According to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), drug overdose deaths among Virginia residents decreased by 43% in 2024. Virginia recorded the nation’s second-largest decrease, but 1,396 ...

In the past six months, I have been responsible for designing and implementing a small-scale qualitative assessment of the perceived risk of fentanyl overdose in Salt Lake City. In my research, I ...

Fentanyl, a strong opioid about 50 times more powerful than heroin, has become increasingly present in the U.S. drug supply and has caused a wave of overdose deaths among people who consume it or use ...

Fentanyl does not smell like popcorn when it burns. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that fentanyl is odorless and tasteless, and there is no visible way of knowing if or how ...

There are two types of fentanyl: medical and illicit. Both are synthetic opioids. Fentanyl is not well-absorbed by the skin, so people can’t overdose by accidentally touching illicit fentanyl, which ...

A nitazene powder sample at the Center for Forensic Science Research and Education on Oct. 20, 2023, in Willow Grove, Pa. A nitazene powder sample at the Center for Forensic Science Research and ...

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up to 100 times more potent than morphine. With the nation still in the grips of an opioid epidemic that began decades ago, the crisis has deepened in recent years with ...

Opioid overdoses occur when the body experiences an excessive amount of opioids, leading to life-threatening symptoms, including slowed breathing, loss of consciousness, and death. These situations ...

Bakersfield — Ezekiel Xavier Rivera idolized his father. The 2-year-old loved to follow Raul Rivera around the house and ride in the car with him, said Soluna Lora, Ezekiel’s mother. On June 3, 2023, ...

NEW YORK-- The battle to keep fentanyl off New York City streets continues. Federal agents seized the highest amount of fentanyl ever in the Big Apple last year. And of all the fentanyl seized in the ...