An average of 115 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses, more than from guns or car crashes. And the rate is rising. Nancy Grace discusses the crisis with lawyer Mark Tate, who represents local governments suing drug companies for marketing practices they contend help fuel the epidemic, Dr. William Morrone, an opioid treatment expert, …
A sophomore at Columbia University was reportedly found dead in his dorm room five days after overdosing on opioids. The New York Post reported that Gage Bellitto, 19, was found dead on December 27, after his parents hadn’t heard from him for several days and contacted police. At the time, authorities believe that the college student …
A 75-year-old woman given the nickname “Kingpin Granny” was arrested after police allegedly found more than 1,000 prescription pills in her Decatur, Tennessee, home. Betty Jordan was arrested February 9 after police seized more than 1,000 prescription pills–including morphine, oxycodone, and Xanax–and more than $12,000 in cash and assets while raiding her home. Police executed the search warrant …
About 115 Americans die each day from opioid overdoses, a frightening statistic for parents. When Rick Van Warner’s son went missing, the father’s battle to save his son from becoming one of the countless victims began. Warner and shares his story in a book “On Pills and Needles: The Relentless Fight to Save My Son …
The opioid crisis in the United States has been declared a national emergency, with more people dying from overdoses than from car crashes. For Rebecca Savage, it has claimed her two teenage sons and launched her on a mission. Nick, 19, and Jack, 18, died on the same day, hours after attending a high school …
The toddler’s parents are facing felony murder charges
Poison control centers across the U.S. are receiving at least one call every 45 minutes from frantic parents and others who call in after a child got access to opiods. According to a study published in the AAP News & Journals Gateway, poison control centers received 188,000 calls across the nation from January 2000 through December …
According to a January 23, 2017 article in The Washington Post, some drug addicts are getting access to pain medication by inflicting injuries upon their own pets. The article tells the story of Heather Pereira of Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who took her “injured” golden retriever to an animal hospital to sew up a cut. Pereira asked …
