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DELAND, Fla. - The Volusia Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in connection to the January overdose death of a woman in Deltona. 23-year-old DeLand resident Nathan LaBeau is accused of selling the deadly narcotic fentanyl to the late victim. The overd...

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said a prolific Daytona Beach drug dealer connected to multiple overdose death investigations is in custody.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Volusia Sheriff's Office has identified and charged a suspect in multiple overdose deaths in the Daytona Beach area. 29-year-old Shawn Adams, an accused drug dealer with four dozen prior felony charges, is the man the VSO is s...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Volusia Sheriff's Office has identified and charged a suspect in multiple overdose deaths in the Daytona Beach area. 29-year-old Shawn Adams, an accused drug dealer with four dozen prior felony charges, is the man the VSO is s...

Dr. Brandon Marshall, a Brown University public health researcher who tracks overdose trends, said about 50% of overdose deaths in Rhode Island occur when people are using alone.

Information for this column was provided by Indiana County Department of Human Services.

Fatal overdoses dropped in the second half of 2022, but will that trend continue?

Fatal overdoses dropped in the second half of 2022, but will that trend continue?

The (DEA) estimates that fentanyl kills 200 Americans a day. Last year, Paula Young's son was one of them.

Franklin County will get some of the $50 billion drug manufacturers and distributors agreed to pay for their roles in creating the opioid epidemic.