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

About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year. It was the third straight ...

Fatalities declined nearly 14% in 2025 to prepandemic levels, driven by a drop in fentanyl and other opioid-related deaths.

May 13 (Reuters) - Drug overdose ⁠deaths ⁠in the United ⁠States fell nearly 14% in ​2025, federal estimates showed on ...

From a sweeping Medicare fraud freeze to the longest overdose decline in years, here's what's making health headlines today.

The Drug Enforcement Administration warned Americans Tuesday that fentanyl is increasingly mixed with a dangerous array of synthetic substances that can limit the effectiveness of naloxone, the ...

Nearly every state saw a decrease in overdose deaths, though New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado reported increases of 10% or ...

Nationwide decline: CDC estimates show U.S. overdose deaths dropped to about 69,973 in 2025, down from over 81,000 the year before. State variations: Most states saw declines, but New Mexico, Arizona, ...

Marquette County has recently experienced an overdose death associated with the use of kratom derivative products that are ...

The family of a deceased 19-year-old college student alleges ChatGPT encouraged dangerous drug use and contributed to his ...