New Jersey police detective Eric Price came in contact with fentanyl while doing his job. “I felt like my body was shutting down,” Price said. “People...
Drugs like fentanyl aren’t just creating new risks for human police officers. The dogs who use their powerful noses to sniff out drugs are inhaling the...
On a recent sweltering afternoon, Jeremy stood on a street corner in Atlanta, remembering how his relationship with opioids started. “I was stealing...
Imagine that you haven't eaten in several days. What would you be thinking about? Most likely, food would be on your mind! The craving for sustenance...
Lisa Kidd knows the drill. She flashes her identification card without needing to be prompted and has her lockbox open, ready to go. This is what she’s...
The push for medical amnesty all started with a group of parents who lost children to drug overdose. Robin Elliott was one of them. “My son Zach was a...
Every day in the United States 91 people die of opioid overdose. That includes prescription opiates and heroin. Over a year, that’s more than ten times...
Georgia is a major distribution hub for everything from food and cars to raw materials like cotton and turpentine. And, increasingly, illegal drugs,...
Getting opioids can be very easy. Getting rid of them can be very hard. There’s a lot at stake here. Failure to do dispose of opioids can impacts lives,...
Investigators say early tests show a mixture of two synthetic opioids could be responsible for a rash of drug overdoses and up to four deaths in Georgia...
Over the last two days hospitals in Central Georgia have seen a sharp increase in suspected opiate overdoses. At least 12 people have been brought in...
Georgia law officers say two people have died and dozens of others have been injured in the central part of the state after overdosing on some type of...
Georgia is increasing regulation of addiction treatment centers, prompted by complaints from northwest Georgia lawmakers and residents that a cluster of...
It's being called "gray death" — a new and dangerous opioid combo that underscores the ever-changing nature of the U.S. addiction crisis. Investigators...
