Protonitazene, a synthetic opioid three times stronger than fentanyl, was connected to an overdose in Stevenson Ranch. Dealer ...

The case is believed to be the first criminal prosecution related to a death caused by the synthetic drug protonitazene in ...

The U.S. Department of Justice filed charges in what could be the nation's first death-resulting criminal case involving a synthetic opioid that is possibly more dangerous than fentanyl.

A Santa Clarita man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge in what is considered the nation’s first criminal case involving a death caused by the synthetic opioid protonitazene, officials ...

AstraZeneca has ended work on an opioid use disorder (OUD) drug after the orexin 1 receptor antagonist demonstrated a ...

The US Drug Enforcement Administration says that less fentanyl is present in the nation’s illicit pill supply and that it’s ...

Police arrested the owner of a Zachary food mart accused of selling illegal drugs after a weeks-long investigation.

In 2022, there were 3,261 opioid overdose deaths in Illinois, an 8.2% increase from the prior year. Since 2013, the Illinois ...

The toxic drug crisis has taken more than 47,000 lives in Canada since 2016 and the synthetic opioid fentanyl has become a household name. But now, what's believed to be an even more potent class ...

A Santa Clarita man has been arraigned on an indictment alleging he distributed protonitazene – a novel synthetic opioid that ...

A Santa Clarita man has pleaded not guilty to a federal charge in what prosecutors believe is the nation’s first criminal ...

Memorial University professor John Weber says he's not surprised to see that nitazene, a highly toxic synthetic opioid, has been seized by police in Newfoundland and Labrador. (Jonny Hodder/CBC ...