Three people found dead at a home in Suisun City earlier this year died of overdoses, the Suisun City Police Department said. According to police, fentanyl was one of the drugs found ...

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We need to pressure lawmakers to resist proposals that would wipe out the progress that has been made.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions on Thursday that he called “necessary" to “deter and dismantle" the ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cody Kinzie Dittmar, a convicted federal felon, was found guilty of selling fentanyl and heroin that led ...

WASHINGTON — Overdose deaths in the United States fell 16.9% from July 2023 to July 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday.

Overdose deaths in the United States decreased 17% from July 2023 to July 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday Health officials credited the wide availability ...