Fentanyl

An investigation continues at the Licking County Jail after five inmates and two corrections officers were taken to a hospital after possible exposure to the painkiller fentanyl over the weekend.

A new study has linked a rise in fentanyl contamination in illicit drugs with the increase in overdose deaths among US adolescents. Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we explore why fentanyl contamination is becoming more common and what we can do to address the issue.

The former Mount Carmel anesthesiologist faces 14 counts of murder after prosecutors say he ordered excessive doses of painkillers that hastened the deaths of patients.

The Drug Enforcement Administration officials say fentanyl remains a threat throughout Ohio and other parts of the country.

"During the pandemic, basically everything is pointed in the wrong direction," says one federal health official, who calls the convergence of COVID-19 and America's addiction crisis "a nightmare."

The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders.

A hearing examiner has recommended the Ohio Board of Nursing take disciplinary action against two former Mount Carmel West nurses involved in the case of…

Franklin County Coroner Anahi Ortiz announced Wednesday that suicide and homicide deaths have increased 40% from the same period last year, while overdose…

After a recent spike of drug deaths, several health agencies in Franklin County are giving out free doses of the overdose antidote nalaxone.Franklin…

The Franklin County Coroner says nearly 30 people died of drug overdoses in the past 10 days.Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that…