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Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill to Allow Death Penalty in Fatal Fentanyl Dealing Cases

The proposal seeks to expand prosecutors’ options by lifting current law’s life‑sentence cap in fatal fentanyl cases.

Fayette County Coroner Confirms Tianeptine Overdose Death, Calls for Nationwide Ban

DEA Drug Take Back Day Runs Nationwide 10 A.M.–2 P.M.

Baltimore Rolls Out Naloxone Boxes at Metro Stations After Cluster of Overdoses

SLED Probes Off-Duty Beaufort Deputy Seen Pointing Gun at Teens on Hilton Head

B.C. Overdose Deaths Fall Below 150 in May and June 2025

Tarrant County Jury Sentences Man to Life in First Fentanyl Murder Conviction

U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Plunge to Five-Year Low in 2024

UVic Security Officer Defends Delayed Naloxone Use at Coroner’s Inquest

San Francisco Expands Restore Program as Overdose Deaths Climb

Former MLB Pitcher Brian Matusz's Death Linked to Suspected Drug Overdose

B.C. Sees Lowest Monthly Drug Deaths in Four Years, Cause of Decline Unclear

US Drug Overdose Deaths Drop Below 100,000 for First Time Since 2020

BC Coroners Service Finds No Record of Overdose Death Claimed by Conservative Leader

US Drug Overdose Deaths Drop 10% After Decades of Increase

Oregon Recriminalizes Drug Possession After Decriminalization Failure