A data system that tracks overdoses in 16 Hampden County communities help officials identify problems and victories.

Over the past decade, far too many lives have been lost to fentanyl-related overdoses.  No doubt, many of us here in Southern ...

The notable decrease in deaths includes a 37% decline in fentanyl-related deaths and a 20% drop in methamphetamine-related ...

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36 percent decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance ...

Fentanyl is the prime cause of an overdose death rate that has tripled over the last decade. In 2013, there were 3,105 deaths ...

Overdose deaths have decreased significantly but federal agents are tracking a new, powerful and deadly drug they are ...

West Virginians celebrated a significant milestone as Governor Patrick Morrisey announced the state has recorded the largest reduction of overdose deaths in the nation ...

Colorado will use $3 million from the state’s opioid settlement fund to provide the overdose-reversal drug naloxone to local organizations, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Tuesday.

Despite the sharp decline in fentanyl overdose deaths, there were still 1,263 in L.A. County last year, representing a significant public health threat. According to health officials, many of those ...

Law enforcement cannot fight fentanyl alone. As we enter the summer months — when overdose rates often rise — we need ...

Drug overdose deaths among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% last year. It's an achievement to be recognized, but much work ...

The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 ...