Seattle to open overdose recovery center amid rising deaths

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell said that the facility would be supported by the Seattle Fire Department's overdose response team.

• May 10, 2024

Over 321,000 U.S. children lost a parent to overdose over 10 years, study finds

Almost 650,000 people aged 18 to 64 died of a drug overdose from 2011 to 2021, researchers found.

• May 8, 2024

Alarm in Europe over synthetic opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl

As authorities clamp down on fentanyl distribution and the amount of heroin produced in Afghanistan decreases under the Taliban, criminal enterprises have turned to a deadly alternative option.

• Mar 21, 2024

Maplewood mother sentenced to 4 years probation for son's fatal fentanyl overdose

The mother of a 3-year-old boy who died of a fentanyl overdose​ in 2020 was sentenced Wednesday to four years probation.

• Mar 13, 2024

Front lines of America's fentanyl crisis

With fentanyl's cheap availability fueling a surge in overdose fatalities, Carter Evans gets an inside view of a Los Angeles task force's efforts to combat the epidemic by pursuing homicide charges against dealers. Viewer discretion advised due to disturbing content.

• Feb 21, 2024
• 4:24

Oregon seeks to address fentanyl crisis

Oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use in 2020, to instead focus on addiction and recovery. But due to Portland's growing fentanyl crisis, Gov. Tina Kotek this week declared a 90-day emergency to address the increase in overdose deaths. Adam Yamaguchi has more.

• Feb 1, 2024
• 2:03

Oregon officials declare fentanyl state emergency amid rising overdoses

Oregon paved the way as the first state to decriminalize drug use, but overdose deaths have only risen since 2020.

• Jan 31, 2024

Colorado combats surge in fentanyl

Overdoses from fentanyl are on the rise nationwide, but the problem is especially acute in Colorado, where law enforcement seized more illicit fentanyl in the first five months of this year than they did in all of last year. CBS News correspondent Jeff Pegues has more on the growing crisis.

• Sep 23, 2022
• 3:27

Dex Carvey, son of Dana Carvey, cause of death revealed

Dex Carvey, the son of "Saturday Night Live" alum Dana Carvey, died from an accidental drug overdose, including fentanyl, ketamine and cocaine, the medical examiner said.

• Jan 24, 2024

Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl trafficking legislation

Rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll testified before a Senate committee about the importance of prioritizing the fentanyl crisis.

• Jan 11, 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

Ohio woman indicted for "serial killings" after allegedly meeting men for sex

Rebecca Auborn, 33, is accused of meeting men for sex before fatally drugging them and robbing them. Investigators believe there are more victims.

• Oct 27, 2023

Jade Janks and the Secret Photos

A woman discovers explicit photos of herself on her stepfather’s computer. Soon after, he’s found dead. Jade is a likely suspect, but did she do it? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports.

• Oct 14, 2023
• 42:01

Inside a woman’s alleged plot to kill stepfather

Jade Janks says she bought a towel, ropes and gloves for a project. But prosecutors believe she had a more sinister use for these items: murder. What was her alleged motive?

• Oct 14, 2023
• 2:06

The Addiction Crisis in America

There were an estimated 108,000 overdose deaths in 2021, a number that has more than doubled since 2015. As many as 20 million Americans have a substance use disorder and yet only 1 in 10 can access care. This portion of the documentary film "Untreated & Unheard: The Addiction Crisis in America" tells the stories of families whose lives have been forever changed by addiction. If you or a loved one is suffering from substance use disorder you can find tools, help and hope at https://drugfree.org/get-support/ THIS PROGRAM WAS PRODUCED BY PARAMOUNT FOR THE NATIONAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION PARTNERSHIP TO END ADDICTION

• Oct 11, 2022
• 23:34

Drug combo "tranq" reported in nearly every state

Officials are warning about a drug combination of fentanyl and the animal sedative xylazine. Known as "tranq," the combination has been found in 48 states, and xylazine-related deaths have jumped from 15 in 2020 to 183 last year. Jericka Duncan reports.

• Apr 30, 2023
• 2:11

Overdoses spike as xylazine found in drugs

The Georgia Department of Health reports deadly overdoses involving xylazine have jumped 1120% since 2020, as the White House declares the fentanyl-xylazine combo an "emerging threat." Jericka Duncan reports from Marietta, Georgia.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 5:46

U.S. sees rise in overdoses involving xylazine

Officials are seeing a rise in cases in which xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, is being mixed with fentanyl. The drug cocktail often leads to deadly results. Jericka Duncan has more.

• Apr 21, 2023
• 2:21

Pennsylvania classifies xylazine as a controlled substance

Pennsylvania is not the first state to classify xylazine as a controlled substance. Some legislators are pushing for a similar nationwide decision.

• Apr 19, 2023

Woman charged in toddler's drug death may be linked to 3 other kids' deaths

A toxicology report found lethal levels of fentanyl and xylazine in 17-month-old Brailey Stevenson's system, police said.

• Apr 4, 2023

FDA approves overdose-reversing Narcan for over-the-counter sale

In the 12-month period ending in Oct. 2022, the United States recorded 101,750 overdose deaths, primarily from opioids.

• Mar 29, 2023

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.

• Mar 2, 2023
• 2:34

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.

• Mar 2, 2023

Opioid crisis settlements total over $50 billion. How is that money being used?

Advocates say they hope to see the money spent on evidence-based treatment options, including overdose prevention centers.

• Mar 1, 2023

FDA acts to restrict import of animal tranquilizer linked to overdose deaths

Xylazine is "increasingly present" in the nation's drug supply and has been found in overdose deaths from coast to coast.

• Feb 28, 2023

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