A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...

Supply shock' resulting from a crackdown on China's distribution of fentanyl and chemicals needed to make it means less of the deadly synthetic opioid on the streets, a new report suggests.

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

Luzerne County suicides are up, but drug overdose deaths are down, according to annual statistics released by county Coroner Dion Fernandes.

Life expectancy hits all-time high at 79 years in 2024 as U.S. drug overdose deaths decline by 26.2%, reports CDC data.

Can we please just focus on what’s working rather than which president was in power when the numbers started improving?

Indiana Poison Center reports GLP-1 calls doubled last year; National Poison Data System, America's Poison Centers reports a 1,500% increase in GLP-1 related calls.

People who leave jail and prison are at extremely high risk of a drug overdose, research shows. In this study of people with probable opioid use disorder in Massachusetts county jails, those who ...

Alaska had fewer overdose deaths in 2024 than in the year prior, and state health officials are working on ways to continue ...

The City recorded 621 such fatalities last year, according to the latest preliminary report from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. That total includes overdose deaths attributed to fentanyl, ...

Overdose deaths in Maryland have reached a 10-year low after decreasing by 26% in 2025, according to the governor's office.