West Virginia has recorded the largest decline in overdose deaths nationwide, according to newly released data from the ...

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance Addiction Services Bureau reported Wednesday.

There were 498 opioid overdose deaths in the third quarter last year, the lowest number of deaths in a single quarter since ...

US overdose deaths fell by 27% in 2024, marking the largest one-year decline on record. CDC data shows 30,000 fewer deaths, with experts citing naloxone access, treatment, and shifting drug use.

The scale and tragedy of the U.S. opioid epidemic have few comparisons. More than 100,000 people have died of overdoses every year since 2021. Most drug overdose deaths have a single culprit: the ...

Overdose deaths in 2021 topped 100,000 nationally for the first time. In 2022, according to federal data, the spike slowed but still reached nearly 110,000 confirmed deaths, a record high.

In New York State, the number was even more pronounced, from 3,612 overdose deaths down to 2,945 — marking an 18.5% drop. New York City saw a 12% decrease, from 3,305 to 2,900.

U.S. overdose deaths rise after hopeful decline The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a ...

Over the past decade, far too many lives have been lost to fentanyl-related overdoses.  No doubt, many of us here in Southern ...

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36 percent decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance ...