Two states from the American Southwest are among the three worst regions in the country for drug abuse, a new study suggests ...

New York is getting a long-awaited reprieve from its overdose crisis, with deaths falling by nearly a third in the last year.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

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San Francisco recorded fewer accidental drug overdose deaths in April than any other month this year, marking the second ...

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West Virginia has had the highest drug overdose death rate in the nation. The National Center for Health Statistics has shown that West Virginia has been experiencing a drug overdose death rate of ...

A pre-Mother’s Day press conference featured mothers who have lost family members to overdose, who are asking lawmakers to change their approach.

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But America’s drug crisis hasn’t gone away — while overdose mortality rates are continuing to decline, with less than 81,000 deaths in the 12 months recorded up to November 2024, those ...