Fatal Overdose News Today

Tequila Bates had a laugh that filled a room, loved writing poetry, and dreamed of being a pastry chef. But addiction had other plans. Her mom and brother, are determined to carry on their loved one's name by stopping fentanyl from coming into the U.S.

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A Sandusky man will serve three years in prison for selling tainted narcotics to a man who overdosed and died. Sean McGee, 34, was sentenced in March in Erie County Common Pleas Court for corrupting another with drugs, a second-degree felony; c, a third-degree felony; trafficking in a fentanyl-related compound, a fifth-degree felony; and trafficking […]

Aron Miranda was arrested and charged earlier this month after he was located by Birmingham detectives.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Drug overdose deaths were up more than 7% in 2022 across Northeast Tennessee, even as they flattened statewide after years of sharp increases, and an area recovery specialist told News Channel 11 the upward trend continued in 2023 in at least one county. “2023 compared to 2022 showed a decrease […]

BARRE — A Calais man is accused of providing drugs to a Montpelier teenager who later overdosed and died.

Police say last month was the first time in more than two years they did not respond to a deadly overdose.

More than 1,000 lives are lost every year in New Mexico from drug overdoses.

Kashton was just shy of his second birthday when he died from a fentanyl overdose while staying with his dad last Fall, according to police.

Christian Boivin lost his 15-year-old son to a fatal overdose and is hoping to help others. He's hoping other teens will see Mathis, hear his story, and recognize themselves.