methadone
NYC boy, 5, found foaming at mouth had methadone in system, father has history of neglect cases: cops
A 5-year-old boy who died after cops found him foaming at the mouth in a Bronx apartment had methadone in his system, police said.
Migrants' rally for working rights and more: Letters to the Editor — April 21, 2024
NY Post readers discuss migrants rallying at city hall for work permits and more.
Mich. woman sentenced for crash into icy pond that killed her 3 sons
A Michigan woman said her “reality is just a nightmare” before she was sentenced to up to five years behind bars for a crash in which her three young sons...
Dad arrested after 3-year-old son found to have methadone in system
A 44-year-old New Jersey man who works at a day-care center was arrested after his 3-year-old son was found unresponsive and tested positive for methadone, according to a report. Police...
Now delivering: Methadone to NYC's addicts
City health workers have begun delivering free methadone to opioid addicts amid the coronavirus crisis -- sparking outrage from officials who called it "disgusting" and a "recipe for disaster." The...
Grandma charged in overdose death of 19-month-old
SYLVAN SPRINGS, Ala. — An Alabama woman has been arrested in the death of her 19-month-old grandson, who swallowed and overdosed on methadone. News outlets report 44-year-old Michelle Lee Light...
Gunfight at Baltimore clinic leaves 2 dead, cop injured
An armed man demanding methadone at a Baltimore drug clinic was killed in a gun battle that left another man dead and a shot cop among the injured, according to...
Babies born addicted to opioids have smaller heads: study
Babies born addicted to opioids, including legal drugs used to treat addiction, have smaller heads than babies not exposed to the drugs, according to a new study. The findings, published...
Judge orders jail to give inmate methadone for opioid addiction
BOSTON — A Massachusetts jail must provide methadone to a man recovering from opioid addiction, a federal judge in Boston has ordered. US District Judge Denise Casper, in a preliminary decision Monday,...
Mom gave infant methadone because she was 'being fussy': report
An infant in Michigan who was reportedly "being fussy" overdosed after her mother allegedly gave her methadone, an opioid used to numb severe pain. Jennifer Pickerd, 37, of Grand Rapids,...
Mom charged after 3-year-old son's deadly overdose
VERNON, Conn. — A Connecticut woman charged in connection with her 3-year-old son's methadone overdose death has been held on $500,000 bail. Jessica York, of Stafford, was arraigned Wednesday on...
2-year-old allegedly dies from taking grandmother's methadone
CLEVELAND — Police say a 2-year-old Ohio boy has died from ingesting the opiate treatment drug methadone, and his grandmother has been charged with felony child endangering. Police say Noah...
Parents charged after baby overdoses on methadone
PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh couple being treated for heroin addiction has been charged with endangering their infant son who overdosed on methadone, a drug used to treat addicts. The 2-month-old...
'Zombie' motorist in 'Walking Dead' shirt was on drugs: police
A baked New Jersey motorist — who seemed zombie-like while seated in his vehicle — was busted Wednesday wearing a T-shirt that said, “The Walking Dead," police said. Michael A....