Urine drug test (UDT) data can generate timely estimates of overdose deaths, a new study suggests.

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

U.S. drug deaths dropped by roughly 40% last year among people under the age of 35. It's a welcome pivot for families and communities devastated by fentanyl.

Drug overdose deaths in York County fell significantly during 2024, according to the York County coroner's latest annual ...

The number of people dying from drug overdoses across Connecticut is down.

Beginning in March, the Wilson County Substance Prevention Coalition began strategically placing naloxone vending machines throughout the county. There are six in various locations: ...

Healthbeat reports New York state cut overdose deaths by 32% through increased harm reduction services and treatment, ...

The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has been awarded a $3.8 million grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, ...

Though behavioral health conditions do not discriminate between Democrats and Republicans, the Medicaid cuts may be ...

Mayor Kirk Watson: "We are no longer in Austin and Travis County reacting to a crisis" as opioid overdose deaths decline after coordination system built with $2 million federal funding.

Data: CDC; Note: 2024 data is provisional and may be underreported; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios Drug overdose deaths fell in Kansas and Missouri last year, mirroring a strong national trend, according to ...

Trump is deploying hundreds of Marines to LA in response to several nights of protests. State and local officials are ...