CDC softens opioid prescribing guidelines for doctors
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday softened its guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers.
Casa Grande Police seize fentanyl, guns, cash; suspected drug supplier arrested
Vicente Rodriguez, an Arizona City man suspected of being a drug supplier, was arrested after police say they seized numerous drugs, weapons, and cash.
Arizona detectives seize drugs, guns, a battering ram and more during Tucson bust
Authorities had served a search warrant at a Tucson-area residence on Oct. 29 after it was alleged that the people living there were involved in illegally selling firearms and drugs.
National Prescription Take Back Day: Here’s where you can drop off unwanted medication
The event provides a safe and convenient way to dispose of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 drop-off sites nationwide.
6-year-old child overdosed on fentanyl, mother charged
A 29-year-old mother faces charges in Hennepin County after her child overdosed from chewing on a dollar bill that had fentanyl on it.
Sheriff: Rainbow fentanyl unlikely to be targeted at kids on Halloween
The intent of cartel-backed drug smugglers is not to pass out fentanyl at Halloween but to use the boxes of popular candy brands as a way to smuggle the drugs into the U.S. from Mexico, he explained.
Rainbow-colored fentanyl tablets seized by Phoenix Police: 'Parents Beware'
Police say a certain type of rainbow-colored fentanyl pills were discovered for the first time in Phoenix.
Buckeye Police seize nearly 400K fentanyl pills during traffic stop; suspect arrested
“Buckeye police coordinated with the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force to conduct a traffic stop Sunday near SR 85 and Hazen Road that resulted in the seizure of 395,000 M30 fentanyl pills and one arrest,” the department wrote on Facebook.
More than half a million fentanyl pills seized over 2 days at Arizona's southern border
Five drug busts in southern Arizona over the course of a weekend ended in the seizure of more than half a million fentanyl pills.
Mesa smoke shop owner, employee in trouble for selling fentanyl pills supplied by a Mexican cartel, police say
An owner and employee of a Mesa smoke shop are in trouble for telling counterfeit Oxycodone pills that contain a large amount of fentanyl, the Mesa Police Department said. The two got the pills from a Mexican cartel, they claim.
Rainbow fentanyl: Experts play down threat of drug to children ahead of Halloween
'Rainbow fentanyl' has been the topic of news reports in recent days, especially in the run-up to Halloween, and now, some experts are playing down the drug's threat to children, saying the cartels are making them in various colors for a different reason.
Thousands of fentanyl pills in candy boxes seized at LAX; suspect gets away
Agents found nearly 12,000 fentanyl pills disguised in Skittles, Whoopers and Sweet Tarts packaging.
Fentanyl, meth, cocaine, a gun and $2,000 found on suspects, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says
Three people in Maricopa County are in trouble after deputies found fentanyl, meth, cocaine, a gun and thousands of dollars on them, the sheriff's office said.
Police seize 50,000 fentanyl pills, guns in Phoenix; suspect arrested
The seizure happened following the arrest of a suspect with multiple warrants, Phoenix Police tweeted.
Drug treatment center in Scottsdale takes unique approach for fentanyl detox
The opioid epidemic in Arizona, and across the country, is killing thousands of people every year, and a medical center in Scottsdale is hoping to help people overcome addiction or detox from drug use with a unique approach.
West Allis parents charged, fentanyl death of 17-month-old
A mother and father in West Allis are both charged in connection with the death of their toddler. Court records say the 17-month-old had enough fentanyl in her system to kill an adult.
Arizona Border Patrol agents seize 2,100 fentanyl pills hidden inside tamales: official
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from the Nogales Port of Entry in Arizona found the pills hidden inside tamales that were being kept in a cooler.
Another infant tests positive for fentanyl in Phoenix, police say
The infant is expected to survive and was placed into the custody of the Department of Child Safety.
$6M in fentanyl pills seized in the Bronx
Two men face charges after approximately 300,000 "rainbow fentanyl" pills and 20 pounds of powdered fentanyl were seized in the Bronx.
Arizona deputies, K-9 Kilo, track down suspects trafficking $1.4M worth of fentanyl, deputies say
An Arizona fentanyl bust was the result of deputies, including K-9 Kilo, tracking down a fleeing suspect who left another suspect on the side of the road. They reportedly had more than a million dollars worth of fentanyl on them.