The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

Opioid overdose deaths continued to rise among adolescents and young adults during a recent 5-year period, and synthetic ...

Drug overdoses are increasing for the first time in years and health experts are trying to figure out why - Street drug ...

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 ...

America’s overdose death toll fell sharply in 2024, with fentanyl deaths down nearly 37 percent. But experts warn the crisis ...

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 ...

West Virginia had the highest rate of fatal opioid overdoses of any state in 2023, according to a new analysis from KFF.  The analysis is based on finalized 2023 opioid overdose death totals from the ...

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

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

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

CDC officials said "fluctuations" in drug overdose deaths could be caused by a number of factors including changes in the illegal drug supply and shifts in access to treatment. This CDC data is ...

For the first time in more than a year, street drug deaths appear to be rising across the U.S. according to a new report from the CDC. The latest available data, compiled in January of this year, ...