Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ

October 2, 2019

Dem megadonor Ed Buck hit with additional federal drug charges in two overdose deaths

A federal grand jury in California has indicted wealthy Democratic megadonor Ed Buck in two overdose deaths at his West Hollywood apartment.

October 2, 2019

Suspected drug smugglers clung to floating bales of cocaine for hours in shark-infested waters: cops

When their boat sank off the coast of Columbia on Sunday, three suspected drug smugglers survived out in the open waters by clinging to the only thing that was floating: their product.

October 1, 2019

Trump's drug czar says US urging China to crack down on fentanyl, other dangerous drugs

Director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy Jim Carroll told Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ on Tuesday the Trump administration expects China to do more to help fight the fentanyl epidemic.

October 1, 2019

New Jersey teacher loses job, accused of snorting morphine in front of students

A New Jersey elementary school teacher has lost his job for allegedly snorting morphine in front of his students, prosecutors said

September 30, 2019

Blondie singer Debbie Harry recalls sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll in memoir, compares fame to heroin

"It felt like having sex, a wash of electricity coursing through your fingers and your legs, sometimes a flushed feeling at the base of your throat," Harry says. "It was exciting, but at the same time strangely anticlimactic."

September 30, 2019

10 overdose deaths in Ohio county in 26-hour period, coroner says

At least 10 people died of drug overdoses in a just over one-day span in Ohio over the weekend, medical officials said.

September 29, 2019

Virginia doctor could face life in prison for prescribing hundreds of thousands of opioids

A Virginia doctor could face up to life in prison at his sentencing next week for prescribing about half a million opioids over a two-year period.

September 27, 2019

Philadelphia middle school students sickened by marijuana-laced Rice Krispies treats: Police

More than a dozen Philadelphia middle school students became ill Friday after intentionally ingesting marijuana-laced Rice Krispies treats, police said.

September 26, 2019

Mexican ex-prosecutor who took bribes from powerful drug cartel gets 20 years in prison

A Mexican ex-prosecutor – who once declared himself a law-and-order candidate – was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for using his position as attorney general to help protect a violent drug cartel, the Justice Department announced.

September 26, 2019

Third man charged in death of Mac Miller

A third man has been arrested and charged with drug offenses in connection with rapper Mac Miller's overdose death last year.