Weight-loss drugs like GLP-1s are easy to buy online, raising overdose and safety concerns

Within 24 hours of injecting the first dose of a weight loss medication she received following a visit with a telehealth doctor, Karleigh McClain was admitted to the hospital, she said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 31-year-old compliance consultant from Hendersonville, Tennessee, said she … Read more

Matthew Perry’s former assistant sentenced to 41 months in actor’s overdose death

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Judge declines to jail teenager accused of killing stepsister aboard cruise ship 02:56 Now Playing Matthew Perry’s former assistant sentenced to 41 months in actor’s overdose death 04:12 UP NEXT ‘Teen takeovers’ turn violent across the U.S. 01:50 Secret Service … Read more

Matthew Perry’s assistant sentenced to three years, five months in actor’s drug overdose death

LOS ANGELES — Matthew Perry’s personal assistant was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in federal prison for giving the “Friends” star the ketamine injections that left the actor dead of an overdose in a hot tub back in 2023. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and … Read more

Fentanyl, meth found at house where responders got sick after answering overdose call

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Fentanyl and methamphetamine were found at a home where first responders became sick after answering a call about suspected overdoses in a rural county in New Mexico, authorities said Friday. Three people found inside the house on Wednesday died. A fourth person who was in the house and one of the emergency … Read more

Overdose deaths fall for 3rd straight year amid a changing drug supply and funding cuts

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, making it the longest decline in decades, according to federal data released Wednesday. The 2025 total is about the same as the tally in 2019, before … Read more

Their son died of a drug overdose after consulting ChatGPT. Now they’re suing OpenAI.

A Texas couple whose son died of an overdose in 2025 after using OpenAI’s ChatGPT tool to get information about drugs sued the technology company on Tuesday, blaming the AI platform for his death.  Leila Turner-Scott and her husband, Angus Scott, are seeking to hold OpenAI and its creators accountable after their son, Sam Nelson, … Read more

Controversial influencer Clavicular hospitalized after suspected overdose in Miami, rep says

Controversial “looksmaxxing” influencer Clavicular had a suspected overdose Tuesday night and was hospitalized, a representative for the 20-year-old influencer said in a statement. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. “Just got home, that was brutal,” the streamer, whose real name is Braden Peters, said on X … Read more

Controversial influencer Clavicular speaks out after suspected overdose in Miami:

The controversial influencer known as Clavicular spoke out early Wednesday morning after he appeared to have suffered from an overdose while livestreaming in Miami on Tuesday night and was rushed to a hospital. “Just got home, that was brutal,” Clavicular said in a post on X. “All of the substances are just a cope trying to … Read more