Once associated with high-profile figures like John Belushi and River Phoenix, the dangerous mix has become a leading cause ...

Polysubstance abuse, using multiple types of drugs at the same time, is a common cause of death from overdose and an ...

Drug overdose deaths among Black Bostonians fell by nearly 60% last year. It's an achievement to be recognized, but much work ...

The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 ...

There’s good news from the frontlines of Missouri’s — and the nation’s — hard-fought efforts to reign in the opioid crisis: ...

We need to pressure lawmakers to resist proposals that would wipe out the progress that has been made.

One North Carolina city offers a window into how Medicaid cuts may affect national efforts to address opioid addiction and ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions on Thursday that he called “necessary" to “deter and dismantle" the ...

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue ...

US drug overdose deaths (DODs) started declining in 2023, with a faster decline for opioid-related versus stimulant-related DOD rates.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Cody Kinzie Dittmar, a convicted federal felon, was found guilty of selling fentanyl and heroin that led ...