• House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the U.S.

    House panel says China subsidizes fentanyl production to fuel crisis in the U.S.

    Apr 16, 2024 08:49 PM EST

    ... The report’s findings were released Tuesday as part of a hearing examining China’s role in the fentanyl epidemic in the U.S. Most overdose deaths in the U.S. continue to be linked to fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Inexpensive fentanyl is increasingly cut into other drugs, often ...

  • Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession

    Oregon governor signs a bill recriminalizing drug possession

    Apr 01, 2024 10:52 PM EST

    ... struggled to stand up the new treatment system, state auditors found. At the same time, the fentanyl crisis began to spark an increase in deadly overdoses. Those pressures prompted Oregon Democrats to shift their stance on decriminalization policy in recent months. Some who historically supported the measure voted for the ...

  • Police tactics meant to stop people often ends up killing them, investigation reveals

    Police tactics meant to stop people often ends up killing them, investigation reveals

    Mar 29, 2024 10:40 PM EST

    ... of cases, the location was actually the homes of those who died, and that was because sometimes they were having medical emergencies, like potential drug overdoses, and their families were calling 911 to get medical assistance. And the cops arrived. And in order to try to control the person to ...

  • No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict

    No charges to be filed in fight involving Oklahoma nonbinary teen Nex Benedict

    Mar 21, 2024 10:59 PM EST

    ... say what the note said. The state medical examiner determined last week that Benedict’s death in February was a suicide caused by a drug overdose. “An important part of the Owasso Police Department's investigation was the discovery of some brief notes, written by Benedict, which appeared to be ...

  • Death of nonbinary Oklahoma teen after school fight ruled a suicide, officials say

    Death of nonbinary Oklahoma teen after school fight ruled a suicide, officials say

    Mar 13, 2024 10:02 PM EST

    ... report shows 16-year-old Nex Benedict, who used they/them pronouns, had toxic levels of two drugs in their system and died of an overdose. A complete autopsy will be released in 10 days in accordance with state law, the medical examiner's office said. “From the beginning of ...

  • San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    San Francisco votes on measures to compel drug treatment and give police surveillance drones

    Mar 05, 2024 11:20 PM EST

    ... S. have had mixed results as they struggle to balance progressive criminal justice reforms with fed-up voters. In San Francisco, retail theft, record fentanyl overdose deaths, and the struggle to bounce back from the pandemic have frustrated residents and drawn negative attention from national media outlets. Voters ousted progressive ...

  • Ohio foundation begins process to distribute over $860 million in opioid settlement money

    Ohio foundation begins process to distribute over $860 million in opioid settlement money

    Mar 04, 2024 09:49 PM EST

    ... state, local and Native American tribal governments more than $50 billion. Under the agreements, most of the money is to be used to address the overdose epidemic. The foundation will allocate up to $51 million in its 2024 grant cycle for Ohio-based non-profits, for-profits and government entities ...

  • Don Henley testifies in case over handwritten drafts for 'Hotel California' and other songs

    Don Henley testifies in case over handwritten drafts for 'Hotel California' and other songs

    Feb 26, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, after authorities found cocaine, quaaludes, marijuana and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at his Los Angeles home the prior November. He was sentenced to probation and a $2,500 fine, and he requested a drug education ...

  • Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain's death

    Former Colorado police officer appeals conviction in Black man Elijah McClain's death

    Feb 23, 2024 12:33 AM EST

    ... leading the local prosecutor to decide against bringing any criminal charges. But it updated the autopsy report in 2021, finding that McClain died of an overdose of ketamine after being forcibly restrained by police. Roedema, who was fired from the Aurora Police Department after his conviction, was the only one ...

  • Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92

    Lefty Driesell, fiery college basketball coach who put Maryland on the map, dies at 92

    Feb 17, 2024 06:00 PM EST

    ... vote three months after his 86th birthday. The long snub, many speculated, came because Driesell was forced to resign at Maryland in 1986 after Bias overdosed on cocaine in a campus dorm after being drafted by the Boston Celtics. Maryland had to pay Driesell for the rest of his 10 ...