Opioid Crisis - Page 46

September 8, 2022

Louisiana state board official arrested during drug deal involving methamphetamine and fentanyl: police

Bridgette Hull lost her job as the executive secretary of the Louisiana State Board of Private Security Examiners after her arrest in an alleged drug deal.

September 4, 2022

Parents of woman who died of fentanyl overdose offer large cash reward to identify drug dealer

An Iowa family is offering a reward of up to $50,000 to the person who can identify the drug dealer who sold their daughter drugs that she eventually overdosed on.

September 1, 2022

Naloxone growing on college campuses as opioid overdoses continue

Over 80,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses last year and now activist say a life-saving medication that would reverse an overdose needs to be more accessible to college students.

August 31, 2022

Naloxone growing on college campuses as opioid overdoses continue

Over 80,000 Americans died from opioid overdoses last year and now activist say a life-saving medication that would reverse an overdose needs to be more accessible to college students.

August 31, 2022

Amid the fentanyl crisis, teens in West Virginia gain life skills to stand strong

It's a struggle to stand strong against the flood of fentanyl-laced pills coming across the border into the U.S., but one program in West Virginia is helping at-risk youth develop life skills.

August 30, 2022

DEA warns 'rainbow fentanyl' is a 'deliberate effort by drug traffickers to drive addiction' in young people

Brightly-colored fentanyl known as "rainbow fentanyl," which comes in the form of pills and powder, has been seized in 18 states this month, the DEA warned.

August 30, 2022

Wisconsin mom warns families of fentanyl danger after son dies from poisoning: 'Educate your children'

Wisconsin mom Erin Rachwal, whose son died after a fentanyl poisoning in college, joined "America's Newsroom" with a dire message for parents on Tuesday.

August 26, 2022

Narcan vending machines are the latest weapon against opioid overdoses

The latest effort to combat the wave of opioid overdose deaths plaguing the country is the use of vending machines in American cities to distribute lifesaving shots of Narcan.

August 25, 2022

CBP officers seize $390K in fentanyl

Homeland security is further investigating after border security agents pulled over a vehicle containing $390K worth of fentanyl hidden in their car.

August 25, 2022

As fentanyl claims yet another young American life, Kentucky father shares his story

Kentucky father Alan Reed detailed his son's addiction and death from fentanyl after the son was given Oxycontin for a sports-related injury. Many parents have faced a similar grief.