The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...

For years, individuals battling opioid addiction have faced a grim choice: get clean or die. But some people now see a third ...

In some parts of the U.S., drug deaths have plunged to levels not seen since the fentanyl crisis exploded. Addiction experts ...

The study found stark differences in how each age group was exposed:Young children (0–12): 81.7 percent of cases were ...

President Trump suspended tariffs intended to stop fentanyl from entering the United States. Here’s what to know about the ...

Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and the staggering majority have been ...

The number of children and adolescents exposed to fentanyl has increased in the U.S., and even a tiny amount can cause death.

In a Q&A, NIH addiction chief Nora Volkow speaks about RFK Jr.'s policy shake-ups, 12-step recovery limits, and why overdose ...

The majority of fentanyl exposure cases among teens was characterized as intentional misuse or abuse, according to the study published in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse.

Fentanyl-related deaths rose dramatically in Shasta County and they continue, leaving a trail of tragic stories.

Keanu Apodaca Young died in 2021 and Matthew Fatooh died in 2024 after Keon Taylor allegedly supplied them fentanyl, authorities say.

That includes fentanyl and other illicit drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine. Dr. Nora Volkow, head of the U.S. government’s National Institute on Drug Abuse, said the decline in fatal ...