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1.7 million counterfeit fentanyl pills found in storage unit after auction: DEA

  • Nov 17, 2025
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Purdue Pharma hearings begin on $7.4 billion opioid settlement plan

  • Nov 12, 2025
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Designating fentanyl as a WMD gives DEA 'more tools' to fight it, administrator says

Trump signed an executive order this week to change the designation.

  • Dec 19, 2025
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5 arrested in deaths of Robert De Niro's grandson and daughter of Blondie co-founder

  • Oct 30, 2025
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States agree to $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma in opioid litigation

  • Jun 16, 2025

US drug overdose deaths fell by nearly 27% in 2024, CDC report finds

  • May 14, 2025

Over 300K kids have lost a parent to an overdose. At this camp, they heal together

  • Oct 4, 2024

4-year-old boy dies in family shelter after possible fentanyl exposure

  • Mar 5, 2025

4-year-old boy dies in family shelter, drug paraphernalia discovered on the scene

  • Mar 5, 2025

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Purdue, Sacklers offer $7.4 billion in settlement

  • Jan 23, 2025
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Overdose deaths fell by 17% from 2023 to 2024, CDC says

  • Dec 16, 2024
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McKinsey & Company agree to pay $650 million

  • Dec 14, 2024
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McKinsey to pay $650 million over role in OxyContin epidemic

  • Dec 13, 2024
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Naloxone prescriptions increase in 10- to19-year-olds, study shows

  • Sep 16, 2024
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SCOTUS blocks Purdue Pharma opioid settlement

  • Jun 27, 2024
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Man pleads guilty after fentanyl kills baby at day care

  • Jun 10, 2024
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Overdose deaths decreased for 1st time in 5 years

  • May 15, 2024
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Drug overdose deaths fell in 2023, 1st decrease in 5 years: CDC

  • May 15, 2024
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DEA warns of 'deadliest drug threat the US has ever faced'

  • May 14, 2024
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Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began, CDC report finds

The rate of overdose deaths fell 4% from 2022 to 2023.

  • Feb 20, 2025

Sacklers, Purdue Pharma reach $7.4 billion settlement in opioid lawsuits

The Sacklers will no longer have liability protection from future lawsuits.

  • Jan 23, 2025

McKinsey to pay $650 million over role in OxyContin epidemic

The firm faced charges of conspiracy to defraud the U.S., destroying documents.

  • Dec 13, 2024

Overdose deaths now at their lowest level in 3 years, data shows

However, overdose deaths remain higher than pre-pandemic levels.

  • Sep 19, 2024

Man pleads guilty after fentanyl kills baby at day care

Felix Herrera Garcia fled the Bronx day care while children overdosed.

  • Jun 10, 2024