Overdose death rates decline in Alaska after record high
There were 18 fewer Alaskans died of overdose in 2024 than the year before. Alaska has expanded access to medication-assisted treatment, recovery housing, and therapeutic courts. The state distributed 45,000 naloxone kits with fentanyl test strips. Alaska struggles with having enough resources to provide treatment for substance use disorders.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts has awarded a grant of $917,027 to Yale University to establish the National Methadone Access and Quality Commission. The Commission is chaired by David Fiellin, MD, Director of the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Public Health at the Yale Schools of Medicine. It will examine key issues …
DEA launches ‘Fentanyl Free America’ campaign
DEA agents visited Savannah to announce a new campaign to target the use of the deadly drug fentanyl. The campaign is called "Fentanyl Free America". The DEA says just two milligrams of fentanyl is deadly. According to the DEA, Atlanta is a regional hub or base operations for drug traffickers.
East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Dr. Beau Clark is featured in a web series addressing the fentanyl crisis. The next episode airs online starting Thursday, Jan. 29. According to the CDC, nearly 50,000 people died from overdose deaths related to fentanyl in 2024. In 2024, there were 188 overdose deaths in Baton Rouge.
Multiple fentanyl overdose deaths lead to 2 separate murder indictments in Fort Myers
2 people have died of a fentanyl overdose. Two people have been indicted for murder. Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times stronger than heroin and is often found in street drugs and counterfeit medications. FENTANYL is 50-100 times more powerful than Heroin.
A 40-year-old man from Everett was sentenced to six years in prison for dealing fentanyl. Lamin Saho was identified in a wiretap investigation that ended with 14 arrests in 2025. Law enforcement seized 200,000 fentanyl pills, four kilograms of cocaine, 60 firearms, several Glock “switches,” multiple suppressors, and $250,000 in cash. Other members of the drug ring were sentenced to …
DEA Atlanta Division announces new ‘Fentanyl Free America’ campaign
DEA Atlanta Division agents announced a new campaign to target the use of the deadly drug fentanyl on Tuesday. The campaign is called "Fentanyl Free America". The DEA says three out of every 10 pills seized contain more than two milligrams of fentanyl. Atlanta is a regional hub or base operations for drug traffickers.
Sheldon Kasowitz donated $3 million to the Center for Addiction Science and Innovation at UConn. The center brings together leading minds in neuroscience, pharmacology, medicinal chemistry, and clinical practice to transform how substance use disorders are understood, prevented, and treated. Kasowitz believes addiction touches nearly every family in America.
New Book: Addicted to Failure: Why the Rehab System Doesn’t Work and What Must Change
Jimmie Applegate's new book, "Addicted to Failure," is a critique of the $16 billion industry that profits from relapse and why traditional rehab models fail to deliver real recovery. The book is available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other major booksellers.
Sean Mobley, 45, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for distributing carfentanil to two people. Mobley will serve the rest of his life on court mandated supervision. He will also serve 2 years concurrently for possessing a firearm as a felon.