Deaths involving fentanyl dropped significantly, but those involving meth and other drugs soared.

Deaths declined as the pandemic waned. Researchers have pointed to numerous possible factors: an increase in the availability ...

Michigan's opioid overdose death rate has fallen by more than 35% since 2023, a result of strategic investments and strong ...

After an emergency department visit for an opioid overdose, 9 per cent of individuals died and 21 per cent experienced a repeat opioid overdose in the following year, according to a new study from ...

After an emergency department visit for an opioid overdose, 9% of individuals died and 21% experienced a repeat opioid ...

Cychlorphine, a potent synthetic opioid mimicking oxycodone, is raising alarms about deceptive counterfeit drugs.

Overdose deaths among Kentucky residents in the state fell somewhat each year from 2021 to 2023. Recently, the change has ...

Our treatment, our intervention, our harm reduction, our recovery services, those are working,” said Vermont Department of Health Interim Deputy Commissioner Shayla Livingston.

Fentanyl overdose deaths have recently dropped. From April 2024 to March 2025, the CDC reported 43,000 synthetic opioid deaths, most of which are from fentanyl, down from nearly 70,000 in the previous ...

Ozempic may lower the risk of opioid overdose in patients with Type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests, the latest research to find a positive connection between the diabetes drug and another unrelated ...

A new synthetic opioid more potent than fentanyl was connected to an overdose death this month for the first time in San Francisco, public health officials said on Friday.