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Fentanyl overdose survivor gives update on her recovery | Nightline

With synthetic opioid deaths up 23% since last year, according to the CDC, fentanyl has become one of the country’s deadliest crises and one young…

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Poisoned: America’s Fentanyl Crisis l ABCNL

In part four of a series, ABC News’ Bob Woodruff learns how the drug fentanyl, used to treat his near-fatal injury in Iraq, nearly killed…

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Fentanyl overdose survivor shares her story | Nightline

With thousands of lives cut short by tainted drugs, Sofia Christoff said she considers herself one of the lucky ones. However, she still bears the…

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Police report 6 college students overdose during spring break l WNT

Authorities say that the students are hospitalized after overdosing on cocaine laced with fentanyl while staying at a rental home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. WATCH…

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NBC Nightly News Broadcast (Full) – July 14th, 2021

The Delta variant makes up more than half of new Covid cases, wildfires rage across the West, and President Biden pushes Senate Democrats to unite…

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Prince suddenly dies at Paisley Park from fentanyl overdose: 20/20 Part 2

Like many other unsuspecting Americans, Prince fell prey to black market counterfeit pills containing fentanyl instead of the actual ingredient. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE OF…

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Live PD: More Than A Cigarette? | A&E

Officers respond to a bizarre call about a man who had an intense reaction to a cigarette in this clip from “6.2.2017”. #LivePD Subscribe for…

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Live PD: Ketamine Manhunt | A&E

Officers try to track down a man who they believe took a lethal dose of ketamine in this clip from “8.5.17. #LivePD Subscribe for more…

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Nightly News Full Broadcast – September 29th

Congress is racing to prevent a government shutdown, the CDC is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated amid troubling new data, and reporting on the…

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Prosecutors reach landmark $26 billion opioid settlement with drug companies

The settlement comes after overdose deaths hit a record high 93,000 last year. #opioids #overdosedeaths#settlement source

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Live Rescue: Worst Sports Accidents | A&E

Check out some of the worst sports accidents, including a man who broke his leg while indoor mountain climbing, and another man who fell off…

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Rhode Island to open the country’s 1st safe injection site

ABC News’ Phil Lipof reports on Rhode Island’s program which, starting March 2022, will let people who inject drugs to use do so at medical…

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Nightwatch: Grateful Overdose Patient Swears He’s Learned His Lesson | A&E

An overdose patient is grateful to be alive in this clip from Season 3, Episode 8. Watch the latest clips from Nightwatch here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcviVtB85dLxYyGp_mf1Xlm0UdqzTLdVv Tune…

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Live PD: Higher Power (Season 2) | A&E

Officers responding to a call about an overdose discover an active though unintelligible woman in this clip from “03.16.18”. #LivePD Subscribe for more from Live…

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Doctor faces 25 murder counts for opioid prescriptions

Victims’ families are speaking out about Dr. William Husel, 43, an Ohio critical care doctor accused of ordering potentially fatal painkiller doses for dozens of…

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Officers cleared in shooting that left suspect, firefighter dead

Outagamie County District Attorney Melinda Tempelis said two Appleton, Wisconsin, officers were justified in shooting a suspect to death nearly a month to the day…

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Dem donor Ed Buck charged with operating drug house l ABC News

Buck, also an LGBTQ political activist, was arrested in California after a third man allegedly overdosed at his West Hollywood home. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/2kSIZMz #ABCNews…

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Demi Lovato speaks in 1st interview since her relapse l ABC News

The singer said she is “tired of pretending like I’m not human” at the Teen Vogue Summit, her first public interview since overdosing in July…

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Former fiancé of Whitney Houston’s daughter died of suspected drug overdose l ABC News

Bobbi Kristina Brown’s former fiancé, Nick Gordon, 30, was reportedly rushed to a hospital in Central Florida during New Year’s Eve celebrations and doctors were…

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Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to felony charges, will pay $8 billion

Charges include defrauding federal health agencies and violating federal kickback laws for inducing doctors to prescribe powerful opioids, such as OxyContin. WATCH FULL EPISODES OF…

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