Drug overdose deaths decreased in 2023

Opioid overdose deaths decreased, but there was an increase in overdose deaths from psychostimulants like meth and cocaine.

• May 15, 2024

The push for Narcan in schools amid rising overdose deaths

The growing calls for naloxone in schools are a response to increasing overdose deaths in young people.

• Dec 26, 2023

Drug dealer pleads guilty in overdose death of actor Michael K. Williams

In September of 2021, "The Wire" star was found dead at the age of 54 in his home in Brooklyn, New York.

• Apr 5, 2023

Mother sues LAUSD over student's fatal fentanyl overdose

A mother is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District after her teenage daughter died from a fentanyl overdose at Bernstein High School in September.

• Dec 14, 2022

Social media challenge prompts FDA warning against cooking chicken in NyQuil

Boiling certain medications can be harmful to breathe, let alone eat, the agency warned.

• Sep 20, 2022

Teen found dead of overdose at Hollywood school, 3 others hospitalized

The girl who died was found at Bernstein High School in Hollywood, where she was a student. Lauren Pozen reports.

• Sep 14, 2022