Travis Eskridge of Grosse Pointe Park, who was a nurse at a Detroit hospital, faces five counts in an indictment in U.S.

A former Metro Detroit emergency room nurse is accused of tampering with vials of fentanyl, federal prosecutors said. Travis ...

A Michigan nurse was indicted for tampering with fentanyl vials and theft at Ascension St. John Hospital; he faces up to 10 ...

The drug supply is constantly evolving, and some experts suggest that a “fourth wave” of the opioid epidemic is underway, in which illicit fentanyl is more frequently mixed with other drugs.

Federal officials allege Eskridge tampered with vials of fentanyl in Ascension St. John Hospital's emergency room where he worked as a registered nurse. Fentanyl is a narcotic pain reliever.

The fentanyl, which was used by the hospital for patients in “severe pain,” the inditment says, was replaced by a liquid that ...

Fentanyl is powerful synthetic opioid that can be up to 100 times more potent than morphine. It can be prescribed in formal medical settings to relieve severe pain and treat breakthrough pain when ...

Bipartisan legislation co-authored by Rep. Bob Latta aims to combat fentanyl crisis, triggering mandatory minimum sentences ...

Federal prosecutors say a registered nurse tampered with vials containing liquid fentanyl that were intended to be given to patients in a Detroit hospital emergency room, with an indictment ...