Newly released state data showed 151 teens ages 15 to 19 died from a fentanyl overdose in 2022, down from 230 the year before and 250 in 2020 — a 40% decline in two years, according to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - California saw a record 6,095 deaths from fentanyl last year according to preliminary figures recently released by the state. And in Santa Clara County, data showed the ...

A 17-year-old girl has been charged with murder in the overdose deaths of two of her classmates, authorities said Thursday. Two teenage girls were found dead Tuesday at Fayette Ware Comprehensive ...

Sept. 1, 2023 -- Overdose deaths from counterfeit prescription pills more than doubled in recent years, the CDC reported. From July to September 2019 to October to December 2021, the number of ...

U.S. drug overdose deaths increased 30% from 2019 to 2020 and 15% in 2021, resulting in an estimated 108,000 deaths in 2021.* Among persons aged 14–18 years, overdose deaths increased 94% from ...

The teens thought they were taking prescription pills for pain and relaxation, drugs like Valium or Percocet, that they bought from friends or from social media. But the pills they took were ...

A five-bill package will be introduced during Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week in Pennsylvania to draw attention to ...

As a deadly "Tranq" drug epidemic surges in Pennsylvania, legislators are introducing legislation to combat the crisis.

>>> PULLING BACK THE CURTAIN OF POWER. >>> CHICAGO'S OPIOID EPIDEMIC HAS RISEN TO A DEADLY NEW PEAK. THE COOK COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE JUST REPORTED A RECORD 2000 COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS ...

Gabapentin can be used to potentiate illicit opioids; data indicate gabapentin exposures associated with intentional abuse, misuse, or unknown exposures reported to U.S. poison centers increased ...

A new report says the number of accidental drug and alcohol deaths almost doubled in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.