Synthetic opioid deaths fell sharply in 2023 and 2024 after a shock to the fentanyl supply. New evidence points to precursor controls, not enforcement, as the key driver.

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The significant, recent decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths was driven in large part by a sudden shift in North America’s illicit drug supply ...

Although President Donald Trump frequently decries the threat that fentanyl poses to Americans, his comments reveal several misconceptions about the drug. He thinks Canada is an important source of ...

Trump signed an executive order this week to change the designation. When President Donald Trump designated fentanyl as a "Weapon of Mass Destruction," it gave the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA ...

The murder of Sharif Osman Bin Hadi, who had participated in the July Uprising, which resulted in the ouster of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government, has triggered violent chaos in Bangladesh.

The White House has officially designated fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction, citing thousands of overdose deaths attributed to the illicit drug. The move could mark a significant step in the ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - The use and deaths related to fentanyl appear to be dropping, but there’s still plenty of it and far too many deaths. Now, a new push to stop it for good comes home. The Drug ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday, Dec. 15, designating Fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. The order would allow the U.S. to expand even further its militarization of ...

Three Weld County residents have been sentenced for distribution of fentanyl that led to the 2021 death of a teenage girl. Destiny Salazar, 36, and Gabriel Orozco, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ...

President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday designating the synthetic opioid fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” The move by Trump to elevate a narcotic to the level of a WMD ...

Canada wants to work more closely with China to stop the chemicals used to create the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl from reaching North America, said Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point person for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A proposal that would make possession of any amount of fentanyl a felony and stiffen penalties for distribution will go before the state’s voters next ...