FDA: People Are Overdosing On Anti-Diarrhea Drugs
Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem.
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Federal health officials are investigating sometimes-deadly overdoses with common anti-diarrhea drugs, a bizarre manifestation of the nation's drug abuse problem.
A woman is facing charges for overdosing on heroin while driving a vehicle with a small child in Indiana County Monday afternoon.
The Armstrong County mother of an 11-year-old boy who was found dead after overdosing on her methadone went before a judge Tuesday afternoon.
A woman is facing an involuntary manslaughter charge after authorities say her 11-year-old overdosed on the woman's methadone.
An 8-year-old girl is being credited with helping to save her mother's life in Morningside.
A judge has dismissed involuntary manslaughter and evidence tampering charges against two men in connection with the overdose death of a high school student last year.
Police were called to Carrick Thursday night as part of a possible drug investigation.
Pittsburgh Police are investigating a rash of heroin overdoses, one fatal, Tuesday night in four city neighborhoods.
A woman abandoned at a Beaver County gas station is being treated at a local hospital for a possible overdose.
Authorities have arrested two people and are looking for a third in connection with several fentanyl-laced heroin overdoses that killed 22 people in western Pennsylvania last year.
A 7-year-old girl in Beaver County called her father after her mother overdosed on heroin last week.
Police have captured the man they say robbed a Subway shop while wearing a clown mask.
A central Pennsylvania man is charged with child endangerment after police say a 9-year-old boy died of an overdose.
After the rash of fentanyl-laced heroin deaths seems to have slowed down, new charges are being filed.
After a recent string of heroin overdose deaths, officials say heroin-related deaths are on the downswing.
Ross Township police have arrested a man accused of selling fentanyl-laced heroin.
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The following KDKA editorial is about drug awareness, and how tainted drugs have been the source of over a dozen recent deaths around our area.
Amy Needham, 35, of Ross Township, is facing drug possession charges after police say she was found unconscious in the bathroom of a West View drug store.
Two people were arrested in separate drug busts Wednesday.
Police continue to make drug arrests, determined to get a deadly batch of heroin off the streets.
Police seized a significant amount of heroin in Homestead on Monday.
Acetaminophen, known commonly by brand name Tylenol, is in more than just Tylenol. It's in NyQuil, Robitussin, Excedrin products and many others.
An investigation is underway after a heart transplant patient allegedly overdosed on drugs at UPMC Presbyterian hospital.
Uniontown Police filed charges Thursday against a mother who they say passed out after overdosing on heroin with her two young children in the backseat.
