City officials released finalized reports Tuesday confirming that drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 and providing a more detailed picture of how the addiction crisis has been impacting ...

PITTSBURGH — Megan Norris, who lives outside Pittsburgh, has battled severe heroin and fentanyl addiction for more than a decade. When she relapsed during her pregnancy earlier this year, Norris knew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the American public of a sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Public health officials revealed Thursday that xylazine, a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer, has been discovered in the bloodstreams of four fatal fentanyl overdose victims. While ...

Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine. "Xylazine?" he asked, sounding out the unfamiliar word.

Nate Weddle has struggled with heroin addiction for years. He first came to Manchester about four years ago to live in a sober house, and did well there. But moving out on his own was harder than he ...

ATLANTA - Federal authorities are issuing a warning this week about fentanyl mixed with an animal tranquilizer. It has been linked to a growing number of deaths across the country, including in ...

Concerns are growing about overdoses linked with an animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids. The Biden administration declared the combination of xylazine and fentanyl an emerging threat. It’s the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Drug Enforcement Agency is warning about a powerful animal tranquilizer being mixed into Fentanyl making it even more deadly. "And that's the thing. One pill. One time. It ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A mix of fentanyl is raising the stakes in the fight against addiction in a deadly way. Tranq, a combination of fentanyl and xylazine, an animal tranquilizer is a ...