Opioid Crisis - Page 38

December 7, 2022

Doctors warn fentanyl becoming stronger, making reversing overdoses more challenging

Strands of fentanyl are becoming increasingly dangerous over the last year, causing doctors to warn that Narcan may not be as effective at reversing an overdose.

December 6, 2022

Law enforcement agencies across the country made several record-setting fentanyl busts in 2022

Law enforcement agencies across the country made record setting fentanyl busts in 2022 after the drug has become the primary driver of the opioid crisis in recent years.

December 1, 2022

Los Angeles County endures spike in fentanyl poisonings

Former acting DEA administrator Uttam Dhillon joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the surge in fentanyl-related deaths and who is to blame for the tragic trend. 

November 30, 2022

LA County fentanyl deaths spike over 1000% in five years

Researchers in California found that LA County fentanyl overdoses spiked over 1000% between 2016 and 2021, with the drug now being present in the majority of overdoses.

November 29, 2022

Fentanyl scourges streets of LA as opioid deaths continue to rise

Opioids such as fentanyl has become a scourge across the U.S. In Los Angeles, annual overdose deaths among the homeless increased by 56% during the pandemic.

November 29, 2022

Bill Bennett says Biden administration 'turned a blind eye' to fentanyl crisis

Fox News contributor Bill Bennett joined 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the Biden administration's handling of the drug crisis as fentanyl continues to pour into the U.S. from the southern border. 

November 28, 2022

Texas county on pace to double last year's fentanyl overdose deaths

Travis County is on track to record double the number of fentanyl deaths in 2022 than it did all of last year, Judge Andy Brown said Monday.

November 23, 2022

California men arrested, charged with having 32,000 fentanyl pills worth $1 million

Two men were arrested in Queens, New York, after police said they were in possession of about 32,000 fentanyl pills worth $1 million.

November 23, 2022

California fentanyl kingpin accused of using darknet to distribute millions of pills due in court

Christopher Hampton, an alleged fentanyl kingpin from California, is set to be arraigned Wednesday over allegations he sold millions of pills on the darknet.

November 22, 2022

Texas Rep. Gonzales blasts Mayorkas for border chaos in his district: 'Change is coming'

Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales and other congressional leaders called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a press conference in Texas on Tuesday.