The drug epidemic is claiming more lives than ever before. Last year more than 107,000 people died from a drug overdose. Fentanyl use is increasing, in fact, the synthetic opioid is to blame for two-thirds of overdose deaths last year.

Four months after a baby overdosed on fentanyl, the child's father was arrested on one count of child neglect.

Drug-related deaths are down in Florida, according to a new report from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Fentanyl is the most common cause of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. and Jacksonville is not immune.

For the first time in U.S. history, the White House has declared a drug to be an emerging threat to the United States. The DEA says Xylazine, which is an animal tranquilizer, is being used with the synthetic opioid fentanyl, and the results are deadly.

Fentanyl has become a scourge across America and is taking a toll on the growing number of people living on the streets of Los Angeles.

Last year the Drug Enforcement Administration seized 20 million fake pills and four out of 10 of those pills that had fentanyl contained a potentially lethal dose.

Aug. 31 is Overdose Awareness Day, and News4JAX is teaming up with local organizations hoping to save lives. The main culprit behind the surge in overdose cases we’re seeing in our area is fentanyl.