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Broome County Officials report 432 responses to overdose calls to emergency services so far this year.

The parents of a toddler who was fed a large amount of prescription pain medication that killed him will be spending several years in prison.

Police who responded to a report of an Ohio toddler apparently passing out on a sidewalk from a suspected drug overdose in the middle of the night say she was treated at a hospital, and her parents are charged with child endangering.

A western New York man whose girlfriend fatally overdosed in a bathtub on the heroin he provided on Christmas Eve has been convicted of driving around with her body and taking the couple's toddler along for the ride.

The heroin epidemic continues in Central New York. An Oneida County Sherriff's Deputy responded to a call of an unresponsive male in his mid-20s at an address on Whitford Avenue in the Town of Whitestown to assist EMS. The first deputy to arrive on the scene recognized the apparent overdose, and used 2 doses of Narcan. The incident occurred on Thursday morning around 12:44 a.m.

A 15-year-old boy is dead after partying with prescription and over the counter medications while at a friend's house over the weekend.

A recent study shows links between medical marijuana legalization and reduced deaths from prescription painkillers.

MILTON, Ga. (AP) — Twice last year, Alix Tichelman found herself alone with a man suffering from a drug overdose. The first time she called 911. The second time, police say, she just walked away.

Effective this week, the Rome Fire Department is now equipped with a medication that counteracts a heroin overdose.

While we had known that 'Glee''s upcoming fifth season would address actor Cory Monteith's death and Finn's exit from the series by its third episode, we're now learning that the character's death may not mirror Monteith's real-life overdose. That said, the series will shoot several drug-related public service announcements for the episode, and donate proceeds from the music to a charity for Cory