• David McCallum, star of hit series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90

    David McCallum, star of hit series 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' and 'NCIS,' dies at 90

    Sep 27, 2023 08:09 PM EST

    ... three sons from his first marriage, Paul, Jason and Valentine, and a son and daughter from his second, Peter and Sophie. Jason died of an overdose.“He was a true Renaissance man — he was fascinated by science and culture and would turn those passions into knowledge. For example, he was ...

  • Elijah McClain's death sparked protests and led to police reforms. Four years later, 2 officers are on trial

    Elijah McClain's death sparked protests and led to police reforms. Four years later, 2 officers are on trial

    Sep 20, 2023 08:50 PM EST

    ... on information from a grand jury investigation. It found the cause of death was complications from ketamine after McClain, who weighed 140 pounds (64 kilograms), overdosed because he received a higher dose than recommended for someone of his size, pathologist Stephen Cina found. “I believe that Mr. McClain would most ...

  • More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial

    More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial

    Sep 15, 2023 10:33 PM EST

    Here are some of the things that they found. One in four people killed in Louisiana jails had not been tried yet. Black people made up nearly 58 percent of deaths. Medical conditions like heart disease and cancer were the primary cause of death. But overdose deaths among incarcerated people ...

  • Oregon's new psilocybin service center invites public to try psychedelic mushrooms

    Oregon's new psilocybin service center invites public to try psychedelic mushrooms

    Sep 15, 2023 05:27 PM EST

    ... recreational use. But these days, the regulated marijuana industry is struggling with massive oversupply. And drug decriminalization has not greatly expanded addiction treatment or reduced overdoses as hoped. A new poll indicates most voters would repeal it. It’s too early to assess Oregon’s mushroom legalization. Oregon Psilocybin Services ...

  • In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman's death. He says remarks were misunderstood

    In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman's death. He says remarks were misunderstood

    Sep 14, 2023 06:26 PM EST

    ... another officer, Kevin Dave, struck and killed Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, in a crosswalk. Dave was driving 74 mph (119 kmh) on the way to an overdose call, and Auderer, a drug recognition expert, was assigned to evaluate whether Dave was impaired, The Seattle Times reported. Afterward, Auderer left his body ...

  • Why deaths in Louisiana prisons are on the rise

    Why deaths in Louisiana prisons are on the rise

    Sep 11, 2023 09:22 PM EST

    ... an ongoing evaluation,” Armstrong said. “The obligation to provide the care doesn't depend on the types of needs that are presented.” As for drug overdose and violent deaths, Lavespere said “fentanyl is a big problem [for] the free world, and it's a problem within the prison setting.”He ...

  • Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan shielding owners from lawsuits

    Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan shielding owners from lawsuits

    Aug 11, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    This original deal as agreed to was liability for the Sacklers, but the Sacklers will put in $6 billion and give that out to communities all over the country to address addiction and overdoses. What are those communities and states and tribes all saying now that this deal has been ...

  • Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

    Supreme Court temporarily blocks OxyContin maker bankruptcy deal that would protect Sackler family

    Aug 10, 2023 09:59 PM EST

    ... the case so soon. “They clearly see the urgency of the matter,” he said. Another group of mostly parents of people who died from opioid overdoses has called for the settlement not to be accepted. Opioids have been linked to more than 70,000 fatal overdoses annually in the U ...

  • Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of 'Searching for Sugarman' documentary, dies at 81

    Singer and songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of 'Searching for Sugarman' documentary, dies at 81

    Aug 09, 2023 05:38 PM EST

    ... the head onstage in Moscow; He’d set himself aflame and burned to death before an audience someplace else; He’d died of a drug overdose, was in a mental institution, was incarcerated for murdering his girlfriend. In 1996, Segerman and journalist Carl Bartholomew-Strydom set out to learn the ...

  • How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio

    How opioid settlement money led to a legal battle in Ohio

    Aug 01, 2023 10:40 PM EST

    Every Saturday, they hand out food, clothing, and the overdose-reversal drug Narcan in Newark, Ohio. Trish Perry: Fentanyl testing strips? Cat Wise: But Perry says her organization has so far encountered stigma and hurdles when applying for funding from opioid settlement money that's earmarked for local governments. Trish ...