Drug cartel sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department over rainbow fentanyl
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.
Fentanyl 'vaccine' may have been discovered, researchers say
Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine.
Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.
Drug experts slam Bloomington Police chief for spreading ‘dangerous’ and 'false' information on fentanyl
Drug treatment experts are raising the alarm about claims made by the Bloomington Police chief Thursday about a form of fentanyl being "Narcan resistant."
CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
15-year-old girl dies after taking fentanyl-laced pill on high school campus in Hollywood
A 15-year-old student at Bernstein High School is dead and another teen was hospitalized after overdosing on pills they purchased at Lexington Park in Hollywood. Investigators say the pills were laced with fentanyl.
California middle school student arrested for bringing fentanyl to school, causing employee to overdose
Police responded to the junior high after the school reported that a student was in possession of about 150 fentanyl pills disguised as Percocet.
‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people
The colorful narcotics were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 18 different states this month alone.
Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’
Robert Gilliam says he and his wife are putting drug dealers on notice after their 22-year-old daughter died from an overdose.
Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction
GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, a freshman representing Colorado’s 3rd district, is pushing to classify the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.
'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police
Police in Lorain, Ohio, shared a photo of a seized fentanyl pill pressed with what appears to look like the word “Tylenol.”
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in a year for 1st time, CDC says
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, topping deaths from car crashes, guns and even flu and pneumonia, CDC data shows.
Michigan to receive $800 million from massive opioid settlement
Only the national tobacco settlement in 1998 involved a greater amount of money.
Oakland County Deputies save two with Naloxone, 5 doses need for one man
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office said two men were saved in Pontiac on Monday from overdoses, one of whom needed five doses of Naloxone to be revived.
MDHHS launches new $900,000 'real-life' ad campaign for opioid addiction
Michigan's new string of digital ads and videos aimed at curbing opioid addiction frames the promotion around the benefits of harm reduction services, rather than the drawbacks of drug use.
"Community policing at its very best," Allen Park police bridging drug abuse services to those struggling
Beginning Friday, some of the doors that Allen Park police will be knocking on will be victims of drug abuse. They'll come equipped with an offer to help. If the person agrees, professionals will begin administering long-term treatment.
Federal prosecutors bust opioid pipeline that moved drugs from Detroit to American Indian reservations
A U.S. Attorney said 26 people have been charged in a major drug pipeline bust which fueled at least $2.5 million of oxycodone pills from Detroit into American Indian reservations in North Dakota
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharama pleads guilty in criminal case, admits role in opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally admitting its role in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths over the past two decades.
Michigan reports opioid overdose calls are up 26% during pandemic
Opioid overdoses are surging during the COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan.
19 from metro Detroit indicted in $41 million opioid distribution conspiracy
Nineteen people from metro Detroit, including doctors and pharmacists, have been indicted in an illegal opioid distribution conspiracy totaling around $41 million.