Rockford Police arrested Ricky Mcgowens, 46, for allegedly delivering fentanyl to a hospital patient. The victim had been a patient since October 14, 2024, and for a period ...

Nearly 22,000 pounds of fentanyl were seized at US borders during the 2024 fiscal year, according to data from the US Customs ...

Rates of drug overdose deaths decreased in the U.S. for the first time since the pandemic began, according to new federal data published Thursday.

Travis Eskridge of Grosse Pointe Park, who was a nurse at a Detroit hospital, faces five counts in an indictment in U.S.

The vast majority of all overdose deaths in Tri-Cities are related to fentanyl or a combination of fentanyl and another drug.

Federal officials allege Eskridge tampered with vials of fentanyl in Ascension St. John Hospital's emergency room where he worked as a registered nurse. Fentanyl is a narcotic pain reliever.

(AP Photo/John Raby, File) Fentanyl has long been used as an important pain management drug for patients with cancer or chronic pain -- and even on the battlefield-- when administered in careful ...

“While fentanyl use is falling, the rise in heroin co-use among ... Included specimens were from patients aged 18 years or older with a substance use disorder diagnosis. Specimens were collected in ...

Federal prosecutors say a registered nurse tampered with vials containing liquid fentanyl that were intended to be given to patients in a Detroit hospital emergency room, with an indictment ...

while patches help treat persistent pain in patients that may have become tolerant to other treatments. It can also be administered through a lozenge. But fentanyl has become the most common drug ...