Opioid orphans: Grandparents struggle to raise children left behind
Between 2011 to 2021, an estimated 321,566 children lost a parent to drug overdose. Parental deaths from drug overdose rose ...
More and more Mass. children were being harmed by overdoses. That changed last year
In 2024, there were 36 near fatalities reported, which was similar to other years. But the causes were different, with more ...
Justices uphold conviction of mom whose toddler OD'd on opioids bought with stimulus check
A Kenton County jury found Lauren Baker guilty in April 2023 of charges including murder. She was sentenced to 33 years in ...
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Tool kit helping parents advise children about drugs
The opioid epidemic continues to rage in the U.S. One way to combat the crisis is through education. 28/22’s Paola ...
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More Children Accidentally Poisoned By Fentanyl
The number of children poisoned through exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has skyrocketed in rece ...
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Get the Facts: How JCPS plans to use opioid settlement funds to help students
"Kids all of the time get headaches and stomachaches ... Jefferson County Public Schools is using opioid settlement funds to expand its youth prevention services. Just last week, Metro Council ...