dealer evaluates city’s needle handout program

San Francisco's harm reduction centers provide syringes, tinfoil and pipes for drug users and have not made the city's homeless crisis any better, activist says.

January 13, 2023

Snapchat lawsuit alleges 8 fentanyl deaths across 6 states resulted from pills purchased through app

A new lawsuit from the Social Media Victims Law Center accuses Snapchat of facilitating the sale of fentanyl-laced drugs that led to eight deaths across six states.

January 13, 2023

Kids under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning faster than any other age group: analysis

Children under 14 are dying of fentanyl poisoning at a faster rate than any other age group, according to a new analysis of CDC data by Families Against Fentanyl.

January 13, 2023

Trump UN ambassador vows 'full court press' to combat China's fentanyl 'abuses' in this state if elected gov

Former UN Ambassador Kelly Craft, a Republican running for Kentucky governor, has vowed to take on the Chinese Communist Party and its role in the importation of fentanyl into the state.

January 12, 2023

New opioid crisis treatment center to move next door to a children's day care, parent weighs in

On "Fox & Friends," a Washington parent shared his concerns about a new opioid treatment center that is moving in right next to his children's day care facility. The location will treat 300 patients.