In Kristen Morris's case, Epperson is charged not only with possession, but also murder. He pleaded not guilty to the murder charge in Powell County Court on Friday morning.

Opioids accounted for 86 percent of all drug overdose deaths in the state with the highest overdose mortality rate.

Two Loveland residents, a dealer and an upstream distributor, are facing charges for their involvement in a fentanyl overdose death Jan. 24.

Drug overdose deaths in Massachusetts tied to opioids are at their lowest level in more than a decade, according the preliminary figures.

Federal data show that opioid-related overdose deaths dropped to the lowest level since 2013 — a decline seen across all races and ethnicities, according to Bureau Director Deirdre Calvert.

Oklahoma County Detention Center officials on Friday announced they have arrested a former Oklahoma County inmate in connection with the March 17 overdose of another inmate.>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel Sign up for our NewslettersOfficials said the woman,

POWELL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - Brian Epperson was arrested for possession of meth two weeks ago. The charge came after Reachel Dawson was found dead in a room at the Red Roof Inn in Winchester. His arrest citation says Epperson rented the room, and capsules filled with meth were found in his truck.

Data released Wednesday by American Medical Response (AMR) show that while New Hampshire’s two largest cities continued to trend below last year in total number of overdoses last month, both Manchester and Nashua are now trending higher for fatal overdoses.

There were 498 opioid overdose deaths in the third quarter last year, the lowest number of deaths in a single quarter since early 2020, according to provisional data released Wednesday by the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

More than two dozen suspected drug overdoses in West Baltimore on Thursday got the attention of state and city leaders.