Nonprofit holds 'Cure Addiction' forum to raise awareness of drug overdose

Every 90 seconds, a person dies from an overdose with fentanyl-laced drugs playing a role. A nonprofit held a “Cure Addiction” forum in hopes of putting an end to overdoses in America.

Nonprofit holds 'Cure Addiction' forum
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Every 90 seconds, a person dies from an overdose with fentanyl-laced drugs playing a role.

Polk sheriff: 85 arrested, $12.8M in drugs seized after wiretap investigation takes down drug trafficking ring

Authorities say a two-year undercover investigation resulted in 85 arrests, the seizure of over $12.8 million worth of drugs, and the dismantling of an international drug trafficking organization whose ringleaders operated out of Winter Haven.

Safe injection sites could be signed into law by Gov. Newsom

Critics of the bill say it opens the door to more illicit drug use and all the baggage that can come with it.

Over a million fentanyl pills seized in Inglewood

According to the DEA, this is the largest seizure of fentanyl pills the DEA has made in California.

Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

In a viral Facebook post, a Kentucky woman says she had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill from the ground that she thinks was laced with the drug fentanyl.

Fullerton man charged with possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people

Suspected drug dealer Alfonso Gomez-Santana has been charged with several felonies for possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, nearly four times the population of Orange County.

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.

OC drug bust: Two drug dealers had enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million people, DA says
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It?s the largest drug bust in Orange County in nearly 16 years. Charges have been filed against two alleged drug dealers from Buena Park who had enough fentanyl to kill 4.7 million people, the district attorney?s office stated.