Opioid overdose deaths surged 24% during pandemic lockdowns in Chicago, CDC report reveals

While the coronavirus pandemic rose to new heights in the U.S., the ‘silent epidemic’ of opioid overdose deaths worsened amid lockdowns, new research suggests. Opioid deaths increased by nearly a quarter in Cook County, Illinois – the county where Chicago is located –  during an 11-week stay-at-home order from late March to May, 2020, researchers … Read more

Demi Lovato steps out for the first time since detailing her near-fatal drug overdose

Demi Lovato was seen out in public for the first time since she opened up about her near-fatal drug overdose in 2018 on Tuesday evening. The singer, 28, recently told how she had ‘three strokes, a heart attack and now has brain damage’ as a result of the terrifying ordeal in a trailer for her new … Read more

Demi Lovato ‘doesn’t regret anything’ after near-fatal 2018 drug overdose

Demi Lovato has revealed that despite the ‘painful journey’ she endured following her near-fatal 2018 drug overdoes, she ‘[doesn’t] regret anything.’ ‘Everything had to happen in order for me to learn the lessons that I learned,’ the 28-year-old explained to PEOPLE, while promoting her upcoming tell-all documentary series Dancing With The Devil on Wednesday. ‘It was … Read more

Demi Lovato had ‘THREE strokes and a heart attack’ as a result of near-fatal overdose in 2018

Demi Lovato will speak openly about her near-fatal 2018 overdose in her upcoming YouTube documentary series Dancing With The Devil, which premieres March 23. And the singer, 28, revealed the extent of the trauma she endured as a result of the overdose in the latest trailer for Dancing With The Devil on Wednesday. ‘I had three … Read more

Coroner says Oxford University must overhaul drugs policy after student, 23, died of overdose

A coroner has called for Oxford University to overhaul its drugs policy after a gifted physics student died from an overdose.  Daniel Mervis, 23, from Finchley in north London, died in October 2019, after a ‘battle with drug misuse that began whilst studying at Oxford’s St John’s College’. An inquest was told that the college … Read more

OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman reveals her son Samuel has died aged 16 after an apparent drug overdose

OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman reveals her son Samuel has died aged 16 after an apparent drug overdose: ‘My heart is completely shattered’ By Justin Enriquez For Dailymail.com Published: 20:37 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 20:38 GMT, 8 February 2021 OWN TV host Dr. Laura Berman has revealed her son Samuel Berman Chapman … Read more

French blogger killed himself with drugs overdose day after $520,000 Capitol rioters donation

A French blogger killed himself in a luxury Paris hotel room on the day he bankrolled the far-right Capitol Hill rioters, MailOnline can reveal.  A source close to the Paris police confirmed that ‘no crime was committed’ in connection with the death of Bitcoin millionaire Laurent Bachelier, 35. Mr Bachelier rented a room at the … Read more

True Life star Charlie Balducci’s death ruled as drug overdose caused by ‘acute intoxication’.

True Life star Charlie Balducci’s death ruled as drug overdose caused by ‘acute intoxication’… six months after he was found unresponsive at his New York home Balducci, best known for his appearances in US docuseries True Life, was found in bed by paramedics called to his Staten Island property in July The New York City … Read more

Peter Brant Jr., 27, pays memorial to late brother Harry following model’s tragic overdose death

Peter Brant Jr. paid memorial to his late brother Harry on Thursday. ‘Today we lay to rest, and honor the life of my brother, a true angel of light, an extraordinarily unique soul unlike any who have come before,’ Peter, 27, said in an Instagram alongside a shot of Harry taken Sunday with model Gaia … Read more

Harry Brant’s family says he ‘was just days away from re-entering rehab’ prior to deadly overdose

Harry Brant’s family says he ‘was just days away from re-entering rehab’ prior to deadly accidental drug overdose at 24 Family said  Harry ‘lost his battle with addiction and died due to an accidental overdose of prescription medication’ Father was worried and frustrated about son’s drug habit  As a model, Harry had walked for the Balmain … Read more