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.

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

Statistics show that overdose deaths are on the decline, but the use of them is staying steady, and the ages are getting younger and younger.

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 ...

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

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

"This slight increase reflects historic data and suggests that the U.S. saw more overdose deaths in January 2025 than it did in January 2024," the CDC said in a statement sent to NPR. "We are ...

For the first time in more than a year, street drug deaths appear to be rising across the U.S. according to a new report from the CDC. The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, ...