People also increasingly view opioid use disorder as a chronic health condition — not a self-inflicted problem, a new Pew ...

A little over half the state’s fatal overdoses from 2017 to 2023 involved methamphetamine use, according to a new bulletin ...

Introduction: A National Shift Worth Examining The United States witnessed something unexpected between 2023 and 2024—a 24% reduction in drug overdose deaths, as reported by the Centers for Disease ...

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 ...

Fentanyl deaths are plummeting among Gen Z. But experts still don’t know what’s caused the shift - The number of drug-related ...

West Virginia is the hardest-hit of all states when it comes to overdose drug deaths. Must be those damn pills, right? Wrong.

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

The stunning drop in drug deaths among people in the U.S. is being tracked in data compiled by the CDC and other federal agencies. The latest available records found fentanyl and other drugs killed ...