Major increase in nonfatal fentanyl exposure among U.S. children over the past decade, study finds
The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.
US drug overdose deaths drop to lowest levels since June 2020, CDC data shows
Nearly 87,000 Americans died from drug overdose in the United States in the 12-month period ending September 2024, a decline ...
4-year-old boy dies after possible fentanyl exposure at NYC family shelter
A 4-year-old boy has died after suffering a medical episode from possible fentanyl exposure at a New York City shelter.
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DEA agent: Fentanyl still major threat as drugs enter U.S. from both borders
A lot has been said about drugs, especially fentanyl, coming into the United States, not just across the southern border but ...
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Fewer people are overdosing: CDC
Preliminary data indicates that overdose deaths in the U.S. dropped 24% last year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...
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How Does Fentanyl Reach the United States?
President Trump has imposed steep tariffs on Canada, China, and Mexico in the name of curbing fentanyl flows into the United ...
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Republican bills aim to assist Illinois in its battle against fentanyl
According to the Department of Public Health, experienced 3,261 fatal opioid-related drug overdoses in 2022, and 2,855 in ...
GRPD Vice Unit seizes a pound of fentanyl, its largest such bust
The Grand Rapids Police Department says its Vice Unit seized about 1.1 pounds of fentanyl this week, calling it the largest ...
Spokane Police Chief says fentanyl overdoses rising, despite CDC reports of decline
“It is unprecedented to see predicted overdose deaths drop by more than 27,000 over a single year,” Allison Arwady, MD, MPH, ...
What is fentanyl? The potent drug behind US-Canada trade war
Amid rising US tariffs on imports from Canada, China, and Mexico over concerns about fentanyl smuggling, we spoke to experts to explain what fentanyl is and why it is so potent.