Fentanyl

Colette Russ was a busy high-schooler with a zest for life. But after a traumatic event, she turned to drugs and fatally overdosed at 19. Her mother, Elena Suarez, is now hoping her story can help save the lives of other young people.…

Fentanyl deaths among children and teenagers have surged 40-fold over the last two decades, shocking figures show.Analysis of official overdose data show there were just nine fatalities from fentanyl among those aged 20 years and under in…

GROTON, CT - MARCH 23: A box of the opioid antidote Naloxone, also known as Narcan, sits on display ... during a family addiction support group on March 23, 2016 in Groton, CT. The drug is used to revive people suffering from heroin…

California needs a multi-prong attack on the rapidly escalating fentanyl scourge devastating families across the state. That should include educating our kids on the deadly risks of the powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times more…

How do we solve the fentanyl crisis, which kills more people in California than car accidents or homicides? That’s the question hanging over the halls of the California Capitol as lawmakers consider more than two dozen bills on the powerful…

Sons of former Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán have denied accusations made by U.S. prosecutors last month, saying in a letter that they have no involvement in the production and trafficking of the potent synthetic…

Drug overdose deaths involving fentanyl more than tripled from 2016 to 2021 in the United States, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The new CDC data from the Vital Statistics Rapid…

During one school day this week, Los Angeles Unified grappled with three emergencies: a double stabbing outside a high school, multiple suspected fentanyl overdoses at a middle school and a traffic collision outside an elementary school…

Topline Deaths from overdoses soared in 2021, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continuing a years-long incline that has propelled drug deaths to record levels—though particularly alarming is the…

3 sons of "El Chapo" charged in fentanyl case…