Landlord collecting overdue rent saves tenants he found overdosing
"They didn't look good and I saw a tray of white powder on the table," he said.
Michigan teacher accused of smuggling fentanyl to inmates in jail education program
A teacher whose role was to educate inmates in the Genesee County Jail's IGNITE program is accused of smuggling fentanyl pills to inmates.
Family of victims killed from fentanyl speak out following arrest of 2 Austin-area men
Family members who have lost loved ones to fentanyl are responding after two members of an Austin fentanyl distribution organization have been sentenced in federal court. They’re set to spend more than seven years in prison.
Men sentenced for distributing fentanyl in Austin area
The two men were sentenced in federal court. They were arrested with others on January 4, 2022
Walmart settles with Office of Attorney General for $168 million over role in opioid crisis, negligent actions
The Office of the Attorney General announced on Wednesday a settlement with Walmart over its role in the opioid epidemic.
Gov. Abbott launches statewide fentanyl data dashboard
The dashboard is part of the "One Pill Kills" campaign, which was launched last year in an effort to combat the fentanyl crisis.
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office joins federal law enforcement in fentanyl task force
Local officials are ramping up efforts to address the recent rise in fentanyl overdoses. The Williamson County Sheriff's Office is joining with other law enforcement to form the Central Texas Task Force Overdose Investigation Team.
Travis County looking into accidental drug overdose deaths following incarceration
Travis County analyzed 417 accidental drug overdose cases from 2022 using data on homelessness, mental illness and jail records.
'Tranq' adds new suffering to opioid drug crisis, but is it driving up deaths?
Xylazine, a powerful animal sedative often called "tranq," is frequently added to fentanyl. Some users say the combination gives a longer-lasting high, while also causing severe skin wounds.
Nevada parents face murder charges after 8-month-old dies from fentanyl exposure: police
The parents told Boulder City police that a bag of meth and fentanyl spilled on a bed, where they later allowed the child to crawl.
Abbott signs bills to increase fentanyl education, prosecute fentanyl-related deaths as murder
Gov. Abbott signed four pieces of fentanyl-related legislation into law on Wednesday, including one bill that require fentanyl education in Texas schools, and another that prosecutes fentanyl-related deaths as murder.
More states legalize fentanyl test strips to fight rising opioid deaths
Roughly 20 states have legalized the test strips to stop rising deaths from the opioid crisis. The strips are still technically illegal in some states under drug paraphernalia laws.
New APH opioid dashboard shows data on overdoses, deaths
The dashboard is part of an ongoing effort by APH to prevent new overdoses and deaths from opioids.
Opioid crisis: Sackler family granted immunity from Purdue OxyContin lawsuits
Court grants billionaires liability protection from lawsuits seeking damages over the opioid crisis
Cedar Park lawyer convicted of impersonating FBI agent resigns from State Bar
On three separate occasions in July and August 2019, Jonathan Ferris entered a Temple pharmacy looking to fill an out-of-state prescription for fentanyl patches.
One year into Travis County overdose crisis, has progress been made?
It has been a year since the county declared drug overdoses to be a public health crisis. Despite the county earmarking hundreds of thousands of dollars to address the crisis, fentanyl-related overdoses have doubled.
FDA approves nasal spray to reverse fentanyl, other opioid overdoses
U.S. health regulators on Monday approved a new easy-to-use version of a medication to reverse overdoses caused by fentanyl and other opioids driving the nation’s drug crisis.
Rainbow fentanyl: Ohio AG warns of ‘death disguised as candy’
Authorities in Ohio are issuing another warning about the so-called “rainbow fentanyl" after hundreds of these pills were seized near Columbus.
Texas couple arrested after fentanyl, narcotics found in home with young children
Kyle police officers were called to a home for a reported fentanyl overdose and found narcotics and two small children under the age of five in the home.
646 pounds of prescription drugs collected in one day by Travis County constables
National Prescription Drug Take Back Day offers an opportunity for residents to safely dispose of expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs.