CDC reports 80,000 US overdose deaths in 2024, down from 110,000 the year prior. It’s the largest annual decline in overdose deaths since tracking began 45 years ago. Experts point to expanded ...

A large sign with the slogan “#WORTH SAVING” greets golfers at Dye’s Walk Country Club during the Overdose Lifeline Memorial Golf Outing in 2024. The group will host its 11th annual charity golf ...

Rates of drug overdose deaths have decreased. Some experts think wider availability of overdose reversal medications has helped. The rate of drug overdose deaths fell about 4% across the country from ...

After dozens of overdoses in just four days, Minnesota's biggest county is racing to reverse the troubling trend. New data from the Health Department shows 84 Minnesotans died in January from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — Narcan is saving local lives. Last year, Monroe County saw the fewest overdose deaths in several years. “As of ...

Narcan nasal spray. Narcan, or naloxone, reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. The latest data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicts about a 30% decrease in ...

Opioid overdose deaths have decreased for 12 months, with 70,655 predicted deaths through June 2024, down from 86,401 in June 2023. Increased naloxone availability and reduced illegal drug use among ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – In Davidson County, fentanyl remains a top concern as the main contributor of overdose deaths. The Metro Public Health Department of Nashville reported from Jan. 1 – Sept. 28 ...

On Wednesday, local advocates, government officials and behavioral health workers gathered at the 2025 Statewide Community Overdose Engagement Summit to evaluate strategies for combating overdoses and ...

Fentanyl is the latest in a long line of weapons of self-destruction, which in recent decades included heroin, crack, crystal meth and OxyContin. In a few years, another drug will emerge to replace ...

On July 10, 2025, first responders in Baltimore discovered numerous individuals simultaneously overdosing in the same neighborhood. Twenty-five people ages 25-55 were hospitalized, five in critical ...

LANSING, MI – The state is projecting the third consecutive year of decline in opioid overdose deaths for 2024, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office. On Thursday, June 5, the AG ...