Experts are unsure as to what is causing the decline, which saw deaths decrease by some 14% between June 2023 and 2024.

The death penalty for trafficking, border militarization and coerced treatment are on the agenda, even if the tone on ...

(Murga, 11/13) Opioid overdose deaths have now slowed to the lowest levels nationwide since 2020, according to new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This marks the 12th ...

ATLANTA — New numbers from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control show a decline in Opioid overdose deaths in the United ...

The Bay State is again receiving positive news in its fight against the drug overdose crisis, as new data shows that OD ...

NEW YORK — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is ...

Overdose deaths dropped over the last year nationwide and in Massachusetts, but overdoses continue to claim about 100,000 ...

Republicans have elected South Dakota Sen. John Thune as the next Senate majority leader, completing a momentous shift in their leadership that elevates a top deputy of Mitch McConnell into a key ...

After decades of battling the opioid epidemic, U.S. health officials reported Wednesday that overdose deaths have now ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For the first time in years, overdose deaths are trending down across the country, including Portland ...

Washington state lawmakers recently approved separating the duties of the coroner and county prosecutor. Webber, who manages the Asotin County prosecutor’s office, went through extensive training and ...

Boxes aren’t the health department’s only effort to prevent overdose deaths in the community. The JCGHD participated in the HEALing Communities Study funded by the National Institutes of Help. Running ...