Massachusetts recorded 978 opioid-related overdose deaths in 2025, the lowest number since 2012. The post As opioid deaths ...

Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths have dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made ...

After nearly a decade of almost year-over-year increases in overdose deaths, the tide may finally be turning in Philadelphia. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in May 2024 an ...

Rock Island County has recorded 57 opioid overdose deaths since 2020. Health professionals say prevention efforts are helping ...

America's opioid crisis is showing signs of subsiding, a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. Drug overdose deaths decreased by 4% between 2022 and 2023, according ...

CHICAGO, Ill. -- Accidental overdoses aren't the only deadly risk from using powerful prescription painkillers - the drugs may also contribute to heart-related deaths and other fatalities, new ...

Deadly opioid ODs have plummeted in the Bay State in recent years, according to officials who are crediting “a comprehensive ...

Could sex hormones explain the difference in opioid use and misuse between genders? Since 1999, the American opioid epidemic has killed more than half a million people, and according to the National ...

Fairfax County health officials say opioid overdose deaths have fallen to their lowest level in 10 years, marking a ...

The state cited its own investments in drug prevention and treatment; the data, however, correspond to national trends.