fentanyl

The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern border state of Sonora.

The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.

A jury on Wednesday acquitted an Ohio doctor in the deaths of multiple hospital patients

Community activists in South Florida sprang into action after West Point cadets on spring break were sickened by fentanyl-laced cocaine at a house party

Police seized more than 80 pounds of meth, 200 bags of fentanyl, more than two dozen guns and $135,000 in cash in a massive drug bust in Montgomery County.

Police seized more than 80 pounds of meth, 200 bags of fentanyl, more than two dozen guns and $135,000 in cash in a massive drug bust in Montgomery County.

With fentanyl driving fatal overdoses to record levels in the U.S., state governments are scrambling for solutions

A New Jersey man was arrested and charged after his 12-year-old nephew overdosed on fentanyl on a school bus. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

A New Jersey man was arrested and charged after his 12-year-old nephew overdosed on fentanyl on a school bus and died at the hospital a week later. Investigators said the man had his nephew cleaning drug paraphernalia over the weekend prior to the overdose. NBC10’s Cydney Long has the details.

A New Jersey man was arrested after his 12-year-old nephew fatally overdosed on fentanyl on a school bus.

An Army football player and West Point cadets were among the victims of a fentanyl overdose at a Wilton Manors vacation rental home that left six spring breakers hospitalized including two in critical condition, officials said Friday. According to a statement from West Point, four cadets were taken to the hospital, including the football player. Of the six involved in…

As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.

As part of an NBC News series, One Nation Overdosed, eight different victims and their families share their stories.

The DEA and its law enforcement partners have seized 9.5 million counterfeit pills so far this year, with fake tablets containing fentanyl making up the majority of that figure

A highly produced video about the dangers of fentanyl released last week by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department is being criticized as doing more harm than good.

Last year, 17-year-old Zach Didier of Rocklin, California, died when he took what he thought was a prescription pain pill he purchased from someone he met on Snapchat. The pill ended up being a counterfeit with a lethal amount of the powerful opioid fentanyl.

An Arizona family purchased a Glo Worm toy from a thrift store for their daughter and found 5,000 pills “believed to be fentanyl” inside.

This week, an Arizona family received far more than they bargained for when they bought a Glo Worm toy for their daughter — only to find that it was stuffed with a sandwich bag full of illicit drugs.

Philadelphia health officials warned that the deadly drug fentanyl is partly responsible for a large increase in overdose deaths in 2020 that continues into 2021.

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.