Ex-pizza shop owner pleads guilty in selling of fentanyl out of restaurant
A former co-owner of Day and Night Pizza in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was charged in 2021 after a months-long investigation.
Could a vaccine solve the opioid crisis?
A recently introduced bill would provide a cash prize for the first approved vaccine that prevents the effects of drug use. How possible is one being developed?
I was a US embassy officer in Syria—that kid still haunts me
They were relieved—why would they want this crazy American on their hands?
Rapper says to carry guns amid migrant crisis: "Extremely dangerous"
The Philadelphia native ranted about guns, immigration and drugs in America.
Texas celebrates taking island back from cartel after military operation
Fronton Island, described as a decades-old problem for Texas officials in dealing with Mexican cartels, was seized last November.
Former Mexican cartel member compares border gangs to George Soros
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday morning, a former member of a Mexican drug cartel compared them to George Soros.
White House Medical Unit's mass order of fentanyl raises questions
The procurement of strong sedatives under Donald Trump's administration has prompted questions as to what they were intended for.
Zombie drug rumored to contain human bones killing a dozen every week
The new drug, kush, "contains a mixture of chemicals including tramadol, cannabis, fentanyl and sometimes formaldehyde," expert Ian Hamilton told Newsweek.
A 2024 Wish List: Sanity at Home and Stability Abroad
Let's hope things don't get much worse in 2024.
President Trump Is Right. Americans Are Being Poisoned—By Fentanyl
There has been more urgency in condemning President Trump for accurately pointing out that Americans are being poisoned than in combating the scourge of fentanyl.
How China's inaction is feeding America's fentanyl crisis
Beijing is failing to take "very simple" steps to undermine drug flows, a professor who won rare access to the Sinaloa Cartel told Newsweek.
Fentanyl crisis fuels Democratic support for border deal
"We had over 1,400 fentanyl deaths in 2022," Senator Tammy Baldwin told Newsweek.
What Republicans said about the southern border during debate
During the fourth GOP debate, the candidates were asked about how they would handle the "crisis" at the border.
The U.S. Worked Tirelessly to Fight AIDS and COVID. Why Not Fentanyl?
Given this crisis' devastation—especially in our youth and young adult populations—our drug problem deserves much more attention than it is getting.
Donald Trump rages that China isn't embracing the death penalty
During his presidency, Trump praised China and President Xi Jinping for executing drug dealers swiftly.
Chinese state media takes a shot at Donald Trump ahead of Biden meeting
The Global Times compared the former president's actions to "lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own foot."
The "bombshell" letter that could put children's author away for murder
Kouri Richins wrote a book about grieving for her husband, but a letter to her mother may be her own downfall.
Parents charged after infant died with fentanyl in his system: Police
Police are still looking for the infant's father, 30-year-old Taylor Mitchell Fischer.
U.S. sanctions Chinese companies for involvement in fentanyl crisis
The Treasury Department's latest round of sanctions targets 28 people and entities involved in a fentanyl-smuggling operation based in China.
I thought my husband was clean. How it ended broke my heart
Maybe he was too exhausted to fight with himself.
Scientists confirm decriminalizing drugs doesn't increase overdose deaths
"Our analysis suggests that state decriminalization policies do not lead to increases in overdose deaths," study author Corey Davis said.
Questions raised as child dies after finding fentanyl at Bronx day care
Police said a package containing several thousand dollars worth of fentanyl was found inside the New York City day care.
The U.S. Must Help Curb Cartel Violence in Mexico
The Biden administration and the Mexican government have not made significant progress in addressing insecurity in Mexico.
Is Mexico's military becoming too powerful?
Under President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico's military has been given power over everything from border migration to airports.
Ron DeSantis promises "stone cold" death for drug smugglers
DeSantis has made aggressive promises about the U.S.-Mexico border if he is elected president.
Fentanyl's Bad Enough. Unless Congress Acts, Drug Crisis Could Get Worse
Cartels, gangs, and mobs are flooding our streets with poison. Hundreds of thousands of people are dying as a result.
Gruesome photos reveal horrors of "zombie" drug fentanyl additive
Xylazine—also known as "tranq"—is increasingly being mixed with illicit drugs such as fentanyl, contributing to a number of deaths.
Dad convicted of murder after getting high and falling on infant daughter
Harley Kemp Craddock was 4 months old when she died after her father overdosed on fentanyl and collapsed on top of her for more than 10 minutes.
How life expectancy in Republican states compares to Democratic ones
On average, Democratic states' residents see a lifespan of more than two years longer than those living in Republican ones, according to a Newsweek analysis.
Biden admin expands border inspections tech to curb fentanyl trafficking
President Biden's drug czar Rahul Gupta travels to the border Thursday to announce the expansion of a scanning system used to detect narcotics.