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Columbia man sentenced for selling counterfeit Percocet that led to overdose
KOMU Columbia· 3 days agoFollowing an investigation by the Jefferson City Police Department, detectives found that the victim...
Dr. Kube: Amid overdose cases, crash victim with drug abuse past declines pain meds
Gannett via AOL· 18 hours agoI had already seen a young woman named Melissa, who had overdosed on pills she thought were Percocet...
Man accused in Jefferson City overdose death pleads guilty to manslaughter, sentenced 10 years
St. Joseph News-Press· 3 days agoDarren Thames, 30, of Columbia, pleaded guilty to first-degree involuntary manslaughter and...
Houma podcast discusses drug culture in Black community with narcotics agent, pharmacist
Gannett via AOL· 5 days agoThe doctors have "open" and "closed" recommendations. The open recommendations allow the patient to...
FDA approves over-the-counter sales of Narcan. But would you know what to do to save a life?
WPXI via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIn a move that health experts say may reduce the number of fentanyl deaths, the FDA has approved...
The Girl and the Fire
New York Times· 2 days agoOn knowing when it’s time to get out of the house.
‘I owe the world to them.’ KS dad grateful to cops after sentencing in daughter’s death
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 3 days ago“They could easily just gave up (the) cold case, and be like, ‘eh, we can’t do anything, we’re...
Two CT brothers charged with trafficking pills delivered from West Coast, Michigan
Hartford Courant· 2 days agoTwo brothers from Connecticut have been charged with trafficking fentanyl and prescription pills,...
Austin sees deadliest overdose outbreak in years. What are signs of an opioid overdose?
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 3 days agoNine people died in what Austin officials termed the city's deadliest overdose outbreak in nearly a decade. Here's what to know about opioid overdoses.
Wichita Falls police arrest man in connection with fentanyl overdoses of 14-year-old girls
Gannett via AOL· 3 days agoA witness said she was walking with the victim when the girl began to stumble and then collapsed,...