fentanyl

Everything to know about the the veterinary tranquilizer linked to an increase of overdose deaths nationwide.

A new study has found that fentanyl deaths are spiking in children under 5, and it’s already happened in South Florida.

A growing number of young children are dying from opioid involved overdoses. NBC 6’s Laura Rodriguez reports

The family of a toddler who died in 2021 after coming in contact with the lethal drug fentanyl while staying at an Airbnb rental home in Palm Beach County has filed a lawsuit against the company.

An art teacher at a New Jersey middle school has been arrested after he overdosed on fentanyl in front of students mid-class, police said.

The president of the Broward Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers says the Florida law allowing the grand jury indictment is aimed at holding those who sell drugs accountable

David Elliot Brown was arrested after Hollywood Police said that he sold drugs to a woman who died from a drug overdose.

NBC 7 presents a special documentary, hosted by anchor Catherine Garcia, that reveals the hidden dangers and frightening consequences of illicit fentanyl.

A team of researchers from the University of Houston said that they have created a potential fentanyl vaccine, according to a new study. See what they found and how it works.

A Bronx man is facing serious drug charges after police said they uncovered $7 million dollars worth of fentanyl and heroin concealed in a coffee table.

A woman was arrested after police said a 10-month-old infant girl in her care in Boynton Beach ingested the dangerous drug fentanyl and later died. NBC affiliate WPTV-TV reported Kelly Kirwan, 32, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Tuesday and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child. PBSO deputies responded to a scene on March 31 after…

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Officials from the Drug Enforcement Administration are warning of fentanyl appearing in bright colors, sometimes resembling sidewalk chalk or candy.

Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has become the leading cause of overdose deaths in America, along with other synthetic opioids. The CDC reports that over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids. Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at the Gillings School of Global Public Health, joins LX to discuss the rise in fentanyl-related overdoses.

The Mexican army says a tip led to the seizure of almost 1.5 tons of meth and 328 pounds (149 kilograms) of apparent fentanyl at a checkpoint in the northern border state of Sonora.

A two-year-old child is dead from an alleged fentanyl overdose, and the child’s mother is facing charges that include aggravated manslaughter and several drug counts as a result. NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports

A two-year-old child is dead from an alleged fentanyl overdose, and the child’s mother is facing charges that include aggravated manslaughter and several drug counts as a result. Gertrude Desir, 27, was arrested Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. Police were responding to a burglary call and she was found in an abandoned house in the 400 block of Northwest 15 Terrace,…

NBC 6’s Amanda Plasencia reports on a Fort Lauderdale mother that has been charged in the death of her daughter who died from a drug overdose.

NBC 6’s Kim Wynne has details on two parents that were arrested after police found a three-year-old girl overdosed on fentanyl

Janett Carter appears in Broward bond court.