Page 22 - Fentanyl Overdose News Today

Families coping with tragic losses introduced a ballot initiative in Sacramento that they hope will crack down on fentanyl dealers.

A man was found unresponsive in a Douglas County home on the E. 1300 block of 13th Street on March 15, 2021.

An Overdose Awareness Day event brought together organizers and health workers who provide Narcan nasal spray and fentanyl test strips.

Kansas, according to Attorney General Kris Kobach's office, saw roughly 1,200 fentanyl-related deaths in the first five months of 2023.

Milwaukee County ranks eighth in the country for the number of overdose deaths per 100,000 people, new CDC numbers released in an expansive database by the San Francisco Chronicle show.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - In 2019, the state of Illinois had 2,219 opioid fatalities. In 2021, that number jumped in 3,013, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.

An Attleboro woman who sold fentanyl to her friend while knowing she was going through drug rehab has been sentenced to state prison for manslaughter.

Federal funding for fentanyl life-saving tools possible for Colorado school districts. Several Colorado Springs school districts teaming up to pass the 'Protecting Kids from Fentanyl Act.'

Many in the medical community and law enforcement are split on if first responders are in danger by fentanyl exposure alone.

Santa Clara County is making a major push to get naloxone spray into the hands of the public, launching a campaign through its library system.