fentanyl
Cops Are Needlessly Scaring People With Fentanyl-Laced Weed Stories
A Connecticut health alert warned about a "lab confirmed" case of weed laced with fentanyl, but there are plenty of reasons to be skeptical.
Irreversible Overdoses, Robberies, and Sex Assaults: The ‘Terrifying’ Rise of Benzo Dope
In some parts of Canada and the U.S., fentanyl is increasingly being cut with tranquilizers, fueling a dark new phase of the drug poisoning crisis.
US Overdose Deaths Have Hit an All-Time High Due to ‘Perfect Storm’
Fatal overdoses surpassed 100,000 in a 12-month period, according to a new CDC report.
Did Astroworld Attendees Get Stabbed With Drugs? Not Likely
Houston police said a security guard “felt a prick in the neck” but have provided no other evidence that anyone was stabbed with drugs.
The US Just Put a $5 Million Bounty on El Chapo’s Brother
The move to go after Aureliano Guzmán Loera, known as El Guano, comes following the “largest fentanyl seizure in history” in Sinaloa. Mexico's criminal organizations are major producers of illicit versions of the killer opioid.
Drug Users Are Nostalgic for ‘Old-School Heroin’ as Fentanyl Takes Over
In many former heroin strongholds in the U.S. and Canada, the opioid is disappearing, fueling fentanyl overdoses and prompting some users to push for a renaissance.
Mac Miller’s Drug Supplier Admits to Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills
The man who provided Mac Miller with counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl has agreed to plead guilty.
Amid Record Overdose Deaths, Canada’s North Opens First Safe Drug Consumption Site
Yukon had Canada’s highest overdose death rate in the first quarter of 2021.
Michael K. Williams’ Death Shows Opioids Have Never Been More Dangerous
New York City's chief medical examiner said Williams died of an accidental overdose and had fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in his system.
No, Border Patrol Doesn’t Need to Be Protected From Fentanyl
A new bill in Congress is trying to protect U.S. Border Patrol agents from a problem that doesn’t exist: overdoses caused by fentanyl exposure.
Fentanyl Is Wreaking Havoc in Tijuana. Is the Rest of Mexico Next?
The use of fentanyl in Mexico is growing—and leading to a spike in overdoses and homicides.
How to Test Your Drugs for Fentanyl
Test strips are easy to use and can turn up synthetic opioids in heroin, cocaine, and other powders before you actually put them in your body.