Opioid Epidemic

A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs.

An LAUSD middle school held a seminar Wednesday to educate parents and students about the dangers of fentanyl following several incidents across the district.

One person, believed to be a minor, is fighting for their life at the hospital after suffering a possible overdose in Inglewood.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to supply county libraries with naloxone, or Narcan, a drug that helps reverse an opioid overdose.

The LA County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal to place the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, or Narcan, at county libraries and train librarians on how to administer it.

An Alaskan Husky named Loki accidentally ate meth during a walk in South San Jose

A 17-year-old student at Bernstein was rushed to the hospital after an overdose scare.

Grieving parents are hoping their 17-year-old son's death by suspected fentanyl poisoning could serve as a cautionary tale for other families. “I’m sure if Cade is watching, he knows, ‘I messed up and I’m so sorry,’” the teen's mother said.

Fentanyl is a powerful and potentially addictive synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin.

The family of 17-year-old Trinity Cornejo of Fullerton is hoping this serves once again as a warning for others.

Just two milligrams of fentanyl, less than a fraction of the size of a penny, is enough to kill an adult. FOX 11 got an exclusive look inside a DEA testing lab where the seized drugs are brought.

Cade Kitchen died in a suspected case of fentanyl poisoning. The 17-year-old played baseball with El Camino Charter High School.

SB-864 or "Tyler's Law" requires that hospitals must include a test for fentanyl whenever they do a drug screening test or urine drug screening test.

According to the DEA, the rainbow colors could lead children to mistake them for candy and make them more appealing to young people.

In the wake of the recent suspected fentanyl poisoning cases, LAUSD will soon stock its campuses with Narcan doses on-site.