Fentanyl | Audacy

An opioid 100 times more powerful than fentanyl is becoming more common in Philadelphia street drugs A dose the size of a grain of salt can be fatal to humans

December 18, 2025
50 million doses of fentanyl seized from Pennsylvania streets so far this year, officials say Of that record total, nearly 27 million doses were seized in the greater Philadelphia area

October 30, 2025
What are nitazenes? These synthetic opioids are stronger than fentanyl Philadelphia medical examiner monitoring the drug, which has been blamed for hundreds of deaths in Europe

September 1, 2025
Philly health officials confirm more than 1,300 overdose deaths in 2023 Though the number dropped slightly from the previous year, it’s still the city’s 2nd highest number of overdose deaths in a single year

April 30, 2025
DA: 5 people arrested, millions of dollars in fentanyl seized in bust

April 10, 2025
7 charged in connection with NJ drug ring

February 24, 2025
Former ambassador to Canada calls Trump tariffs ‘a nuclear option when a nuclear option is not called for’ Pa. power broker David Cohen says he believes even the threat of tariffs risks harm to the US

February 4, 2025
Man lunges at defendant in Montco courtroom during sentencing over overdose death of 6-year-old Matthew Santiago admitted to giving his girlfriend’s son access to fentanyl and xylazine

August 22, 2024
Accused of causing their 8-year-old’s fatal overdose by leaving drugs out in the open, Coatesville couple ordered to stand trial

August 2, 2024
Delco drug program offers free harm-reduction resources Revive offers free Narcan, test strips, CPR training and other services

May 21, 2024