The Commonwealth has seen a 59% reduction in fentanyl-related overdose deaths since January 2022, a significant decrease Gov. Glenn Youngkin is touting as leading the nation.

Staten Island is outpacing the rest of the city by a wide margin in reducing deaths from overdoses that have been linked mostly to fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than ...

LANSING — According to new data from the Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan’s harm reduction programs are saving lives and cutting overdose deaths. A new MDHHS study shows more than ...

Overdose deaths in Bartholomew County are on pace to increase the year as the county heads into the final stretch of 2025.

For the first time in nearly a decade, New York City has recorded a significant decline in opioid overdose deaths, according to newly released city data. Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Health and ...

Deaths from drug overdoses dropped 27% in 2024, the largest one-year decline on record, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday. Nearly 30,000 fewer people died from overdoses, ...

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

New Hampshire overdose deaths fell by 33.4% in 2024, reaching the lowest level in a decade, according to a new study by the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute. Faculty and students within the ...

Across the United States, rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Extreme heat exposure has been linked to increases in premature deaths, cardiovascular and ...