A judge has rescheduled a hearing in which she is expected to sentence OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to forfeit $225 million ...

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly. The U.S. addiction crisis is evolving in ways that experts say ...

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Researchers in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, received a $250,000 grant from Baltimore City to expand the Check It program for ...

A designer drug described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl is causing an uptick in U.S. overdoses, according to health officials in multiple states. Known as cychlorphine, the synthetic opioid is ...

The Los Angeles woman who pleaded guilty to illegally selling the ketamine that killed “Friends” actor Matthew Perry was sentenced to 15 years behind bars and three years’ supervised release Wednesday ...

Last June, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A new ...

The sentence for Jasveen Sangha, who prosecutors say was known to customers as the Ketamine Queen, is the stiffest yet for those charged in the “Friends” star’s death. By Emmanuel Morgan and Matt ...

State Senator Rachel Ventura speaking in committee. A measure from State Senator Rachel Ventura that would provide opiate use disorder treatments for incarcerated individuals was heard in the Senate ...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Truth Pharm, an organization that advocates for public health and safety, said there was an increase in both fatal and non-fatal overdoses in Broome County during a 24 hour ...

CINCINNATI — A Cincinnati-area mom died last month after a nurse allegedly administered her an overdose of opioids following a tummy tuck operation. Now, her plastic surgeon is suing the surgery ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A new drug called N-Propionitrile Chlorphine has been involved in 41 deaths in East Tennessee, according to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. On Monday, the center ...