After reading a recent Sun-Times investigation on opioid deaths among a generation of Black men, WBEZ editor Alden Loury ponders the role of racism and segregation in those deaths.

Murder cases over drug overdoses are rare. An investigator reported cameras tied two Oklahoma County jail inmates to another ...

Guest essayist Judge Frank Forchione laments that Stark County opioid deaths have "continued to spiral upward." ...

There are two Chicago neighborhoods that are, on the surface, quite similar. They are both more than 90 percent Black; the ...

The White House says fentanyl smuggled to the U.S. justifies tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico. But fentanyl deaths and smuggling have been dropping fast — and Canada plays almost no role.

About the same share of people have college degrees, and the median income of both is roughly $39,000. But one experiences ...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that “cocaine is no worse than whisky,” as he suggested the multibillion dollar ...

Cocaine "is no worse than whiskey" and is only illegal because it comes from Latin America, said Colombian President Gustavo ...

Chemicals used in the production of crack cocaine were found at the house of a dealer after he was found carrying drugs and scales in public. Gary Harmes, 43, was stopped by Cheshire Constabulary ...

Officials said a total of 111 bundles were found, containing 2,276 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of about $76 ...

A Windsor man faces felony drug charges for allegedly dealing crack cocaine. Derek Allen Barnhart, 39, was arrested by Northern York County Regional Police on Friday. According to court ...

The newest arrests bring to 11 the number of people charged in connection with the case of the teen, whose disappearance made ...