Drug overdose deaths have been increasing steadily for over two decades in large part due to opioids. That's until recently.

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

Healthbeat reports New York state cut overdose deaths by 32% through increased harm reduction services and treatment, ...

The state attorney general's office credited the broad response to the opioid crisis, including prevention, recovery and other harm-reduction initiatives.

Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's ...

Opioid overdose deaths have been on the decline across the nation since 2023, with a reported 23% decrease from 2023 to 2024, ...

Overdose deaths in the state fell 26% in 2024, the third-straight annual decline, according to data from the state Department ...

Mayor Kirk Watson: "We are no longer in Austin and Travis County reacting to a crisis" as opioid overdose deaths decline ...

Michigan's overdose deaths drop to historic lows in 2024, but rural areas like Huron County still face high risks.

Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services shows a 34% reduction in overdose deaths between 2023 and 2024.

For the first time in more than a year, street drug deaths appear to be rising across the U.S. according to a new report from the CDC. The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, ...