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Cook Children’s Warns of Resurgent ‘Benadryl Challenge’ After 100+ ER Visits, One Child’s Death

High doses of the antihistamine diphenhydramine can trigger seizures, dangerous heart rhythms, coma or death, the FDA cautioned.

DEA Places 'Designer Xanax' Bromazolam in Schedule I

Vasto Toddler’s Death Ruled Cocaine Poisoning as Mother Is Investigated

U.S. Overdose Deaths Plunge as Fentanyl Supply Is Disrupted

Man Dies in Paris Police Station as Cause-of-Death Inquiry Begins

Fort Worth Mother Arrested After Medical Examiner Rules Infant’s Meth Death a Homicide

Science Analysis Links U.S. Overdose Decline to Mid-2023 Fentanyl Supply Shock

Home Office Data Show Drug Seizures Hit Post‑Pandemic High, With Sharp Regional Splits

Pam Bondi Deletes Post Crediting Trump for Overdose Decline After Data Timing Draws Fact-Checks

Neuquén Investigates Suspected Adulterated Cocaine After Two Deaths as La Pampa Issues Preventive Alert

Maylis Daubon Convicted of Poisoning Daughters, Sentenced to 30 Years With 20-Year Parole Bar

Police Warn of Dangerous Drugs After Three Suspected Drug Deaths in Rügen/Stralsund

Bonnie Schulman-Rice Identified in East Harlem Death as Detectives Probe Suspected Overdose

Medetomidine Tied to Penn North Mass Overdose as Baltimore Updates Response Guidance

Drug Deaths Hit Record High as Nitazene Fatalities Nearly Quadruple

Malbrán Details Possible Contamination Points as Fentanyl Deaths Probe Nears Key Rulings

Douglas County Mother Convicted in Fentanyl Death of Her Toddler

Australia's Overdose Deaths Reach 2,272 in 2023 as Toll Skews Older

Victoria Overdose Deaths Hit 10-Year High as Illicit Drug Fatalities Surge

Germany Records Over 2,100 Drug Deaths in 2024; Berlin Sees Record Toll