CLEVELAND, Ohio — Opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. fell sharply from 2023 to 2024, driven largely by decreases in deaths ...

The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) is warning the public about a newly-identified synthetic opioid, cychlorphine, that has been associated with more than 30 overdose ...

A new CDC report showed almost everywhere, there were decreases in reported drug overdose deaths from 2024-25 — of more than ...

Older adults in New Jersey recorded the highest number of suspected overdose deaths in 2025, according to the New Jersey ...

Overdose deaths from opioids rose in Colorado, diverging from the national trend, which has been decreasing, according to a new study from a think tank.

From 2016-2025, the co-involvement of stimulants in fentanyl overdose deaths increased 164%, according to a new report by Millennium Health, a San Diego-based specialty lab that conducts urine drug ...

A state bill to require life-saving opioid overdose medication in assorted public places, co-sponsored by state Sen. Peter ...

A nonfatal opioid overdose is often treated as a near miss. But clinically, it is one of the strongest predictors of future harm—and one of the few moments when patients are actively engaged with the ...

This week's Trivia Tuesday question revisits a device designed to prevent opioid overdoses. Why did readers respond so ...

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State health officials have launched a system aimed at allowing the public track how local governments spend the almost $1 billion in opioid settlement funds they expect to receive by 2039.

The national Six Remnant Defendants lawsuit was brought Feb. 23. The total compensation paid to participating governments ...