Drug cartel sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department over rainbow fentanyl

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned the drug cartel La Nueva Familia Michoacana and its leaders for producing large amounts of rainbow fentanyl.

Walmart agrees to pay $3.1 billion to settle opioid lawsuits

Walmart has agreed to pay $3.1 billion to settle lawsuits nationwide over the impact of the prescriptions its pharmacies filled for powerful prescription opioid painkillers.

Top US health agency softens guidelines for doctors prescribing opioids

The nation’s top public health agency has revised its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations are an update to 2016 guidelines.

CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors

The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.

West Allis parents charged, fentanyl death of 17-month-old

A mother and father in West Allis are both charged in connection with the death of their toddler. Court records say the 17-month-old had enough fentanyl in her system to kill an adult.

$6M in fentanyl pills seized in the Bronx

Two men face charges after approximately 300,000 "rainbow fentanyl" pills and 20 pounds of powdered fentanyl were seized in the Bronx.

K-9 deputy finds massive fentanyl tablet shipment in Hall County

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office says the package was discovered during a routine check for narcotics by the K-9 unit.

Cobb County DA holds opioid symposium discussing alarming spike in overdose deaths

Alarming numbers in overdose deaths across the country and here in Georgia. The Cobb County District Attorney's office held an opioid symposium talk about the crisis and what's being done about it.

8-month-old dies after fentanyl overdose in babysitter's care, mom says

"Instead of planning our child's first birthday we have to plan a funeral for our child," she said. "We have been told several different stories from the babysitter herself."

Fentanyl deaths deaths in youth spike, study shows

According to a new report, there was an 800-percent spike in deaths from fentanyl-laced drugs in young people last year.