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Ontario Study Finds Nearly 1 in 10 Die Within a Year After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose

Fentanyl’s dominance in the drug supply has raised risk after discharge, prompting calls to expand emergency-department addiction care.

Phoenix Council Passes Park Rules Limiting Food and Medical Aid

Six Round Lake Middle School Students Hospitalized After Eating THC Gummies

White House Releases 2026 Drug Strategy Focused on Fentanyl Crackdowns, Treatment Targets

Louisiana Grandmother Convicted of Manslaughter in 4-Year-Old's Whiskey Death

Nottingham Teacher Banned From Classroom for Two Years After Drinking Gin in Lesson

Garda May Bank Holiday Road Blitz Finds 1,200+ Speeders and 48 Impaired Drivers

SAMHSA Ends Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips

Purdue Pharma Shuts Down as $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Takes Effect

Baton Rouge Grandmother on Trial in Whiskey Death of 4-Year-Old

CBP Reports Major April Drug Seizures at San Ysidro and Texas Ports

Six Detroit Elementary Students Hospitalized After Suspected THC Edibles

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

Purdue Pharma Sentenced, Clearing Way for Dissolution and Over $5 Billion in Penalties

DEA Drug Take Back Day Runs Nationwide 10 A.M.–2 P.M.

Maryland High Court Vacates Baltimore’s $152 Million Opioid Verdict

Phoenix Lawsuit Alleges 'De Facto' DUI Quota Backed by Body‑Cam Audio

San Mateo County Becomes First Bay Area County to Ban Kratom Sales

Police and DEA Announce 2026 Drug Take Back Day Drop-Off Sites

Teen Cannabis Use Tied to Slower Cognitive Growth in Largest U.S. Youth Brain Study