In Los Angeles County, such prosecutions have been key in bringing down overdose deaths, L.A. County District Attorney Nathan ...

Staten Island reports a nearly 50% drop in drug overdose deaths, shifting from NYC's second to fourth highest rate.

Staten Island is outpacing the rest of the city by a wide margin in reducing deaths from overdoses that have been linked ...

Illicit drug overdoses and the deaths they cause are trending down this year, despite spikes in a handful of states, ...

The total number of drug-related deaths decreased to pre-pandemic levels, with big drops in the number of deaths caused by fentanyl and cocaine, according to the 2024 Drugs Identified in Deceased ...

Overdose deaths declined sharply in 2024, but communities of color and low-income neighborhoods continue to face the highest ...

There were 69 accidental overdose deaths in 2024. The county’s Department of Drug and Alcohol Services is projecting another reduction in 2025.

According to data, overdose deaths in Clark County have apparently dropped more than 50% compared to this time last year.

The banning of 7 Hydroxymitragynine, a derivative of the kratom plant often used by opioid addicts to fight withdrawals, will force those addicts to the illicit market, writes a regulatory ...

Earlier this year, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report that says overdose deaths have dropped by 24% in the U.S. Missouri is seeing a similar trend. The University of ...

New Hampshire overdose deaths fell by 33.4% in 2024, reaching the lowest level in a decade, according to a new study by the ...