drug overdose

A Broward physician won’t be facing charges following the 2018 overdose death of a young woman inside his apartment.

A candlelight vigil at the University of Miami honored the lives lost to drug overdoses on International Overdose Awareness Day. NBC 6’s Jamie Guirola reports

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported more than 107,000 overdoses last year in the United States — the highest ever recorded since 2011.

A Miami-Dade woman was arrested and charged after police said a young woman was rushed to the hospital after overdosing on drugs she had accidently taken. Vickie Washington, 43, was arrested Wednesday and faces charges including drug possession and child neglect. According to an arrest report, rescue crews arrived to a home at 40 Northeast 195th Street on July 9th…

San Diego County could soon have a new weapon in its arsenal to help fight its growing problem with opioid addiction.

A mother was arrested after her child died from a suspect fentanyl overdose. NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi reports

The Centers for Disease Control revealed Wednesday that the U.S. set a grim record in 2021 with 107,000 overdose deaths.

The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.

At least one person was arrested in connection with the overdose of West Point cadets in Wilton Manors

Pop star Demi Lovato is renouncing their “California sober” ways and says they’re now entirely sober, just three years after nearly dying during a drug overdose.