February 3, 2022 House GOP re-election arm says border security 'will play everywhere' in midterms Republicans in the House of Representatives are spotlighting border security as a top issue as they work to regain the chamber's majority in November's midterm elections.
February 1, 2022 Native American tribes reach $590M settlement over opioids Native American tribes in the U.S. have reached settlements over the toll of opioids
January 26, 2022 Connecticut police say 100 bags of fentanyl found at dead youth’s home About 100 bags of fentanyl were found at the home of a 13-year-old Hartford boy who overdosed on the drug at school, police said.
January 26, 2022 2 babies in Bakersfield, California, overdose on fentanyl in 1 week Two babies in the same California town overdosed on fentanyl in the same week, according to local reports.
January 24, 2022 13-year-old boy dies from suspected fentanyl overdose death while at school, raising alarm A Connecticut school continued to decontaminate the building after a 13-year-old student died after he reportedly ingested fentanyl at the school last week
January 20, 2022 Florida AG Moody sounds alarm on fentanyl surge at border: 'Devastating effect' Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is sounding the alarm on the fentanyl surge at the U.S. southwest border, demanding President Biden and congressional leadership take "immediate and forceful action to regain control" of the border.
January 20, 2022 CT student, 13, fentanyl overdose: School districts to train staff to use Narcan At least two Connecticut school districts will train staff, including nurses and teachers, to use Narcan after a 13-year-old died of a fentanyl overdose last week.
January 20, 2022 House Republicans introduce bill to require fentanyl drug traffickers serve life in prison House Republicans are proposing life sentences for fentanyl traffickers as the U.S. sees rising deaths and drug seizures at the southern border.
January 14, 2022 Connecticut 13-year-old in 'guarded' condition after fentanyl overdose at school Connecticut authorities found an unconscious 13-year-old boy in his school Thursday morning, suffering an apparent opioid overdose on campus.
January 4, 2022 New Orleans hospital gives out overdose reversal drug for free after year of record-high deaths Health officials in New Orleans are working to increase public access to the life-saving overdose reversal drug, naloxone.