DEA: At least 3,900 pounds of meth seized in Arizona during 'Operation Crystal Shield'

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched a new program in February to crack down on meth trafficking in key U.S. cities, and Phoenix was one of eight cities chosen for "Operation Crystal Shield."

Recovery expert talks decreased opioid overdoses in Arizona

As the world tackles the coronavirus pandemic, it may be easy to forget about Arizona’s epidemic, the opioid crisis.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma launches campaign for opioid victims to file claims

Purdue Pharma, the drug company that makes OxyContin, launched a $23.8 million ad campaign on Monday alerting victims where to file claims if they have been affected or harmed by the opioid.

Opioid settlement still elusive as lawyers for some state and local governments criticize it

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation's largest drug distributors.

Phoenix Police: 122,000 fentanyl pills found inside car; man arrested

Phoenix Police officials say a 20-year-old man has been arrested after a DEA task force that included the Phoenix Police found over 100,000 fentanyl pills and other drugs in a bust.

Border Patrol agents find fentanyl strapped to man’s thighs

U.S. Border Patrol agents at the Interstate 19 immigration checkpoint arrested a man after they discovered that he was transporting fentanyl.

MCSO seizes $2.1M worth of meth, counterfeit Oxycodone during traffic stop on I-40

The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says when deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle, the occupants threw suitcases out of the car that broke open, causing a cloud of white powder to be strewn across the road.

Insys founder John Kapoor gets 5.5 years in prison for orchestrating opioid scheme

The founder of an Arizona pharmaceutical company was ordered to spend 5 1/2 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating a bribery and kickback scheme prosecutors said helped fuel the opioid crisis.

Tramadol is an odd, unpredictable opioid, scientists say

Scientists who’ve studied the curious chemistry of the opioid tramadol use an array of adjectives to describe it: “unpredictable,” “messy,” “crazy.”

Flesh-eating bacteria linked to black tar heroin kills 7 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A flesh-eating bacteria linked to the use of black tar heroin has killed at least seven people over the past two months in San Diego County, authorities said.

President Trump donates 3rd-quarter salary to help fight opioid crisis

A White House official says Trump has given the $100,000 he would be paid in the quarter to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Health, which oversees federal public health offices and programs, including the surgeon general's office.

USC sorority president wants opioid overdose antidote Narcan available for members

Taking what she sees as a potentially life-saving step in the aftermath of nine recent USC student deaths -- some of which are suspected of being drug overdoses -- the president of a university sorority said she hopes to make the overdose-reversal drug Narcan available to her members.