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Mom Accused of Husband's Overdose Murder Asked Dealer for 'the Michael Jackson Stuff'
Kouri Darden Richins wrote a children's book about grief after her husband's death. Now, she faces an aggravated murder charge for his fentanyl overdose
- Accused Author
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Biden Administration to Curb Adderall, OxyContin Telehealth Prescriptions
The new plan would shrink the use of telehealth services that surged during the pandemic
- Opioid Crisis
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Jimmy Kimmel Squashes Herschel Walker's Fentanyl-as-Candy Halloween Scare Tactic
The late-night host spoofed It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown while skewering the Georgia Republican for parroting the right's latest attempt at drug war fear mongering
- No Treats, Just Tricks
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How Do We Save Teens From Fentanyl?
A new series from the Ad Council is embracing education and promoting harm reduction as the right stokes fear over rainbow fentanyl
- Schooled
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John Oliver Explains Why Local TV News is Criminally Bad
The news media love to report on crime because it hooks viewers, but in so doing they act less like journalists and more like propagandists for the police
- NEWS YOU CAN LOSE
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No Treats, Only Tricks: Republicans Try to Ruin Halloween With Fake Rainbow Fentanyl Threat
Republican senators are trying to convince parents that the cartels are in the house down the block, handing out synthetic opioids to kids
- Sugar High
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The Truth About Rainbow Fentanyl
It was never meant for kids, it's not aimed at their Halloween basket — but it does represent a real threat for casual drug users
- Moral Panic
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Fentanyl Halloween Candy Will Kill Your Kids, RNC Chair Says After Being Accused of Fear Mongering
Ronna McDaniel argued on Fox News that parents should be afraid of their children stumbling across candy-colored fentanyl in their Halloween baskets
- GOP Hypocrisy
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'These Kids Are Dying' — Inside the Overdose Crisis Sweeping Fort Bragg
A staggering total of 109 soldiers assigned to Fort Bragg died in 2020 and 2021. Dozens have lost their lives there to drug overdoses. Now, their families are demanding answers — and accountability
- American Tragedy
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Bridgeport Police Open Criminal Investigation Into Death of Lauren Smith-Fields
Her family have previously alleged that the police department did not take adequate care in the investigation of her death, and have announced their intent to sue
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