In findings that suggest inroads are being made in the battle against America's opioid epidemic, new government data shows a ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 111,802 overdose deaths were reported in the 12 months ...

The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) latest Public Safety Alert reveals a significant decrease in overdose deaths in ...

According to provisional CDC data released Wednesday there were approximately 97,000 deaths in the 12-month period ending June 30. This is a 14 percent drop from an estimated 113,000 overdose ...

Drug overdose deaths in the US have fallen for the first time since 1999, according to preliminary official data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) figures showed a drop of 5.1% ...

U.S. overdose deaths ... while a 3% drop, marked the third straight year of more than 100,000 deaths. The "progress over the last 12 months should make us want to reinvigorate our efforts" to ...

NEW YORK — The decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths appears to have continued this year, giving experts hope the nation is seeing sustained improvement in the persistent epidemic. There were ...