For the first time in 5 years, opioid overdose deaths in the U.S. have declined

For the first time in five years, the Centers for Disease Control records show opioid overdose deaths in the United States have declined ... It's a decline Cauffield said is due to improved ... Read More

Overdose deaths decline across the country for the first time in years

While the news about the ... Gish added that this is the first decrease in overdose deaths she's seen since before the pandemic. “I’ve been doing this work for 10 years, and back then we ... Read More

The Overdose Crisis No One Wants to Talk About

The United States is still in the throes of this devastating emergency. So why has all discussion of it faded from the campaign? Read More

Overdose Deaths Are Finally Starting to Decline. Here’s Why.

The scale and tragedy of the U.S. opioid epidemic have few comparisons. More than 100,000 people have died of overdoses every year since 2021. Most drug overdose deaths have a single culprit: the ... Read More

San Diego Drug Task Force Reports ‘Hopeful’ Decline in Annual Overdose Deaths

Local law enforcement and public health leaders announced a significant decline in San Diego County's annual overdose deaths on Thursday and urged the public to support prevention efforts and carry ... Read More

Man gets 5 years in prison in overdose case

A Streamwood man has been sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the overdose death of a Carol Stream ... who was 33 at the time, and Nathan Crosby, who was 35 at the time, both of ... Read More

Overdose deaths in San Diego County decrease, but fentanyl and meth remain key culprits

Local experts see it as a plateau, an indication the surge in fentanyl-related deaths could transition into a steady decline ... Read More

Who is the ‘Ketamine Queen’ charged in Matthew Perry’s overdose death?

First, Sangha provided ... to the August 2019 ketamine overdose death of Cody McLaury. If convicted on all counts, Sangha faces a minimum of 10 years behind bars and a maximum of life imprisonment. Read More

NJ drug overdose deaths continue steady decline

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Baltimore sees more overdose deaths than any other U.S. city

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President Biden's Overdose Awareness Week Proclamation

On Friday, the White House released a presidential proclamation for Overdose Awareness Week, 2024. In the proclamation President Joe Biden says: "even one death is one too many ... Programs for the ... Read More

San Francisco Overdose Deaths Are At Nearly 2-Year Low. What’s Behind the Decline?

San Francisco saw its lowest monthly number of fatal overdoses in nearly two years in June, officials announced Monday, offering slight good news as the city ... Nationwide, annual overdose deaths ... Read More