Overdose

by Jennifer Sullivan / KOMO News Fentanyl drug sales linked to 5 Wash. counties; 30 people arrested An 18-month DEA investigation, stemming from the discovery of Fentanyl on the streets of Bremerton, culminated late Wednesday night with agents swarming homes and cars in five counties.The...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Alex Gertsch had a tremendous amount of love for snowboarding, music and especially for his family. But this past summer, he lost his life to a drug overdose.Kai Stone knew his cousin had a problem, but Gertsch fought hard against the...

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (WPVI) -- A mother and father have been charged with murder after their 10-month-old daughter died after ingesting fentanyl back in April.Police say the baby's parents knew she needed help but waited hours to call paramedics, and then fabricated a story about...

HUNTINGTON W.Va. (WSAZ) -- In this region, we know firsthand the seriousness of the drug epidemic and how deadly it is. Heroin laced with other dangerous substances, such as fentanyl, are killing people. But so is a drug that recovery addicts say users think is safer,...

Opioid users urged to take steps to protect themselves Washington State Department of Health reports that illicit fentanyl is being detected in new forms and is causing an increasing number of overdose deaths in the state. In the first half of 2018, there were 81 deaths linked...