While the scourge has been plaguing the country for over 20 years, a decrease in overdose mortality, particularly of fentanyl ...

According to provisional CDC data released Wednesday there were approximately 97,000 deaths in the 12-month period ending June 30. This is a 14 percent drop from an estimated 113,000 overdose ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 111,802 overdose deaths were reported in the 12 months ...

In October, provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found overdose deaths decreased by 10% ...

Experts are puzzling over which interventions are saving lives. The evolving illicit supply itself may hold important clues.

That was a major 23% decline from the 2,630 overdose deaths over the previous year. The Bay State's estimated drop of 22.74% in ... overdose deaths decreased by 10% in 2023—the largest single ...

NEW YORK — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were ...

The US Drug Enforcement Administration says that less fentanyl is present in the nation’s illicit pill supply and that is helping drive down overdose deaths in the United States. But experts say ...

That was a major 23% decline from the 2,630 overdose deaths over the previous year. The Bay State’s estimated drop of 22.74% in ... overdose deaths decreased by 10% in 2023 — the largest ...