Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose ...

Amid attempts to unpack the nuances of the progress, there is a cautiousness when talking about what comes next. Everyone ...

Last fall, when initial data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a surprising drop in drug overdose deaths, the universal response was relief. We were finally getting something ...

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Opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. and in 1 in 10 unintentional ...

The opioid overdose death rate in Minnesota dropped by 24.4% between 2023 and 2024 – one of the steepest declines nationwide.

“Placing too much of the burden on law enforcement and the criminal legal system to solve the opioid epidemic has not had ... a unique opportunity to chart a new course for West Virginia ...

Dearborn reports a 34% decrease in opioid overdoses and a 43% drop in related deaths after health interventions.

Alabama is making progress in the fight against an opioid crisis that’s wracking ... The changes enabled us to go from 23% of patients achieving a minimum therapeutic dose of methadone within ...

Outer Banks Voice A new study looking at opioid-related deaths around the county found that after peaking in mid-2023, overall those deaths declined by 16% from 2023-2024.

Increasing opioid regulations have resulted in reduced opioid prescriptions, including for cancer pain, despite guideline exemptions. Data after 2017 following the Centers for Disease Control's 2016 ...