Xylazine, fentanyl mixtures found in almost every state, DEA warns
Xylazine, a sedative approved for animals, is increasingly being found mixed with fentanyl, authorities said.
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Mexico's president blames U.S. fentanyl crisis on lack of hugs
López Obrador has repeatedly said that Mexico's close-knit family values are what have saved it from the wave of fentanyl overdoses.
As president denies fentanyl made in Mexico, 1.8 million pills found in Tijuana
Mexican cartels have used the border city to press fentanyl into counterfeit pills. They then smuggle those pills into the U.S.
U.S. alleges Rite Aid ignored red flags in filling opioid prescriptions
The Justice Department alleged Rite Aid's Government Affairs department told employees to delete internal information warning about suspicious prescribers.
Mexico president says fentanyl is US problem
The president of Mexico said Thursday fentanyl is not produced or consumed in the country despite abundant evidence to the contrary. CBS News contributor and N Más anchor Enrique Acevedo joins Nikki Battiste and Elaine Quijano to discuss what might have driven these comments and the effect they could have on drug enforcement efforts.
Routine traffic stop ends in "largest fentanyl seizure in Michigan"
Police said the vehicle's driver is believed to have been smuggling fentanyl from California to Michigan.
Teachers trained to administer Narcan
As the U.S. continues to contend with a surge in accidental opioid deaths among teens -- some teachers are now being educated on the use of Narcan, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses. Christina Ruffini has more.
Teachers learn to administer Narcan amid opioid crisis
Fatal overdoses in teens ages 14 to 18 jumped 123% from 2019 to 2021, according to data from the CDC.
How Alaska became one of fentanyl's deadliest frontiers
An influx of the synthetic opioid in the last two years has vexed law enforcement, overwhelmed health systems and affected struggling Native communities.
DHS concerns on energy grid attacks, fentanyl
The Department of Homeland Security is facing several challenges including energy grid attacks and fentanyl coming across the border. CBS News homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga joins Errol Barnett and Elaine Quijano to discuss her interview with DHS intel chief Kenneth Wainstein.
Nearly 630,000 fentanyl pills seized in Mexico's largest synthetic drug lab bust
The army said the outdoor lab was discovered in the capital of Sinaloa, which is home to the drug cartel of the same name.
Ernst on the spy balloon, China's role in fentanyl crisis
Republican Sen. Joni Ernst accused China of "intentionally poisoning" Americans by not stopping the supply chain networks that produce fentanyl. "The Chinese are selling these precursor chemicals into Mexico. Then the Mexican cartels are working on making the fentanyl and distributing up into the United States," the Iowa senator told CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge.
Ernst says China is "intentionally poisoning" Americans amid fentanyl crisis
The senator said she believes the flow of precursor chemicals into Mexico is happening with the tacit approval of the Chinese.
Fentanyl seizures rise at U.S.-Mexico border — here's why
GOP lawmakers have incorrectly blamed the spike in fentanyl overdoses on migrants, whom they blame for bringing the drugs across the border.
Some addiction treatment centers turn big profits by scaling back care
Private equity groups are cashing in on rising rates of alcohol and drug addiction in the U.S.
Both parties fail to curb fentanyl use
Fentanyl use is at crisis levels and the opioid was responsible for an estimated two-thirds of overdose deaths in 2021. Nick Miroff, an immigration reporter for the Washington Post, joins "Red and Blue" to discuss his work on why both Democratic and Republican administrations failed to curb the fentanyl epidemic and why the government struggles to address the drug's awful impact.
Arizona drug raid finds chemicals to make fentanyl
Law enforcement in Arizona raided a home and found precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl. The fear is drug traffickers may now manufacture fentanyl within the United States, as opposed to importing the synthetic opioid. CBS News justice correspondent Jeff Pegues reports.
U.S. authorities cracking down on fentanyl
The government is trying to crack down on the illegal trade of fentanyl, a drug that is known for being highly dangerous and deadly. CBS News chief national affairs and Justice correspondent Jeff Pegues reports on federal agents raiding a suspected fentanyl lab in Tucson, Arizona, and CBS News Homeland Security and Justice reporter Nicole Sganga joined Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss the severity of the crisis.
Raid uncovers possible fentanyl chemicals
As the federal government cracks down on a deadly scourge of fentanyl entering the U.S., Jeff Pegues rode along with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on a raid in Tucson, Arizona to see just why the drug's distribution is so difficult to stop.
Inside a DHS raid that uncovered possible fentanyl chemicals
Agents confiscated more than 100 pounds of precursor chemicals, with some coming from China, during an early morning raid in Tucson, Arizona.
Dr. Rahul Gupta on the fentanyl crisis
Born in India, Dr. Rahul Gupta has treated addiction patients, run West Virginia's Bureau for Public Health, and worked for the March of Dimes. He became director of the Office of National Drug Policy Control, the first physician to serve in this role. He talks with "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Jeff-Glor about addressing the nation's drug scourge, especially when it comes to fentanyl.
More than 100 people charged with gun, drug crimes in 3 states
Authorities in Georgia, West Virginia and New York said the charges included crimes such as fentanyl trafficking, gun trafficking and more.
Colorado man with nearly 6,000 fentanyl pills sentenced to 40 years
The 27-year-old sold some of the fentanyl to undercover officers last year.
DEA seized massive amount of fentanyl in 2022
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it seized in 2022 more than 379 million doses of fentanyl, which officials said is enough to kill every American. The agency reported this week that it confiscated over 50 million fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this year. Regina LaBelle, director of the Addiction and Public Policy Initiative at the O'Neill Institute at Georgetown University, joined CBS News to discuss.
TikTok star Cooper Noriega died from multiple substances, coroner says
The 19-year-old was found dead in a Burbank, California, parking lot over the summer.
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