According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been nearly 100,306 drug overdose-related deaths in the United States since April 2021.
Actor Michael K. Williams' death, which was ruled an accident, was caused by the lethal combination of fentanyl, p-fluorofentanyl, heroin and cocaine, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office confirmed.
The criminal trial has begun against Ed Buck, a wealthy and white Democratic donor who had two Black men die from drug overdoses within 18 months at his California home. Buck allegedly supplied drugs in exchange for sex.
Details surrounding Nick Gordon's death begin to surface following his suspected drug overdose.
It's no secret that DMX has battled drug addiction for some time now, and according to new reports, the Yonkers, New York rapper suffered an overdose late last night.
Comedian Greg Giraldo died Wednesday (September 29) at age 44 from a reportedly accidental prescription-drug overdose. Giraldo had been hospitalized in New Brunswick, New Jersey, after he overdosed on prescription pills last weekend. According to TMZ, the overdose was not a suicide attempt.
TMZ has obtained the 911 call made on Monday night from somebody concerned that "American Idol" champ Fantasia Barrino had just ingested a "bottle of aspirin."
