April 18, 2019 Woman steals ambulance from New Mexico hospital 'to get heroin,' police say A New Mexico woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly stealing an ambulance and driving it around in circles to look for heroin before crashing it, police said.
April 18, 2019 Naked toddler in IHOP parking lot leads to arrest of Florida couple passed out in van: cops A couple found passed out in a van was arrested last week following the discovery of a naked toddler wandering around a Florida IHOP's parking lot, authorities said.
April 16, 2019 ‘Largest pill seizure in New Jersey’s history’ made by authorities, DA's office announces Authorities in New York on Tuesday announced charges against three individuals accused of using the dark web to sell fake Xanax, among other substances, and laundering millions of dollars in cryptocurrency.
April 12, 2019 Clark Gable's grandson, Clark James Gable III, died of accidental drug overdose, autopsy shows Clark James Gable III, host of the reality TV show "Cheaters" and grandson of late Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable, died of an accidental drug overdose, according to the Dallas County Medical Examiner’s office.
April 11, 2019 Health officials warn against rapidly tapering down opioids for pain patients: ‘It’s a game-changer’ The U.S. federal health agencies behind efforts to address the nation's harrowing opioid epidemic took major steps this week to address a brewing public health crisis involving pain patients who have been wrongly cut off or abruptly tapered down from their prescription painkillers.
April 10, 2019 Pot legalization advocates exploiting public confusion about CBD and THC, author says The marijuana legalization industry appears to be fueling public confusion about CBD to advance its agenda, said former New York Times investigative reporter Alex Berenson in an interview Wednesday with “Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy.
April 9, 2019 Dr. Matthew Stryker: Who profits from drug price decreases? According to a new analysis released last month, Americans spent $3.65 trillion dollars on health care in 2018 – more than the entire gross domestic product of Canada. That’s over $11,000 per person, and it reflects a growing affordability crisis that threatens the health of millions of people.
April 8, 2019 Connecticut police officer dragged nearly a mile by vehicle during traffic stop in harrowing bodycam video A police officer in Connecticut can be heard crying out in a bodycam video for a driver to stop as he hangs halfway out of a vehicle during a traffic stop last year that nearly cost him his life.
April 6, 2019 Dawn Harding: Drugs killed my daughter – but her final letter could save any one of us Three days after Thanksgiving my daughter Taylor died of a fentanyl overdose. She was 23 years old. Even as I write these words, I still don’t believe it’s true.