A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...

Once among the hardest hit by the opioid epidemic, overdose deaths are falling in Ohio, though challenges remain.

People in the United States can expect to live longer than ever, as death rates returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2024.

Opioid overdose deaths have declined to pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National overdose death data updated Wednesday from ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

Chicago saw a dramatic decrease in opioid overdose deaths in 2025. Law enforcement and public health professionals worked in parallel on this issue.

COOK COUNTY, IL — Preliminary statistics for cases handled in 2025 by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office show a substantial decline in homicides and opioid overdose deaths over 2024. While the ...

Opioids were involved in one out of every 65 deaths in the U.S. in 2016. For younger adults, that number jumped to one in five deaths, a study published in JAMA Network Open found. Research was ...

The rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5% in 2024 compared to the year before. That’s a welcome reduction after the state saw its highest number of overdose deaths on record in ...

LOS ANGELES, CA - January 15, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Muse Treatment Alcohol & Drug Rehab Los Angeles has released ...

New Jersey is celebrating a significant drop in overdose deaths, with the latest figures showing a decrease to 1,312 in 2025, ...

How does your doctor actually prescribe opioid medication? Why is it hard to get a refill? What are the best solutions to ...