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Kentucky drug overdose deaths dropped 10% last year, outpacing the national rate
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 7 hours agoKY’s rate of drug overdose deaths dropped markedly between 2022 and 2023. Fentanyl, a potent opioid,...
Woman intentionally overdosed her children, Union County Sheriff says
WCNC Charlotte· 1 hour agoThe Union County Sheriff's Office arrested a woman after her two children were intentionally ...
Tyler Skaggs' death revisited as MLB partners with White House to reduce opioid overdoses
Los Angeles Times· 6 hours agoIt’s been nearly five years since Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs died of an accidental overdose of...
‘Mass poisoning’ that killed 6 in Kalamazoo County prompts arrests, federal charges
MLive.com· 2 hours agoDifferent drugs can be laced with fentanyl, a dangerous opioid that can kill.
Sacramento County supervisors approve nearly $9 billion budget. What’s getting funded?
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoHe said one sugar packet of fentanyl could kill 500 people, suggesting that authorities had seized...
Saskatchewan rampage review finds ‘areas for growth’ in response
Houston Today· 6 hours agoPolice captured Myles Sanderson three days after he killed 11 people and injured 17 others on the...
Minnesota Gov. Walz signs law banning 'excited delirium' for police
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 1 day agoGov. Tim Walz signed a law prohibiting training for licensed police officers on "excited delirium,"...
Widow of Beau Biden tells jurors in Hunter Biden's gun trial that she threw firearm in a trash can
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier· 1 hour agoThe widow of Hunter Biden's brother told jurors in his federal gun trial Thursday about the moment...
Allen County saw decline in fentanyl deaths in 2023
Tribune via AOL· 2 days agoJun. 4—LIMA — Fentanyl deaths are on the decline, a positive turn in an overdose epidemic that has killed at least 100 people in Allen County since 2020 ...
Drug users offer insight into record Buffalo-Niagara overdose deaths: 'People are trapped'
The Buffalo News· 5 days agoNathaniel Carson’s oldest daughter got married last year but Carson couldn’t go. Then Carson hurt...