The latest trends in substances linked to accidental overdoses were discussed at the first meeting of the year for the Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force hosted by District Attorney ...

Childhood deaths are significantly higher among children who lose a parent to drug overdose, homicide, or suicide compared to ...

A new CDC report showed almost everywhere, there were decreases in reported drug overdose deaths from 2024-25 — of more than ...

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent in the space of a year in the US, which could represent a significant turning point in the country's opioid addiction crisis ...

Xylazine, a veterinary sedative, is now a growing global drug threat. Often mixed with opioids like fentanyl, it increases ...

Fatal drug overdoses are on a downward trend locally and in Ohio, though area public health departments are continuing to see concerning trends with opioids being laced with other illicit drugs. In ...

Childhood mortality is significantly higher among children bereaved by parental death from drug overdose, homicide, or ...

(CNN) — People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024. Life expectancy in the US had been trending up for decades before ...

Psychostimulants now the leading cause of overdose deaths ...

People who attended a recent Restitution Advisory Board Meeting said that health officials reported they found a powerful animal sedative called medetomidine in some drug samples that were collected ...