December 9, 2019 Woman's raw post on addiction goes viral after brother-in-law's overdose death A family who lost a loved one to drug addiction six months ago is using their grief to spread awareness in a raw social media post that’s been shared and republished thousands of times.
December 5, 2019 Maryland teen mom, grandmother charged in 9-month-old baby's fentanyl overdose death A 17-year-old mother and 43-year-old grandmother in Maryland were charged Thursday with the death of a 9-month-old boy who had overdosed on the lethal synthetic opioid fentanyl, according to reports.
November 30, 2019 Sally Pipes: Surprising findings about your life expectancy and US health care Far too many Americans are dying young, but it's wrong to blame the U.S. health care system.
November 19, 2019 Man overcomes decade-long heroin addiction, reaches millions with viral blog posts Alter, who has been sober for three years now, reaches millions through his posts on "The Addict's Diary."
November 15, 2019 Oklahoma judge reduces penalty against Johnson & Johnson in opioid crisis lawsuit An Oklahoma judge reduced the amount Johnson & Johnson must pay to help alleviate the state’s opioid crisis by $107 million due to a miscalculation.
November 7, 2019 China sentences fentanyl trafficker to death, others up to life in prison after US tip in drug case A court in northern China sentenced one fentanyl trafficker to death and eight others for various jail sentences on Thursday after a drug bust that was the first collaboration between law enforcement officials in China and the U.S. working to crack down globally on synthetic opioids.
November 4, 2019 Mexican drug cartels distributing deadly fentanyl pills across North America: DEA Mexican drug cartels are manufacturing large doses of counterfeit prescription pills laced with the fentanyl for distribution throughout North America, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said Monday.
October 30, 2019 Mom in viral overdose photo celebrates 3 years of sobriety She first went viral three years ago after officers found her slumped over in the front seat of her car with her infant son in the back.
October 28, 2019 Missouri fentanyl dealer left client dying of overdose in casino before ODing in another: prosecutors A Missouri fentanyl dealer was found overdosing in the bathroom of a casino right after leaving a client who was fatally overdosing in another casino, prosecutors said Monday.
October 25, 2019 Meth driving overdose deaths in West, fentanyl still nation's top killer Methamphetamine accounted for 13 percent of overdose deaths nationwide, but in western regions that number jumped to 38 percent.
