Opioid settlement still elusive as lawyers for some state and local governments criticize it
State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation's largest drug distributors.
Yuma Border Patrol agents seize over $300k in meth, Fentanyl at I-8 immigration checkpoint
Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector stopped two smuggling attempts at the Interstate 8 immigration checkpoint and the drugs have a street value of over $300,000.
Phoenix Police: 122,000 fentanyl pills found inside car; man arrested
Phoenix Police officials say a 20-year-old man has been arrested after a DEA task force that included the Phoenix Police found over 100,000 fentanyl pills and other drugs in a bust.
CBP: Pregnant woman found smuggling close to 300 grams of fentanyl inside her body
A pregnant woman was found smuggling fentanyl inside her body by Border Patrol agents, according to CBP officials.
ME Report: ASU student death caused by accidental mixed drug intoxication
FOX 10 has obtained a medical examiner report on the death of an ASU student in late 2019.
Border Patrol agents find fentanyl strapped to man’s thighs
U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint arrested a man after they discovered that he was transporting fentanyl.
MCSO seizes $2.1M worth of meth, counterfeit Oxycodone during traffic stop on I-40
The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says when deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle, the occupants threw suitcases out of the car that broke open, causing a cloud of white powder to be strewn across the road.
DEA and other authorities seize close to 170,000 fentanyl pills in bust
Authorities say two people are under arrest following one of the largest fentanyl pill seizures in Arizona's history.
Insys founder John Kapoor gets 5.5 years in prison for orchestrating opioid scheme
The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company was ordered to spend 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis.
Tramadol is an odd, unpredictable opioid, scientists say
Scientists who’ve studied the curious chemistry of the opioid tramadol use an array of adjectives to describe it: “unpredictable,” “messy,” “crazy.”
Flesh-eating bacteria linked to black tar heroin kills 7 in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past two months in San Diego County, authorities said.
Melania Trump draws boos at youth summit in Baltimore
Melania Trump was booed at a youth summit in Baltimore.
President Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis
A White House official says Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and programs, including the surgeon general's office.
USC sorority president wants opioid overdose antidote Narcan available for members
Taking what she sees as a potentially life-saving step in the aftermath of nine recent USC student deaths -- some of which are suspected of being drug overdoses -- the president of a university sorority said she hopes to make the overdose-reversal drug Narcan available to her members.
‘Meth. We’re on it’: People have mixed feelings about South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign
South Dakota's latest anti-drug campaign slogan, “Meth. We’re On It,” has not been as well received as originally hoped.
Meth driving overdose deaths in West, fentanyl still nation's top killer
While fentanyl and heroin are still driving overdose deaths in the U.S., meth has emerged as one of the nation’s top culprits.
‘Weapon of mass destruction’: 40 pounds of fentanyl seized in drug bust ‘enough to kill entire population of Ohio’
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost compared the amount of fentanyl seized in the bust to "a weapon of mass destruction."
Mom in viral overdose photo celebrates 3 years of sobriety
A mother whose overdose photo went viral three years ago — after responding officers found her slumped over the in the front seat of her car, still holding a syringe, with her infant son in the back — has shared an incredible update celebrating three years of sobriety.
Mesa PD: Nearly $600K worth of drugs seized, 2 suspects arrested
Two people have been arrested and nearly $600,000 worth of drugs were seized during a large drug bust in Phoenix.
Companies reach tentative deal to settle opioids lawsuit
(AP) -- The nation's three dominant drug distributors and a big drugmaker have reached a tentative deal to settle a lawsuit related to the opioid crisis just as the first federal trial over the crisis was due to begin Monday, according to a lead lawyer for the local governments suing the drug industry.