An Orleans Parish judge has ruled that Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office is liable for “reckless and outrageous misconduct” ...

According to the latest figures, deaths involving synthetic opioids, like fentanyl analogs, also decreased by 9.5% in 2023, ...

The decrease in fentanyl overdoses, drug policy experts have said, has more to do with public health measures than changes in ...

ON YOUR SIDE looked at data from the State of Michigan from 2013 to 2023 on overdose deaths in six Michigan counties. Kent ...

Police rushed to the Women In Need shelter on Glenwood Road near Schenectady Ave. in East Flatbush around 8 a.m., police said ...

The CDC reports a 24% decline in drug overdose deaths from October 2023 to September 2024, driven by naloxone distribution, expanded treatment programs, and community outreach, including efforts by ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report Tuesday saying drug-related deaths are going down, but ...

PHOENIX — A woman has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after her 18-month-old child fatally overdosed on fentanyl last year. Natalie Tate, 38, was recently sentenced in court after pleading ...

Overdose-related deaths dropped by about 46% in Palm Beach County, according to Project Opioid, a nonprofit that held a ...

Nonfatal opioid overdose rates declined in Alaska in 2024, a potentially hopeful sign for a state that had a record number of ...