Fentanyl

The number of deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in 2017 hit the highest level since the collection of federal mortality data started in 1999, according to an analysis by two public health nonprofits, the Trust for America’s Health and the Well Being Trust. To...

In 2017, a Winnipeg postal worker stumbled upon an unconscious woman in an apartment vestibule, called 911 and suddenly had a difficult decision to make. The 911 operator was encouraging him to perform CPR, but the postal worker suspected the woman was overdosing on fentanyl. Rather...

CLOSE From the California Department of Public Health and its Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard, here are some numbers on the state's opioid problem. Steve ByerlyMethamphetamine and fentanyl-laced heroin were found Friday while arresting a suspected Ventura drug dealer, authorities...

Hazmat being called to more police calls over fentanyl exposure Updated: 5:53 PM EST Mar 8, 2019 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RESPONDERS. MARY: POTENTIAL EXPOSURE HAS BECOMES A BIG PROBLEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND, A THIRD -- IN FACT, A THIRD OF ALL STATE HAZMAT CALLS...