Drug Overdose Deaths in U.S. Reach All-Time High
Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years.
Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades. But they accelerated dramatically in the past two years.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman faces a charge of endangering a child after her 1-year-old daughter allegedly overdosed on drugs and had to be revived by first responders. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department in Birmingham says it got a call from a woman who was screaming that her child had overdosed, apparently the powerful opioid painkiller fentanyl. Video…