Tag: Drugs

An educational pamphlet and samples of naloxone, a drug used to counter the effects of opiate overdose, are displayed at a news conference at the fire station in Taunton, Mass. A recent surge in heroin overdoses in Taunton has shed light on an epidemic that has plagued the state and nation. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Drug overdose deaths hit record high during pandemic 12-month period

Elizabeth Faddis · October 14, 2021 2:27 am

Pima County Medical Examiner Dr. Greg Hess inspects a body bag tag in Tuscon, Arizona.

Fentanyl overtakes car crashes as top cause of death among teenagers in Arizona border county

Anna Giaritelli · October 8, 2021 11:00 am

South Lake Tahoe city councilman arrested on DUI and drug possession charges

Misty Severi · October 7, 2021 2:43 pm

This police camera video provided by The Moab Police Department shows Brian Laundrie talking to a police officer after police pulled over the van he was traveling in with his girlfriend, Gabrielle âGabbyâ Petito, near the entrance to Arches National Park on Aug. 12, 2021. The couple was pulled over while they were having an emotional fight. Petito was reported missing by her family a month later. (The Moab Police Department via AP)

Former ‘most wanted’ drug trafficker on Brian Laundrie: ‘You gotta face the music’

Asher Notheis · October 6, 2021 2:34 pm

Vaping among US teenagers drops roughly 40% during pandemic

Asher Notheis · September 30, 2021 10:00 pm

Correctional officers allegedly smuggled meth and marijuana into federal prison for bribes

Correctional officers allegedly smuggled meth and marijuana into federal prison for bribes

Asher Notheis · September 30, 2021 12:00 am

Ohio narcotic officers arrested and charged with fentanyl trafficking

Ohio narcotic officers arrested and charged with fentanyl trafficking

Luke Gentile · September 30, 2021 12:00 am

Actor Michael K. Williams died of accidental drug overdose, medical examiner reports

Virginia Aabram · September 24, 2021 10:36 pm

From 2002 to 2013, the rate of heroin overdose deaths nearly quadrupled, and in 2013 alone there were more than 8,000 deaths. (AP Photo)Â

India seizes 3 tons of Afghan heroin worth $2.7 billion

Luke Gentile · September 21, 2021 7:49 pm

Continue the bipartisan success of sentencing reform

Jason Pye · September 16, 2021 4:00 am

Rep. Frank Pallone, Democrat of New Jersey, is the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

House Democrats fail to advance drug pricing bill after feud with centrists

Cassidy Morrison · September 15, 2021 7:09 pm

Vice President Joe Biden gestures as he speaks about the budget and the economy, Monday, April 28, 2014, at George Washington University in Washington. (AP Photo)

Biden releases prescription drug plan that would let government negotiate drug prices

David Hogberg · September 9, 2021 3:18 pm