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California sheriff's deputy died of a meth overdose while on duty, authorities say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA 41-year-old Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy died in a methamphetamine overdose at a sheriff’s...
Nearly 40% of Italian teens take drugs, government report finds
Reuters· 5 hours agoAlmost 960,000 Italians aged between 15 and 19, or 39% of them, have consumed illegal substances at least once, an annual government report to parliament showed on Tuesday, as drug& ...
In States That Won’t Pay for Obesity Drugs, ‘They May as Well Have Never Been Created’
New York Times· 3 hours agoPublic employees in West Virginia who took the drugs lost weight and were healthier, and some are despondent that the state is canceling a program to help pay for them. Joanna Bailey, a family ...
Accused drug dealer charged with murder in Denton fentanyl overdose
Fox local via AOL· 6 days agoMartinez, who was being held in the Denton County Jail on other charges, allegedly admitted to...
U.S. surgeon general declares firearm violence a public health crisis in landmark announcement
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 hours agoPerhaps most jarring of all is gun violence's effect on children —since 2020, it's been the No. 1...
Burien man sentenced for delivering suitcases of meth to drug ring with ties to prison gang
KIRO via Yahoo News· 22 hours agoCastellanos-Tapia was sentenced on Friday to 90 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute...
Fentanyl was cause of more than 60% of all Georgia overdose deaths in 2022
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFrom 1999 to 2022, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports 6,588 people have died from...
Accused drug dealer charged with murder in Denton fentanyl overdose
FOX 4 News Dallas - Fort Worth· 6 days agoA 31-year-old man has been charged with murder following an investigation into a fatal overdose. On...
25 overdose deaths in Laredo this year, DEA hosts fentanyl summit
KGNS Laredo TX· 4 days agoLAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - 25 people in Laredo have died from drug overdoses in 2024, with most cases...
Art: Alison Lapper mounts exhibition on grief after loss of son
BBC News· 3 days agoAn artist said producing an exhibition on the death of her teenage son was "very difficult" but...