Overdose

Demi Lovato says her drug overdose in 2018 resulted in three strokes and a heart attack, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her.

Across the country, U.S. drug overdose deaths reached an all-time high.Addiction experts blame the pandemic, people are stressed and isolated, treatment and recovery programs are on-hold. La Jolla Clinical Psychologist Dr. Christina Huang says this was expected. “Of course we would expect substance use to be on the rise, because if people are at home and they are feeling...

Numbers released by the San Diego Police Department, show drug overdose calls have spiked during the pandemic. NBC 7’s investigative reporter, Mari Payton looked at the data and has reaction from a psychologist.

The CDC reports that overdose fatalities in the U.S. have spiked during the coronavirus pandemic.

Ninety-one people in the U.S. die every day from opioid-related overdoses, but there’s a tool that can reverse the effects of an overdose that more and more law enforcement agencies and paramedics are now carrying with them as part of their standing operating protocol. It’s called Narcan, and here is what you need to know about what it is, how...

Combined deaths from alcohol, drugs and suicide in the U.S. plateaued in 2018 for the first time in two decades, according to a report published Thursday.

Authorities are revealing rapper Chynna Rogers died of an accidental overdose.

Five people were arrested and several ounces of suspected fentanyl powder were confiscated in connection with an overdose death, San Diego DEA agents confirmed.

Three of the suspects were taken into custody at a hotel in Clairemount where DEA agents also found suspeced fentanyl powder NBC 7s Dave Summers has the story

Two men were transported to UC San Diego Medical Center after overdosing on narcotics in San Diego’s Stockton neighborhood on Thursday evening.

Two men were transported to UC San Diego Medical Center after overdosing on narcotics in San Diego’s Stockton neighborhood on Thursday evening, police said. San Diego Police arrived at around 6:12 p.m. to the 3000 block of Island Avenue, one block east of Kimbrough Elementary School, just north of Logan Heights. Residents of the area noticed two unconscious men lying…

The judge overseeing the bankruptcy case of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will consider Wednesday whether the company’s CEO should get a bonus equal to half his $2.6 million salary.

Critical care doctor charged with murder in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers.

Federal officials have a new tool to battle the opioid crisis: data. The Office of National Drug Control Policy’s “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area” program is using a web portal called the “OD Map” to track overdoses caused by opioids in real time. The program will help the agency target high-problem areas with resources and track the sources of...

Rapper Mac Miller was found dead in his California apartment Friday, according to multiple published reports. The rapper had been open about his substance abuse issues in his music and was arrested on suspicion of DUI in May after he crashed his car. He split with his girlfriend Ariana Grande that same month, and she cited his substance abuse problems…

Nearly two weeks after suffering a drug overdose, Demi Lovato is reaching out with a message to her many supporters.

Singer Demi Lovato was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after an apparent drug overdose. The former Disney star has been open about her struggles with addiction and recently celebrated six years of sobriety. However, in her latest song “Sober” Lovato admitted that she had relapsed.

As the American opioid crisis reaches near epidemic levels, law enforcement agencies across the country are training their officers how to use Narcan to revive people who have overdosed. The LA County Sheriff’s Department has deployed over 600 deputies with Narcan and is changing the way law enforcement approaches the opioid crisis.

The family of a 10-month-old girl who stopped breathing after being exposed to the powerful opioid fentanyl is speaking out through a spokesperson.

Police in Akron, Ohio, are investigating the opioid overdose of a 1-year-old. A 9-year-old called 911 to report the emergency, police said, and the toddler was not breathing when officers arrived.