Pitt County Sheriff Paula Dance is proposing a program to help people recovering from heroin addiction. Dance is requesting funds from the county to bring the Sharp Program to the detention facility.

Mixing the powerful drug fentanyl into heroin has become such a common practice among drug dealers that a slang term is now used for when a customer overdoses: "the fentanyl dance." Some drug dealers ...

When I was first introduced to heroin, it was by my boyfriend at the time. We will just call him “Walter.” I wasn’t aware of his drug use prior to moving in, but I started to catch on, and within ...

SELBYVILLE, Del. – An incident at a Sussex County middle school where a student brought hard drugs to an after-school dance has some parents worried about the way the school has been handling the ...

The opioid crisis is sweeping the U.S., leaving many areas across the country with questions as to how to end the epidemic. In Middletown, Ohio, authorities have already seen more overdose calls this ...