May 25, 2023 Over 100,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2022, CDC says Nearly 110,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in 2022, the highest number on record, and edging out the total death toll from 2021, according to the CDC.
May 25, 2023 Pennsylvania doctor gets 6 months for opioid prescription scheme Dr. Brian Gullett, 46, of Clarksville, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for his role in an opioid prescription fraud scheme.
May 25, 2023 Wisconsin lawmaker says his bar not a 'bad establishment' after 4 patrons overdose on fentanyl Republican Wisconsin state Rep. Rob Brooks on Thursday denied that his bar, where drug deals led to four fentanyl overdoses and one death, is a "bad establishment."
May 25, 2023 Iowa state troopers claim fentanyl is changing state from drive-through to drug distribution center Iowa state troopers say fentanyl is changing the state and it is no longer a drive-through point for drug dealers, but a distribution center.
May 24, 2023 Fentanyl overdoses are surging, so what is Congress doing to help? Congressional lawmakers identify what's letting fentanyl flow into the country and how overdoses from the deadly synthetic opioid can be curbed.
May 24, 2023 Rapper Fetty Wap sentenced to 6 years in prison for New York drug-trafficking scheme Rapper Fetty Wap has been sentenced Wednesday to six years in federal prison for his involvement in a New York-based drug-trafficking scheme. The rappper pleaded guilty in August 2022.
May 24, 2023 Protester arrested for throwing brick during San Francisco Mayor London Breed's chaotic open air drug hearing San Francisco Mayor London Breed's meeting on the open air drug market was cut short by hecklers and a protester who hurled a brick toward city officials.
May 23, 2023 Former Texas deputy sentenced for escorting truck he believed had drugs with his patrol car A Texas law enforcement officer was sentenced to more than 17 years in prison for his role in transporting what he believed were drugs.
May 23, 2023 New York Sheriff's deputies fatally shoot man who opened fire during narcotics raid Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who opened fire at police during a search warrant at a New York home. Police were conducting a narcotics investigation when the incident occurred.
May 23, 2023 Two police officers shot during residence search in New York Two officers with the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office were shot while carrying out a federal search warrant for weapons and drugs in New York.