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Opioid Epidemic

Virginia Attorney General announces $4.3 billion settlement with opioid maker

Virginia Attorney General announces $4.3 billion settlement with opioid maker

Virginia's Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced the Commonwealth is part of a $4.3 billion nationwide settlement with one of the country's largest opioid manufacturers. 

July 27
Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

Fentanyl risk from $1 bill? Drug safety expert dispels myths about second-hand exposure

In a viral Facebook post, a Kentucky woman says she had to be hospitalized after picking up a dollar bill from the ground that she thinks was laced with the drug fentanyl.

July 12
Police seize thousands of Fentanyl-laced Percocet pills in Prince William County

Police seize thousands of Fentanyl-laced Percocet pills in Prince William County

Officials confiscated thousands of pills suspected to be laced with Fentanyl in Prince William County, according to police.

July 8
Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

Lauren Boebert introduces bill to classify fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction

GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert, a freshman representing Colorado’s 3rd district, is pushing to classify the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

June 15
Suspect arrested in deadly fentanyl linked overdose of 14-year-old in Virginia

Suspect arrested in deadly fentanyl linked overdose of 14-year-old in Virginia

Police have a 21-year-old man in custody in connection with the deadly overdose of a teenager in Virginia, according to authorities.

May 13
Rise in child opioid overdoses prompts warning from Virginia city

Rise in child opioid overdoses prompts warning from Virginia city

The City of Alexandria is worried after seeing more and more school-aged kids using drugs. Now they are issuing warning about a recent spike in Fentanyl-related overdoses.

May 6
Inside a DEA special lab where drugs are tested daily

Inside a DEA special lab where drugs are tested daily

FOX 5 DC got an exclusive look at a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special lab.

May 5
Montgomery County officials work to combat rising drug overdose deaths in young people

Montgomery County officials work to combat rising drug overdose deaths in young people

Officials in one Maryland county are sounding alarms about the rising number drug overdose deaths in younger people.

April 28
Overdose deaths of 2 teens prompts counterfeit drugs warning in Prince William County

Overdose deaths of 2 teens prompts counterfeit drugs warning in Prince William County

The Prince William County Police Department is issuing a warning to the community, especially younger residents, to watch out for counterfeit narcotics laced with Fentanyl.

April 27
'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police

'Always be cautious': Fentanyl, cocaine pills disguised as Tylenol seized by Ohio police

Police in Lorain, Ohio, shared a photo of a seized fentanyl pill pressed with what appears to look like the word “Tylenol.”

March 24
Fentanyl peddlers arrested for overdose string that killed 9 in Southwest

Fentanyl peddlers arrested for overdose string that killed 9 in Southwest

D.C. police have announced arrests in a string of fentanyl overdoses that took the lives of nine people earlier this year. 

March 24
CDC proposes change to opioid prescription guidelines

CDC proposes change to opioid prescription guidelines

The nation’s top public health agency is proposing changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for doctors prescribing opioid painkillers.

February 12
4 arrested for Michael K. Williams overdose death

4 arrested for Michael K. Williams overdose death

Four men have been arrested in connection with the overdose death of "The Wire" actor Michael K. Williams.

February 2
Deadly fentanyl batch results in 10 overdoses, killing 3 in Southwest

Deadly fentanyl batch results in 10 overdoses, killing 3 in Southwest

D.C. firefighters responded to 10 overdoses on Friday in Southwest. 

January 31
US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in a year for 1st time, CDC says

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.

November 17, 2021
Opioid dependency was 'driving force' in deadly Buffalo clinic shooting, search warrant application states

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.

February 19, 2021
Fake business housed industrial-scale meth, fentanyl lab, Mexican officials say

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.

October 25, 2020
Insys founder John Kapoor gets 5.5 years in prison for orchestrating opioid scheme

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.

January 23, 2020
Mom takes action after losing daughter to drug overdose

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.

January 17, 2020
‘Meth. We’re on it’: People have mixed feelings about South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign

‘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. 

November 18, 2019
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