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The investigation into a 10-month-old’s death in Brooklyn last fall has turned criminal, with police arresting her father and charging him with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in her fatal overdose. A medical autopsy following the death of Ruby Auster on Nov. 1, determined the baby died of “acute intoxication” from the combination of fentanyl and heroin, police said. Emergency…

A New Jersey man was arrested after his 12-year-old nephew fatally overdosed on fentanyl on a school bus.

As Hartford police continue to investigate how three 7th grade boys got their hands on deadly fentanyl inside their school on January 13, the district announced new efforts to ensure it never happens again.

A 13-year-old student at The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford who was in grave condition because of an overdose has now died, according to police. Police said the teen suffered an overdose at the school Thursday and succumbed to his injures Saturday evening around 5:30 p.m. “Our city grieves for this child lost, for his loved ones, his…

The Sport and Medical Sciences Academy in Hartford is closed Friday after a 13-year-old student suffered an overdose and is in grave condition at the hospital, according to Mayor Luke Bronin. Police believe the student overdosed on fentanyl. The student remains hospitalized Friday, school officials said. School will be closed and all classes will be canceled Friday. A remote learning…

A father is facing charges after his baby died of a fatal dose of fentanyl and cocaine.

The rapper suffered a heart attack on April 2 and has been on life support for the past few days prior to his passing.

Demi Lovato says her drug overdose in 2018 resulted in three strokes and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

Combined deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in the U.S. plateaued in 2018 for the first time in two decades, according to a report published Thursday.

Authorities are revealing rapper Chynna Rogers died of an accidental overdose.

A 6-week-old baby who died this week in upstate New York, possibly after ingesting methamphetamine, was under the supervision of child protective services, police said. The infant, named Eli Ojeda-Harmon, was under the supervision of Rensselaer County Child Protective Services as the result of a court order, Detective Lt. Jason Johnston of the Cohoes Police Department said. Anthony Ojeda, 38,…

Father charged after baby dies of overdose, admits other abuse according to police. WNYT’s Emily DeVito reports.

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will consider Wednesday whether the company’s CEO should get a bonus equal to half his $2.6 million salary.

Artist Domenic Esposito is known for his giant sculptures, particularly his massive opioid spoons that he places in front of drug companies he blames for the opioid crisis. One of these sculptures is now coming to a new recovery center in Chelsea — not as a sign of protest, but to draw attention to the crisis and its victims. Jamie…

Critical care doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers.

Federal officials have a new tool to battle the opioid crisis: data. The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program is using a web portal called the “OD Map” to track overdoses caused by opioids in real time. The program will help the agency target high-problem areas with resources and track the sources of...

Five people were taken to the hospital after overdosing on K2 in Brooklyn, law enforcement sources said.

Rapper Mac Miller was found dead in his California apartment Friday, according to multiple published reports. The rapper had been open about his substance abuse issues in his music and was arrested on suspicion of DUI in May after he crashed his car. He split with his girlfriend Ariana Grande that same month, and she cited his substance abuse problems…

Nearly two weeks after suffering a drug overdose, Demi Lovato is reaching out with a message to her many supporters.