US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in a year for 1st time, CDC says
An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, topping deaths from car crashes, guns and even flu and pneumonia, CDC data shows.
Opioid dependency was 'driving force' in deadly Buffalo clinic shooting, search warrant application states
A Wright County Sheriff's deputy investigating Gregory Ulrich, the man charged in the deadly Allina Health clinic shooting, believes Ulrich's dependency on pain medication was the "driving force" in the incident, according to search warrant applications filed in the case.
Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say
Soldiers and police in Mexico have seized an industrial-scale meth and fentanyl lab that was so big it startled investigators.
Insys founder John Kapoor gets 5.5 years in prison for orchestrating opioid scheme
The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company was ordered to spend 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Mom takes action after losing daughter to drug overdose
A mother is taking new action as she deals with the grief of losing her daughter, 21-year-old Julia Crabbe, to a drug overdose.
‘Meth. We’re on it’: People have mixed feelings about South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign
South Dakota's latest anti-drug campaign slogan, “Meth. We’re On It,” has not been as well received as originally hoped.
Deputies: Deltona mother overdoses on heroin on I-4 with 3 kids in van
A Deltona mother is being charged with child neglect after deputies say she overdosed on heroin while driving on Interstate 4 with three children in her minivan.
'We're not alone': 'Sesame Street' tackles addiction crisis
"Sesame Street" is taking a new step to try to help kids navigate life in America — it's tackling the opioid crisis.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy amid thousands of opioid lawsuits
Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation's deadly opioid disaster.
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma expected to file for bankruptcy after stalled settlement talks
Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, is expected to file for bankruptcy after attempts to reach a settlement over its role in the opioid crisis came to a standstill, state attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday.
Should drug companies be held responsible for the opioid epidemic?
Dr. Ramin Oskoui speaks on criminally prosecuting drug companies as opioid drug addiction and deaths are on the rise.
Drug addicts using their pets to go 'vet shopping' to score opioids, veterinarians say
FOX 5's Melissa Howell reports.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan testifies at Senate committee hearing on opioid crisis
FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald reports.
President Trump takes action on US opioid crisis
Dr. Roger Klein, a physician and an attorney, joined "5@630" to voice his support President Donald Trump declaring opioid abuse a national public health emergency and announcing new steps to combat the problem.
Treatment center using medical marijuana to treat opioid addicts
One advocate for treating opioid addiction believes the answer lies in legalized medicinal marijuana. Joe Schrank has detailed efforts to use cannabis as a conduit to wean addicts from using of harmful opioids as part of High Sobriety, a California-based treatment program. He joined us The Final 5 to discuss more.
Opioid epidemic: Where are the drugs coming from and what is being done to combat the problem?
FOX 5's Lauren DeMarco reports.