Walgreens, West Virginia reach $83 million for company's role in opioid crisis
Walgreens has agreed to pay the settlement within an eight-year period.
Animal sedative ‘zombie drug’ flooding opioid market: What you need to know
The animal sedative xylazine is flooding the illegal opioid market causing overdose, death and worse.
Metro Transit Police receive overdose training
Naloxone can save the life of anyone who is experiencing an opioid overdose, and now, Dr. Ami Angell is training Metro Transit Police officers on how to use it.
Several hospitalized after mass overdose at San Francisco home on Christmas
Authorities are investigating a mass overdose at a San Francisco home on Christmas that sent several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Nearly 107,000 US overdose deaths reported in 2021, CDC's final tally shows
Meanwhile, U.S. life expectancy also dropped in 2021 to about 76 years, 5 months — a decrease of 0.6 years from 2020, the CDC said.
DMV police departments concerned after Florida officer nearly dies from suspected fentanyl exposure
Dramatic video out of Florida shows an officer appearing to lose consciousness due to suspected Fentanyl exposure. As a result, D.C. area police departments have been sharing the concerning video with their members to serve as an important reminder of how every second counts when Fentanyl is involved.
Mother arrested after child dies from fentanyl in Prince William County: police
A mother is charged in Prince William County with killing her 20-month-old child after investigators found a lethal amount of fentanyl in the child's blood.
Montgomery County Public Schools warns about dangers of fentanyl use
Montgomery County Public Schools met Tuesday to discuss and raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl.
3 teens overdose from Fentanyl in Prince William County, says police
Three teens have overdosed on Fentanyl in Prince William County in the past week, according to police.
Prince George's County issues warning about Fentanyl-laced pills
Police in Prince George's County have issued a new warning to residents about counterfeit prescription drugs laced with Fentanyl
Fairfax County stocks all schools with opioid overdose reversal medication Narcan
Fairfax County Schools will now stock every school in the county with Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication that goes by the brand name Narcan.
Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits
Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.
An Arlington mother questions how drugs are making their way into schools
“They’re selling Percocet with fentanyl, marijuana, tobacco – everything. You can say it’s a store. They put alcohol inside the water bottles and no one controls it," one parent said.
CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication
The event provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 drop-off sites nationwide.
Silver Spring man faces federal charges in fentanyl related death of 16-year-old: officials
A Silver Spring man faces life in prison in connection with the fentanyl related death of a 16-year-old.
‘Rainbow fentanyl’: DEA warns of colorful synthetic drugs aimed at attracting young people
The colorful narcotics were seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration in 18 different states this month alone.
Parents seek drug dealer in daughter’s death, offer reward: ‘No questions asked’
Robert Gilliam says he and his wife are putting drug dealers on notice after their 22-year-old daughter died from an overdose.
DEA reports finding 'rainbow fentanyl' pills in DC region
DEA officials say they’ve been seizing rainbow colored fentanyl pills resembling candy in the D.C. region.
Judge rules CVS, Walgreens and Walmart owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
The Ohio counties convinced the jury that the three pharmacies played an outsized role in creating a public nuisance in the way they dispensed pain medication.