Overdose deaths, specifically from opioids, are on the decline across the nation and data from the Kern County Coroner's Office shows local deaths are down as well. According to KCSO, there were 189 ...

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 may be underreported due to incomplete data; Chart: Axios Visuals Drug-related deaths in Travis County have dropped from pandemic-era highs, but are still above 2019 levels, CDC ...

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

Urine drug test (UDT) data can generate timely estimates of overdose deaths, a new study suggests.

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

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Drug overdose deaths fell in Kansas and Missouri last year, mirroring a strong national trend, according to ...

Fatal drug overdoses among young Americans have declined significantly for the first time in a decade, according to newly ...

West Virginia is the hardest-hit of all states when it comes to overdose drug deaths. Must be those damn pills, right? No.

Two bills will soon be introduced to help provide more resources to first responders and law enforcement to fight opioid ...

Kansas was one of five states that saw a small increase in the rate of alcohol-involved deaths. The post Missouri, Kansas saw ...

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and ...