The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

Drug overdose deaths have been increasing steadily for over two decades in large part due to opioids. That's until recently.

Healthbeat reports New York state cut overdose deaths by 32% through increased harm reduction services and treatment, ...

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District Attorney Michael E. McMahon hosted the Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force at its first meeting of the ...

While the U.S. has recently seen a welcome downturn in drug overdose deaths, a new study from Northwestern Medicine is the ...

Mayor Kirk Watson: "We are no longer in Austin and Travis County reacting to a crisis" as opioid overdose deaths decline ...

The sharp decline in drug-related overdose deaths reported last week is certainly encouraging news, but unfortunately, we have to be prudent in resisting the urge to celebrate. As our Jake Griffin ...

Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's ...

Overdose deaths in the state fell 26% in 2024, the third-straight annual decline, according to data from the state Department ...

Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows a 34% reduction in overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024.

The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, shows fatal overdoses over the previous 12-month period increased by roughly 1,400 deaths. "This slight increase reflects historic data ...