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13-year-old Ohio boy Jacob Stevens has died after he took part in an alleged TikTok challenge that encourages people to take Benadryl, WSYX reports. Stevens participated in the challenge—which involves taking 12 to 14 pills of the antihistamine—alongside some friends at his home. His sister called 911 after he started to have a seizure as a result of […]
Kansas authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting that left one person dead. The Associated Press reports the incident took place Friday night on the 5400 block of Haskell Avenue in Kansas City. Police say they were dispatched to the area shortly before 6 p.m. after receiving a report of an opioid overdose. When they arrived at the scene, they found […]
Eminem is shedding more light on his past struggles with substance abuse. During a recent episode of Paul Rosenberg’s podcast, the Grammy-winning rapper opened up about his near-fatal overdose 15 years ago. Em previously revealed he had been battling an addiction to prescription pills, and was hospitalized in 2007 after accidentally ODing on methadone. “It took a […]
Nearly three years after its release, the music video for Polo G’s 2019 single “Heartless” has passed 100 million views on YouTube. To celebrate the milestone, the Chicago rapper took to Instagram on Thursday to share a story behind the music video shoot, which he says took place following a stint in the hospital after he almost […]
Five adults were found dead inside an apartment in suburban Colorado on Sunday due to what police believe to be an accidental fentanyl overdose. ABC News reports police discovered the bodies of three women and two men at the North Range Crossings Apartments on East 104th Avenue in Commerce City, Colorado. Another adult and a four-month-old child were […]
The Department of Justice has confirmed that four individuals have been arrested in connection with Michael K. Williams’ death by drug overdose last year. Per a press release from the DoJ, alleged drug dealer Irvin “Green Eyes” Cartagena, Hector “Oreja” Robles, Luis “Mostro” Cruz, and Carlos “Carlito” Macci were arrested for their involvement in supplying the actor with heroin laced […]
The father of a toddler who spent five days with her mother’s corpse inside a homeless shelter is suing New York City’s Department of Homeless Services for five million in damages. The New York Post reports Quraan Laboy, 31, has filed a petition in Manhattan Supreme Court against the city and the Department of Homeless Services. His […]
Connecticut officials are urging cannabis smokers to exercise caution, after health experts reported the first documented case of fentanyl-tainted marijuana. The State Department of Public Health issued the warning earlier this week, about five months after Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use. According to CBS News, officials have confirmed nearly 40 opioid overdoses in the state from July through October. Each […]
Overdose deaths soared to a new record in 2021, topping 100,000 for the first time in a calendar year, the New York Times reports. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 100,300 Americans died of drug overdoses between May 2020 and April 2021, a nearly 30 percent uptick in fatalities from the previous […]
An Arizona man has agreed to plead guilty to a single count of distributing fentanyl in Mac Miller’s overdose case. According to the Justice Department, Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, plead guilty as part of a plea agreement and admitted “to knowing that the pills contained fentanyl or some other controlled substance.” Reavis is accused of supplying the […]
