Social media played a major role in our son’s fentanyl death. We need to make it safer | Opinion
In February of 2021, our lives were shattered when our beloved 16-year-old son, Sammy, died from fentanyl poisoning. Like so ...
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Texas lawmakers push for decriminalization of fentanyl test strips
Fentanyl overdose looms large on the docket heading into the Texas Legislature’s 89th regular session. One Texas lawmaker is ...
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Padre Island mother heads to D.C. on Inauguration Day to honor son's memory
Fay Martin of Padre Island was invited to President Trump's inauguration as a board member of the Texas Against Fentanyl ...
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Texas State secures $1.8M grant to help area schools with fentanyl awareness
Texas State University has received a grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to combat ...
DEA: Anti-fentanyl campaigns in New Mexico are working but more work is needed
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency said campaigns sounding the alarm about the dangers of fentanyl are working in New Mexico but there is still lots of work to be done. “We ...
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Conn. city sees a significant drop in opioid deaths
Sam Bowen, chief for the health department’s prevention, harm and risk reduction section, said nonfatal overdoses are down 13% from 2023 and fatal overdoses are down 43% this year. The city has also ...
Retired head of Chicago DEA on shortlist to lead national agency under Trump administration
The former top dog at the DEA in Chicago told the ABC7 I-Team he is being courted to come back and lead the agency under ...
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Trump, Xi vow improved ties despite threats
Xi said he hoped for a "good start" to relations with Trump, who in turn said "it is my expectation that we will solve many ...
Patient had assisted death in farm paddock after rest home rejection
A patient wound up dying in a farm paddock after the rest home he was in refused to let him have an assisted death on the ...
'Texas seizes enough fentanyl to kill everyone in U.S., Mexico, Canada', governor's office says
In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized more than 622 million lethal doses of fentanyl, a ...
Eggs are about to get even more expensive, expert says. Here’s how much
Eggs are nearly 40% more expensive now than they were a year ago, the Labor Department said this week. It’s about to get even ...
Trump says he will ‘most likely’ will give TikTok 90-day extension
President-elect Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he is likely to give TikTok a 90-day extension while his incoming administration assesses the situation following the Supreme Court decision to ...