(The Hill) – Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years, an alarming trend amid a historic decline in drug and alcohol use among high school students. The main reason is fentanyl.
UPDATE: A teen girl has been charged in the deaths of 2 Fayette County students. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A father has identified his daughter as one of the Fayette County teenagers who died Tuesday ...
Deadly, addictive fentanyl has certainly earned the spotlight when it comes to overdose deaths — but carnage from stimulants like methamphetamine and cocaine is rising at a much faster clip.
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A Portland man was sentenced to nine years in prison for selling fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a 17-year-old, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...
Despite an overall decrease in drug use among teens compared to prior years, one startling trend accelerated – drug overdose deaths. According to the latest available data from the Centers for ...
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According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), there were 884 teen overdose deaths from illicit fentanyls and synthetics in 2021, up from 680 in 2020 and 253 in 2019.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A fentanyl dealer was sentenced to federal prison on Wednesday for his connection with the overdose death of a Portland teen back in November 2022. Tanner Welsh, 21, of Portland ...
CHARLESTON — West Virginia led the nation in drug overdose death rates in 2017, followed closely by Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a study released this week by the Commonwealth Fund.