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Prosecutors say operators of a Bronx day care hid kilos of fentanyl under a trap door above which children played and slept. A 22-month-old boy died and three other children were hospitalized after exposure.

Authorities warn the shift of drugs from Mexico to Canada increases the reach of synthetic opioids, with fentanyl derivatives 100 to 10,000 times stronger than morphine.

Authorities allege the brothers controlled the critical Tijuana drug corridor for 15 years, moving massive quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana into the United States.

Yitzchok “Isak” Sklar reportedly left his dying son in a family shelter while fleeing to hide his drug stash. Sklar and his drug supplier kept selling fentanyl after the boy’s death, and now face federal charges.

A Monash University analysis of blood tests shows nearly a quarter of injured drivers had illicit drugs in their system. “It’s scary to all of us,” notes a public safety advocate on the rising trend of drugged driving.

With deaths falling in 90 percent of states, experts warn gains depend on continued prevention, education and vigilance nationwide.

After losing her daughter to fentanyl, a mother turned grief into global advocacy, inspiring a worldwide effort to save lives by keeping young people drug-free.

A storage locker in Highlands Ranch hid a Sinaloa Cartel fentanyl stash worth an estimated $8 million, officials told Freedom.

Potent synthetic opioids up to 500 times stronger than morphine are flooding the US despite rising enforcement. Experts warn only education can cut demand and stop the cycle of lethal new drugs.

Fentanyl-stimulant overdose deaths among seniors have soared 9,000 percent in eight years as fentanyl increasingly appears in cocaine and meth.