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How Helping Someone Buy Drugs Can Send You to Prison for 20 Years

State and federal prosecutors responded to fentanyl overdoses by treating accidents as homicides.

Reason · Oct 23

DeSantis Credits Florida's S.A.F.E. Program for Nearly 60% Fentanyl Death Drop, but State Data Cannot Show Why

Florida fentanyl deaths fell from 4,962 in 2023 to about 2,000 in 2025. State data confirm the drop but cannot show that one program caused it.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

Pensacola Beach Doctor Pleads Guilty to Prescribing at Least 25,500 Opioid and Stimulant Pills Without Examining Patients

A Pensacola Beach doctor pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing at least 25,500 opioid and stimulant pills without exams. What patients and families should know.

Medical Daily · Oct 23

A Fake Painkiller That Burned the Nose Eased Pain More Than One That Felt Like Nothing at All

Volunteers were told a nasal spray might be fentanyl and felt less pain when it burned. None held the opioid, and the study later won an Ig Nobel Prize.

Medical Daily · Oct 22

New York Overdose Deaths Fell About 8% in a Year, Far Slower Than the Earlier Two-Year Decline

New York overdose deaths fell about 8% in the 12 months ending May 2026, CDC data show, a much slower pace than the state's earlier two-year drop of more than 40%.

Medical Daily · Oct 21

NYC student dies after being drugged and raped in her dorm room, feds say

Two suspects are facing multiple charges in her death and sex assault

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Higher-Dose Opioids for New Back Pain Linked to 147% Higher Opioid Use Disorder Risk in Medicaid Adults

A Medicaid study of 399,500 adults links higher-dose opioids for new back pain to a 147% higher risk of opioid use disorder or overdose.

Medical Daily · Oct 20

Sahara Ray Cause of Death: Model Passes Away at 34 Following a Reported Fentanyl Overdose in Los Angeles

Australian-American model Sahara Ray has died after an apparent fentanyl overdose, months after welcoming her daughter and years after publicly discussing addiction and serious health problems.

International Business Times UK · Oct 20

The DEA Wants To Turn 7-OH Consumers Into Criminals

Where's the science?

Reason · Oct 20

Sahara Ray death: Justin Bieber's ex had 'opioid overdose' and was 'on life support for days'

The 34-year-old was left partially paralyzed after being hit by a car

Evening Standard · Oct 20