However, the state's public health department warns more money and resources are needed to tackle the ongoing problem of substance use. Massachusetts had more than 700 fewer opioid-related ...

Federal data show that opioid-related overdose deaths dropped to the lowest level since 2013 — a decline seen across all ...

Threats to $140 million in funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses comes as some experts see the ...

State Sen. Saud Anwar has been keeping track of the number of lives lost to overdoses in Connecticut — what he calls “the ...

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

Fentanyl overdose deaths in LA County were most prevalent among adults aged 26 to 39 years, with the death rate among males 4.1 times higher than among females. Hispanics accounted for the largest ...

For the first time in more than a decade, Michigan is seeing measurable, meaningful declines in overdose deaths.

Opioid related overdose deaths fell 36% in Massachusetts in 2024, reaching their lowest point since 2013, according to ...

Overdose cases in the city continue to decline after a significant drop last year, most of which are related to mounting ...

The day after last week’s mass overdose in West Baltimore’s Penn North neighborhood had the most overdose-related 911 calls ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The trend of declining overdose deaths in the state continues and is now setting a record nationally.

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