New report traces spike in use of fentanyl and similar drugs; experts attribute abuse and addiction to overprescription, lack of understanding, and health system problems

US correspondent Jacob Magid on Jared Kushner's new book and Israel's move against the PA's 'pay-for-slay'; reporter Luke Tress on the scourge of opioid overdoses across the US

American Jews have not been spared the devastating fallout of opioid abuse, which claimed 107,000 US lives in 2021, though some still struggle with stigmas while seeking help

Company says its generic version of Narcan is the first to arrive in markets; firm faces multiple legal challenges for allegedly stoking opioid epidemic

David Schwartz says he has shown that the general public can become emergency responders, guided by an app; thinks overdose treatment should become as accessible as defibrillators

Resident of city's Beit Safafa neighborhood where 17-year-old girl was found arrested; victim was reportedly in program for at-risk youth

Men accused of conspiring and distributing cocaine and oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl that caused Jewish musician's death in September 2018