In 2023, Solano County recorded 59 fatal overdoses directly tied to fentanyl — accounting for 87% of all opioid-related deaths in the county. While slightly below the statewide average of 91%, ...

Though one Portsmouth mom tried to help her son through an addiction, life's stressors took over. Her worst fear came true in September 2021 when he died.

Stanislaus County’s third-largest city issued a public health warning Tuesday about fentanyl, citing six deaths this year due to the dangerous street drug. Ceres has seen a 35% rise in opioid-related ...

Naloxone is one of them. This safe, easy-to-use medication can reverse an opioid overdose in minutes. It’s legal to carry and ...

New report breaks down 2023 overdose deaths, but it doesn't include data on a potent sedative the city hopes test strips can ...

The fight against opioids continues. Tuesday is National Fentanyl Awareness Day where the DEA, community organizations, law ...

Applications are open for round 3 of grant funding under the Delaware Prescription Opioid Settlement Distribution Commission.

Between 2019 and 2023, overdose deaths increased by 61% among Black people and by 17% among Hispanic people in the city.

Two York County men were sentenced to 15 years each for large-scale fentanyl distribution after pleading guilty. A DEA operation uncovered the scheme, resulting in the seizure of drugs, cash, and ...

At the conclusion of a trial in federal court, a jury convicted Southfield resident Charise Valentine, 69, of conspiracy to ...

Opioids, antidepressants, and some NSAIDs increase the risk of constipation. Find out which ones do and what helps bowel ...

A civil complaint has been filed against a Houston pharmacy and its owners for dispensing painkillers and muscle relaxers to ...