The synthetic drug K2 suspected to have caused more than 100 overdoses in the New Haven area between Tuesday night and Thursday was contaminated with another synthetic drug called fubinaca, police ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

Emergency crews in New Haven responded to at least 76 overdoses on the synthetic drug K2 between Tuesday night and Wednesday and another five incidents early Thursday morning that appeared to be ...

Connecticut prisons are dealing with drug overdoses. What is the state doing to slow it? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Emilia Otte to discuss her article, “Drug overdoses in CT prisons ...

More than 100 people have overdosed in just the last two days in a park in New Haven, Conn. Initial tests show that the drug responsible is something that's widely known as synthetic marijuana. It's ...

In 2016, synthetic opioids, specifically illicit fentanyl, contributed to more overdose deaths in the U.S. than prescription opioids, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. Synthetic ...

The scene is strikingly familiar every time it breaks out, like an episode of “The Walking Dead.” On Saturday in Brooklyn, police received a call about several men lying on the ground, apparently ...