November 19, 2021 Starbucks hepatitis A scare: What to know A local New Jersey health department urged patrons who went to a Gloucester Township Starbucks coffee shop on certain days this month to get vaccinated for hepatitis A after an employee tested positive.Â
November 17, 2021 Drug overdose deaths, fueled by fentanyl, hit record high in US The U.S. recorded its highest number of drug-overdose deaths in a 12-month period, eclipsing 100,000 for the first time, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
November 15, 2021 Washington attorney general takes on nation's biggest drug manufacturers After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state's case against the nation's three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role in the nation's opioid epidemic.
November 12, 2021 California drug dealers could face murder charges as fentanyl deaths spike, DA warns: report Drug dealers in California’s Kern County are being warned they could face murder charges now that the area has surpassed last year’s total for fentanyl-related deaths, according to a report.
November 6, 2021 What is Narcan? The lifesaving treatment that can reverse opioid overdose symptoms Houston authorities say that a chaotic concert stampede that left 8 people dead included a suspected unwanted opioid injection that caused several people to be injected with the drug Narcan to reverse the symptoms of a drug overdose.
November 5, 2021 Ecstasy can help people with PTSD, study says Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA)-assisted therapy has been able to aid people with severe post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to researchers.Â
November 5, 2021 California school officials alert parents to sale of addictive new drug: reports California school officials are warning parents about a new addictive street drug called "Paint."Â
November 4, 2021 Louisiana coroner warns marijuana could soon be laced with deadly fentanyl Drug overdose deaths have reached an all-time high, according to the CDC.
November 4, 2021 Florida parents charged after 2-year-old dies of fentanyl overdose Two Florida parents have been charged in connection to their 2-year-old daughter's fentanyl overdose death.
October 27, 2021 ​Boston-area sheriff plans to move homeless from tent encampment into former ICE detention facility Boston’s area sheriff wants to move some 100 homeless addicts from deteriorating conditions at a tent encampment into a nearby empty jail building once used for ICE detainees within the next three weeks, as he rushes to finalize plans for a controversial “mobile courtroom" at the facility.