DEA Let Fentanyl Flood the Streets UNDER INVESTIGATION – Aug. 31, 2026 - A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under in... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeatured Articlesfentanyl
Drug Distributer Convicted of Selling Fentanyl That Killed Three People LOCK HIM UP – Aug. 12, 2026 - An eyewitness told law enforcement that he saw the male victim purchase narcotics from Darian Glover on June 20, 2024. Per the witness, the victim began making phone calls to Glover in o... Read More...Articles of InterestBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Mom Avoids Prison in Daughter’s Fentanyl Overdose Death NOT EVEN A DAY? – Aug. 11, 2026 - A mother has avoided jail time in the fentanyl overdose death of her toddler daughter. Farrah Blair Bates, 25, has pleaded guilty to chemical endangerment of a child resulting ... Read More...Aug 18 2026Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
SAMHSA Leaves Fentanyl Problem Intact IT’S THE GOVERNMENT – Aug. 4, 2026 - The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released the latest edition of its National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), which is the source o... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 11 2026Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
78-year-old Georgia Woman Overdoses on Fentanyl After Prescription Mix-up at Pharmacy VIDEO – BUYER BEWARE VERY AWARE – July 21, 2026 - Betty Thomas, 78, said she unknowingly used fentanyl patches for nearly three weeks after a Publix pharmacist in Decatur, Georgia, allegedly gave her another customer... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediafentanylJuly 28 2026Overdose
Nashville Police Report 6 Fatal Overdoses in One Day VIDEO – ONLY SAD MUSIC – July 16, 2026 - More than 300 overdose reversal kits were handed out to affected neighborhoods Wednesday by Neighborhood Safety Unit Sergeant Anthony Cucci and partnering Metro agencies. “... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 21 2026Overdose
She Lost Her Son to Fentanyl and Blames a Broken Rehab System BLAME GAME – July 17, 2026 - When Diana Estep’s teenage son Drew became addicted to drugs, she spent hours researching rehabilitation methods and sent him to therapy-focused centers around the country. Looking back, ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 21 2026
Regular Users Tolerate Previously ‘Unsurvivable’ Amounts of Fentanyl OH HAPPY DAY – July 2, 2026 - Habitual users of fentanyl have developed such a strong tolerance to the drug that standard doses of medications to manage withdrawal and initiate recovery are no longer working for many... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 07 2026
Turning Grief into a Lifeline for Thousands BEING OF SERVICE – May 29, 2026 - Points of Light is proud to share the following uplifting and inspiring story. However, we acknowledge that portions of this story may be difficult for some readers. We encourage you... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCompassionfentanylJune 02 2026OverdoseRecovery Advocate
What’s in that fentanyl? Plenty, including plastics. AUDIO – DANGER STRAIGHT AHEAD – May 8, 2026 - There’s more medetomidine, a veterinary tranquilizer oft referred to as “rhino tranq.” It can lead to hallucinations and immobility and, like xylazine, it’s unfazed by Na... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMay 12 2026
100 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl, Carfentanil Seizures Surge WE NEED A NEW CA – April 17, 2026 - Carfentanil, a weapons-grade chemical that authorities say is 10,000 times more potent than morphine and 100 times stronger than fentanyl, has seen a drastic resurgence across the ... Read More...Apr 28 2026Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOverdose
Officials Warn of New Opioid 10 Times Stronger than Fentanyl VIDEO – WHAT CAN WE DO? – April 23, 2026 - “Dilworth Center continues to see significant numbers of our patients having taken synthetic opioids. Fentanyl is a known problem that we have been dealing with for years. C... Read More...Apr 28 2026Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Canine Exposed During Major Fentanyl Bust in Bronx VIDEO – POOCH AT WORK – April 10, 2026 - Eight people are facing charges after investigators say they were running large-scale fentanyl packaging mills inside residential buildings in the Bronx and Washington Heights... Read More...Apr 21 2026Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Mom Shares Story of Son’s Fatal Fentanyl Overdose SO SAD – Feb. 12, 2026 - Lantz Tucker came home from work exhausted and ready for bed. Before turning in, the 22-year-old from Kansas took what he believed was an oxycodone pill. He never woke up.His mother fou... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediafentanylMar 03 2026Overdose
Killer High: Finding Freedom From Fentanyl VIDEO – ALL CAUGHT ON FILM – Feb. 21, 2026 - The graduation dress was black. René Patla had picked it out with her daughter Olivia weeks earlier, the two of them imagining the walk across the stage, the diploma, the ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylMar 03 2026
10 Years of Fentanyl: The Deadly Drug Still Has San Francisco In Its Grip DYING TO GET HIGH – Feb. 5, 2026 - The coroner’s office struggled to keep up. During a 24-hour-span on Aug. 8, 2023, nine people in San Francisco died from drug overdoses, eight of them from fentanyl. Eight were c... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 24 2026fentanyl
Fentanyl Overdoses Hitting The Elderly VIDEO – HANDLE WITH CARE – Feb. 13, 2026 - Fentanyl continues to be the primary cause of drug overdose deaths in the United States. Even a very small amount of it can cause a lethal overdose. Last year, synthet... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionFeb 24 2026fentanylOverdose
How a Homeless Man Escaped the Grip of Fentanyl ONE HOT MEAL AT A TIME – Dec. 3, 2025 - WHEN EVAN CARVER shuffled into the chapel of Salvation Army’s rehab center looking frail and steadying himself with a walker, he wasn’t sure he could quit fentanyl for good. Bu... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 16 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanylhomeless
Fentanyl Vaccine About to Get Its First Major Test NEEDLES – Dec. 3, 2025 - JUST A TINY amount of fentanyl, the equivalent of a few grains of sand, is enough to stop a person’s breathing. The synthetic opioid is tasteless, odorless, and invisible when mixed with othe... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 09 2025Drug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way NO KIDDING – Nov. 15, 2025 - The killing has already started. Since September, the military has carried out 20 strikes on boats supposedly smuggling drugs in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, killing at least 80... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 25 2025
Are We Sure We’re Using Fentanyl Test Strips the Right Way? NOT JUST FOR ADDICTS – Nov. 12, 2025 - The obvious places to stock FTS are school bathrooms and locker rooms. Bars, nightclubs, festivals, dormitories—all the places frequented by people who don’t identify as drug us... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylNov 18 2025
‘It’s scary to think I could have died’ LONG STRANGE TRIP – Oct. 17, 2025 - Coming back from fentanyl addiction. Kayla first tried fentanyl as a troubled 18-year-old, growing up in the US state of North Carolina. ”I felt like literally amazing. The voices ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylOct 28 2025
‘There Was a Death’: A Mother Fights for Justice NOT THE DEALERS FAULT – Aug. 31, 2025 - After she lost her son to an overdose, Serena Fallon went on a quest to hold someone accountable for his death. Don’t come downstairs, the police told her. You don’t want to se... Read More...fentanylSept 09 2025Trauma
Scott Cochran Was Snorting 50 Fentanyl Pills a Day STILL HAS A NOSE? – Aug. 10, 2025 - “I was the worst of the worst addicts,” Cochran said. Doctors first prescribed him blood thinners before moving him up to Vicodin after they proved ineffective. But after the Vicod... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 19 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Funds For Fighting Fentanyl Finally Freed AUDIO – FOR HOW LONG? – Aug. 5, 2025 - NPR reported last month that the Trump administration was withholding $140 million from the OD2A program, which state and local public health departments rely on to lower overdo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 12 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
The 48-Hour Fentanyl Clock AUDIO – NOW OR EVERE – Aug. 7, 2025 - This is Radio Atlantic. I’m Hanna Rosin. Today, we have the second episode of No Easy Fix, our three-part series about why San Francisco, one of the world’s most innovative... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAug 12 2025Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfentanyl
Trump Withholds $140 Million For Overdose Prevention Trump Stalls Fentanyl Aid – July 16, 2025 - The Trump administration has delayed and may cancel roughly $140 million in grants to fund fentanyl overdose response efforts, according to four staff members with close k... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 22 2025
Mass Overdose Event Hospitalizes Over 2 Dozen INSANITY – July 15, 2015 - The event, caused by a bad batch of an unspecified drug, prompted a surge in 911 calls. Experts think a potent batch of fentanyl might have caused the overdoses and that the specific blend ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 22 2025Overdose
Doctor in Training Stole Fentanyl From Children AUDIO – ANYONE CAN SUCCUMB – July 2, 2025 - Andrew Voegel-Podadera was charged with two counts of acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation, fraud, deception and subterfuge. An anesthesiologist resident, ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 15 2025
‘16 And Pregnant’ Star Arrested In Overdose Death IT ALL WENT WRONG – July 7, 2025 - Whitney Purvis, who appeared in the first season of MTV’s 16 and Pregnant back in 2009, was arrested today on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection to a fatal overdose.... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBig PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyDrug Abuse and AddictionfentanylJuly 15 2025OverdoseTrauma