April 26, 2023 Philadelphia students hospitalized after drinking drug-laced juice at school Twelve students at Crossroads Accelerated Academy in West Philadelphia drank grape juice laced with an opioid called "wonk" that sent five teens to the hospital.
April 26, 2023 UFC legend Stephan Bonnar died from accidental fentanyl overdose, officials say UFC legend Stephan Bonnar died unexpectedly in December at the age of 45. More than four months later, officials have revealed his cause of death.
April 26, 2023 Crenshaw resolution condemns Mexican president for threatening to meddle in US elections Rep. Dan Crenshaw is introducing a resolution to condemn Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador for remarks in which he threatened to meddle in US elections.
April 24, 2023 Mexican Navy seizes 11,520 tequila bottles full of liquid meth from Pacific seaport Mexican Navy inspectors have intercepted a reported 11,520 tequila bottles containing liquid methamphetamine from a seaport in Manzanillo.
April 24, 2023 EU targets Syrian president’s family over amphetamine business The European Union has imposed sanctions on several Syrians, including family members of a Syrian leader, for allegedly smuggling and producing a narcotic known as Captagon.
April 24, 2023 US Marine sentenced to 12 years for smuggling drugs across Mexican border A man received 12 years in federal prison for smuggling fentanyl and conspiring to distribute opioids from Mexico to the United States while he was serving in the Marine.
April 22, 2023 Virginia school district to let students carry Narcan to reverse drug overdoses The Arlington County public school system in northern Virginia is ready to move forward with allowing students to carry overdose-reversing drug Narcan to school with them.
April 21, 2023 Jailed Connecticut man's death ruled drug withdrawal-induced cardiac arrest The death of Joseph Torrice, 37, in his Connecticut jail cell was ruled a cardiac arrest induced by withdrawal from opioids and other drugs, the state Inspector General's office found.
April 21, 2023 Kentucky records 1st decline in drug overdose deaths in 4 years Drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell for the first time in four years. Kentucky’s chronically high death toll from drug overdoses is likely caused by the increased use of fentanyl.
April 20, 2023 Gavin Newsom roasted for non-answer about addressing fentanyl epidemic: 'What should I do?' California Governor Gavin Newsom was roasted for his non-answer to a bystander asking what he's doing about the opioid epidemic while touring San Francisco.