Autopsy Of Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Tyler Skaggs Reveals Opioids And Alcohol
The Skaggs family released a statement suggesting that an Angels employee may have supplied the pitcher with the drugs that killed him.
fentanyl
Seizures Of Methamphetamine Are Surging In The U.S.
The amount of meth seized in the U.S. more than doubled from 2017 to 2018. That translates to lots more meth, along with cocaine and other stimulants, on the streets — and likely more deaths.
Insys Files For Chapter 11, Days After Landmark Opioid Settlement Of $225 Million
The maker of a highly addictive fentanyl-based drug wants to sell its assets to pay some $250 million in debts. The move could let the company out of part of the settlement deal reached last week.
China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action
Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.
Fentanyl-Linked Deaths: The U.S. Opioid Epidemic's Third Wave Begins
Overdose deaths involving fentanyl are rising — up 113 percent on average each year from 2013 to 2016. Dealers are adding cheap fentanyl to the illicit drug supply, and some users get it accidentally.
1 Dead And 12 Hospitalized After Mass Drug Overdose In California
Police officers administered CPR after arriving at a home in Chico, California, where the drug overdose occurred. Four people are in critical condition.
Fentanyl Surpasses Heroin As Drug Most Often Involved In Deadly Overdoses
When fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine, infiltrated the drug supply in the U.S. it had an immediate, dramatic effect on the overdose rate.
Pennsylvania Prisons Locked Down After Staff Exposed To Suspected Tainted Drugs
The case in Pennsylvania follows similar incidents in Ohio and Arkansas in which prison staff and inmates have been exposed to drugs, including fentanyl and K2.
North Carolina Sees Nation's Second Highest Surge In Opioid Deaths
A new report shows North Carolina has the nation's second highest increase in opioid deaths.
Dozens Overdose In Connecticut Park On Tainted Synthetic Marijuana
More than 70 people fell ill in or around a historic park in New Haven, near the Yale University campus. Police believe the synthetic cannabinoid K2 laced with fentanyl caused the rash of overdoses.