Pharmacies head to court Monday in 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
In a bellwether federal trial starting Monday in Cleveland, Lake and Trumbull counties will try to convince a jury that the retail pharmacy companies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication into their communities.
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills prompt DEA warning
For the first time in six years, the DEA issued a public safety alert regarding fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills.
Fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills prompt DEA warning
For the first time in six years, the DEA issued a public safety alert regarding fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills.
USC students tackling fentanyl crisis, providing students with testing strips
Some USC students took it upon themselves to protect what they call the ‘naïve drug user’.
Ex-Purdue Pharma president denies responsibility for opioid crisis
Former Purdue Pharma president and chair Richard Sackler says he, his family and the company do not have any responsibility for the opioid crisis in the United States.
J&J to pay $230M to settle claims it helped fuel opioid crisis
As part of the deal, the drugmaker also agreed to end the manufacturing and distribution of opioids across New York and the rest of the nation.
TV host Dr. Laura Berman's son dies after apparent overdose
Television therapist Dr. Laura Berman is demanding justice after her son died of an apparent overdose. The grieving family believes her son bought drugs from someone on Snapchat.
Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say
Soldiers and police in Mexico have seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators.
‘Meth. We’re on it’: People have mixed feelings about South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign
South Dakota's latest anti-drug campaign slogan, “Meth. We’re On It,” has not been as well received as originally hoped.
Father, toddler die from drug overdose, fentanyl exposure
The Santa Rosa father of the baby killed by drugs has also died of an overdose.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy amid thousands of opioid lawsuits
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster.