While the dangers of fentanyl have been dominating headlines for years, the death toll from another class of extremely potent synthetic opioids called “nitazenes” has been climbing steadily. For ...

In Tennessee, data pins Knox County as the hotspot for emerging synthetic opioids known as nitazenes—compounds estimated to be 10 to 40 times stronger than fentanyl, now appearing in the illicit drug ...

Janay Reece came back home to Baltimore to join WJZ in August 2023. Before coming back to the Charm City, Janay was a morning anchor and reporter for WDBJ7 in Roanoke, VA. She joined the WDBJ7 morning ...

We are all tragically too familiar with the opioid crisis that continues to grip the nation. What started largely as a problem of over-prescribing and abuse of legitimate opioid-based pain medication ...

Over the last two decades, the drug overdose crisis — driven by opioids — has taken an unimaginable toll on American families and communities. Yet the data suggest progress is being made in combating ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - A local behavioral health agency is on the front lines fighting to end the opioid crisis, with counselors working to save one life at a time. One of their social workers is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At this point, there are limited data on the number of nitazene deaths in the United States. The closest thing we have are the ...

Over the last two decades, the drug overdose crisis — driven by opioids — has taken an unimaginable toll on American families and communities. Yet the data suggest progress is being made in combating ...