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A woman looks at photos of those lost to drug overdoses in Edmonton, Alberta, to mark International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, a moment to ...

This week on 60 Minutes, Bill Whitaker reported on fentanyl, the deadly synthetic opioid that has created the worst drug crisis the United States has ever faced. Last year, more than 70,000 Americans ...

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...

Drug overdose deaths in the United States made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they’ve been in five years, according to a new federal government estimate released Wednesday. During the Covid-19 ...

The 2024 overdose death toll of 2,438 is the lowest since 2019, and a drop from the 3,137 deaths recorded in 2023. While fentanyl remained the leading cause of accidental overdose deaths, its share ...

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 ...

The progress comes as the Trump administration is proposing to cut funding for many programs believed to have contributed to the improvement. By Jan Hoffman Overdose deaths in the United States fell ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. overdose deaths dropped 21% through August 2025 — the longest sustained decline in decades — but remain above ...