Health officials credited measures including large-scale investments in drug treatment and overdose prevention for a sharp ...

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.

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.

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

The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, shows fatal overdoses over the previous 12-month period ...

The federal government is gutting programs shown to reduce overdose deaths and address the mental health crisis. Reporters in ...

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.

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024. Combined, Cook County and the five collar counties of DuPage, Kane, Lake ...

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.

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.