https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/nov/20/montana-doctor-found-guilty-in-overdose-deaths-of-/
Montana doctor found guilty in overdose deaths of 2 patients
A western Montana pain doctor was found guilty Monday of 22 felonies, including two counts of negligent homicide for the overdose deaths of two of his patients.
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https://www.foxnews.com/video/6303604586001
Fentanyl overdose deaths spike as opioid crisis rages on | Fox News Video
Co-founder of Mothers Against Drug Deaths Jacqui Berlinn joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the opioid crisis and her effort to help families battling the...
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https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/methadone-associated-overdose-deaths-factors-contributing-increased
Methadone-Associated Overdose Deaths: Factors Contributing to Increased Deaths and Efforts to...
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https://www.ipm.org/news/2025-12-01/clark-county-ind-overdose-deaths-down-by-half-from-last-year
Clark County, Ind. overdose deaths down by half from last year
Dec 1, 2025 - Clark County's overdose deaths have dropped significantly since last fall, and health officials say they're on trend to be the lowest since before the opioid...
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https://whyy.org/articles/pennsylvania-to-monitor-emerging-drugs-addiction-overdose-epidemic/?fbclid=IwAR3IUztOvwnK1q9Qxs7ZrFb6xBeBrj5Z31sZHaA3EgPX6wv0AXBVuDPkVH0
State monitors emerging drugs in overdose deaths - WHYY
Fentanyl continues to drive overdose deaths in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. But cases involving xylazine, para-fluorofentanyl, and gabapentin grow.
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https://irp.nih.gov/news-and-events/in-the-news/overdose-deaths-involving-buprenorphine-did-not-proportionally-increase
Overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not proportionally increase with new flexibilities in...
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https://www.kff.org/mental-health/state-indicator/opioid-overdose-deaths/
Opioid Overdose Deaths and Opioid Overdose Deaths as a Percent of All Drug Overdose Deaths | KFF...
Feb 23, 2026 - State level data on Opioid Overdose Deaths and Opioid Overdose Deaths as a Percent of All Drug Overdose Deaths from KFF, the leading health policy organization...
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https://www.globenewswire.com/fr/news-release/2021/11/30/2343186/0/en/better-addiction-care-drug-overdose-deaths-fueled-by-fentanyl-hit-record-high-in-the-u-s.html
Better Addiction Care: Drug Overdose Deaths, Fueled by
Delray Beach, Florida, Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 100,000 people died from drug overdoses in the US between May 2020 and April 2021,...
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https://usafacts.org/articles/are-fentanyl-overdose-deaths-rising-in-the-us/
Are fentanyl overdose deaths rising in the US? | USAFacts
Oct 24, 2025 - In 2023, fentanyl was responsible for about 199 deaths every day. Over a quarter of a million Americans have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2021.
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https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2015/06/22/bill-aims-reduce-prescription-drug-overdose-deaths
Bill Aims To Reduce Prescription Drug Overdose Deaths | KPBS Public Media
Jun 22, 2015 - A measure in the California legislature would require doctors to check a statewide drug-history database before prescribing narcotics.
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https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/01/18/opioid-marketing-overdose-deaths
Study Links More Marketing Of Opioids To More Overdose Deaths | WBUR News
The lead researcher says the pharmaceutical marketing influence is most powerful when frequent but subtle, as with free meals.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28177817/
Recent Increases in Cocaine-Related Overdose Deaths and the Role of Opioids
Opioids, primarily heroin and synthetic opioids, have been driving the recent increase in cocaine-related overdose deaths. This corresponds to the growing...
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https://www.dailywire.com/news/overdose-deaths-far-exceed-covid-19-deaths-in-san-francisco
Overdose Deaths Far Exceed COVID-19 Deaths In San Francisco
The number of San Francisco residents who have died from drug overdoses during the past year far exceeds the number who have died from COVID-19.A record high...
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https://wpln.org/post/overdose-deaths-show-no-signs-of-a-turnaround-in-tennessee/
Overdose Deaths Show No Signs Of A Turnaround In Tennessee | WPLN News
Aug 20, 2018 - Hear the radio version of this storyLast year set another record for overdose deaths in Tennessee. The state's health department released the latest
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https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/ohio-doctor-acquitted-of-fentanyl-overdose-deaths/
Ohio Doctor Acquitted Of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths - KFF Health News
Apr 21, 2022 - William Husel had been accused of "wildly" over-prescribing fentanyl and killing 14 patients. Lawyers note Husel is still facing civil suits. A surge in food...
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https://www.wmar2news.com/news/national/drug-overdose-deaths-spiked-at-onset-of-covid-19-pandemic
Drug overdose deaths spiked at onset of COVID-19 pandemic
Dec 17, 2020 - The CDC's data indicated the challenges facing public health experts.
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https://www.aafp.org/about/news/20210806overdosedeaths
Drug Overdose Deaths Reached New High in 2020, Says CDC | AAFP
A CDC report estimated that more than 93,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in 2020, with most deaths attributable to misuse of opioids....
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https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/fentanyl-driving-overdoses
Why Is Fentanyl Driving Overdose Deaths? | News | Yale Medicine
Fentanyl, a potent opioid painkiller, is increasingly being made illicitly and is driving overdose deaths. A Yale Medicine physician discusses the problem.
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https://theweek.com/drugs/1019559/overdose-deaths-increased-16-percent-in-2021-compared-to-2020
Overdose deaths increased 16 percent in 2021 compared to 2020 | The Week
Dec 22, 2022 - The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/drug-overdose-data-cdc-2024/
US Overdose Deaths Declined for the First Time in Decades
Sep 18, 2024 - Provisional drug overdose death counts by the CDC show a 10.6 percent decline in overdose deaths in the 12-month ending period in April 2024.
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https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/overdose-deaths-in-the-us-on-track-to-reach-all-time-high
Overdose deaths in the US on track to break all-time record
Nov 12, 2020 - Between October 2019 and October 2020, 74,000 overdose deaths were reported in the country, up from 68,000 during the same time period the previous year....
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https://www.techtarget.com/healthtechanalytics/news/366590579/ML-Model-Estimates-Weekly-Opioid-Overdose-Deaths-Using-Proxy-Data
ML Model Estimates Weekly Opioid Overdose Deaths Using Proxy Data | TechTarget
New analysis shows that a machine learning model can estimate national opioid overdose mortality trends in near real-time using proxy data sources.
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https://www.va.gov/milwaukee-health-care/stories/milwaukee-va-raising-awareness-of-staggering-overdose-deaths/
Milwaukee VA Raising Awareness Of 'staggering' Overdose Deaths | VA Milwaukee Health Care |...
A drug overdose earlier this year sent U.S. Air Force Veteran Emily Bathory and her friend to a hospital for a week. While Bathory was able to recover, her...
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https://futurism.com/neoscope/drug-overdose-deaths-dropping
Experts Puzzled as Drug Overdose Deaths Suddenly Start Dropping
Scientists are watching in disbelief as drug overdose deaths in the US are suddenly starting to drop off a cliff.
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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8141068/
Emerging characteristics of isotonitazene-involved overdose deaths: a case-control study - PMC
Case reports of fatal overdoses involving the novel synthetic opioid isotonitazene have prompted the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to consider an...
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https://www.wuft.org/2025-03-29/the-surprise-drop-in-drug-overdose-deaths-in-the-u-s
The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
Jun 13, 2025 - In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Brian Mann explores the potential reasons for the...
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https://www.breitbart.com/tag/drug-overdose-deaths/
Drug overdose deaths Articles - Breitbart
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https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/11/fentanyl-oregon-arrest-pennsylvania-portland-law-drugs-addiction/
Man linked to 29 overdose deaths, including 2 in Oregon, gets life in prison for selling fentanyl...
Henry Konah Koffie sold a fentanyl derivative called furanyl fentanyl, a synthetic drug with no medical use. Between September 2015 and his arrest outside...
https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/xylazine-kensington-drug-overdose-2021-record-united-states/
With 100,000 drug overdose deaths in 2021, U.S. surpasses a record - CBS Philadelphia
Experts believe the COVID-19 pandemic is in part to blame for the increase in drug use, particularly one type of drug.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/as-us-drug-overdose-deaths-track-to-be-deadliest-in-recorded-history-one-of-nations-top-treatment-centers-opens-doors-in-pittsburgh-area-301234775.html
As U.S Drug Overdose Deaths Track To Be Deadliest In Recorded History, One Of Nation's Top...
/PRNewswire/ -- Following what is expected to be the deadliest overdose year in recorded history, Recovery Centers of America (RCA), one of the nation's top...
https://www.apha.org/publications/public-health-newswire/public-health-newswire/articles/2019/10/28/can-naloxone-save-lives
Can co-prescribing naloxone prevent deaths among patients at risk of overdose?
https://cbs58.com/news/milwaukee-medical-examiner-responds-to-five-probable-overdose-deaths-in-less-than-five-hours-saturday
Milwaukee Medical Examiner responds to five probable overdose deaths in less than five hours...
The Milwaukee Medical Examiner's Office is reporting that five people died from possible drug overdoses in less than five hours on Saturday. The two most...
https://nij.ojp.gov/library/publications/gender-gap-overdose-deaths-still-decreasing-examination-opioid-deaths-delaware
Is the Gender Gap in Overdose Deaths (Still) Decreasing? An Examination of Opioid Deaths in...
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https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/meth-is-most-common-drug-in-overdose-deaths-in-chunk-of-us
Meth is most common drug in overdose deaths in chunk of US | Fox Business
In nearly half of the country, meth is the bigger killer, a new government report shows.
https://www.popsci.com/science/telemedicine-may-help-pandemic-overdose-deaths/
The pandemic drove overdose deaths to a record high, but telemedicine may curb the trend | Popular...
Deaths from drug overdoses shot up nearly 30 percent in the US last year compared with 2019. Deaths from drug overdoses shot up nearly 30 percent in the US...
https://www.kqed.org/news/11987358/san-francisco-reports-decline-in-drug-overdose-deaths-so-far-this-year
San Francisco Reports Decline in Drug Overdose Deaths So Far This Year | KQED
The drop in deaths comes as the city moves forward with a pilot outreach program intended to expand medication access for unhoused people seeking addiction...
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/mumbai-police-make-11th-arrest-in-ecstasy-pill-overdose-deaths-case/articleshow/130448244.cms
Mumbai police make 11th arrest in ecstasy pill overdose deaths case | Mumbai News - The Times of...
Mumbai: Police investigating the death of two MBA students following consumption of ecstasy pills at a music concert in Goregaon (East) arrested the 1.
https://drexel.edu/dornsife/news/in-the-media/2019/February/a-drexel-made-smartphone-app-to-reduce-overdose-deaths-in-philly/
A Drexel-made smartphone app to reduce overdose deaths in Philly | Drexel Dornsife School of Public...
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-announces-dramatic-decline-overdose-deaths-new-york-state
Governor Hochul Announces Dramatic Decline in Overdose Deaths in New York State | Governor Kathy...
Governor Hochul announced preliminary figures from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 32 percent drop in drug related deaths in 2024.
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https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-04-14/historic-decline-in-u-s-overdose-deaths-threatened-by-changing-street-drug-supply
Historic decline in U.S. overdose deaths threatened by changing street drug supply | TPR
Apr 15, 2026 - Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs could derail the recovery.
https://www.mass.gov/news/opioid-overdose-deaths-more-likely-among-massachusetts-residents-injured-at-work-new-department-of-public-health-report-finds
Opioid overdose deaths more likely among Massachusetts residents injured at work, new Department of...
Workers in construction and other physically demanding industries disproportionately impacted
https://www.michigan.gov/formergovernors/recent/snyder/press-releases/2018/10/04/lt-gov-brian-calley-overdose-deaths-continue-to-climb-efforts-must-accelerate-to-fight-epidemic
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley: Overdose deaths continue to climb, efforts must accelerate to fight epidemic
https://bja.ojp.gov/library/publications/current-community-context-overdose-deaths-relations-among-drug-types-drug
The Current Community Context of Overdose Deaths: Relations among Drug Types, Drug Markets, and...
This study uses group-based multi-trajectory models and path analysis to assess relations among neighborhood opioid-overdose death trends, drug type...
https://globalnews.ca/news/7608211/toronto-public-health-overdose-deaths/
Toronto Public Health reports record number of overdose deaths in December, calls for more action -...
Toronto's overdose death toll in December 2020 was the worst since public health officials began tracking the data.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/news/2021/oct/heroin-overdose-deaths-often-happen-shortly-after-leaving-hospital
Heroin overdose deaths often happen shortly after leaving hospital | Faculty of Population Health...
Oct 11, 2021 - Drug-related deaths are four times more likely to occur in the two days after hospital discharge than at any other time among users of opioids such as heroin,...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/11/overdose-deaths-in-us-hit-record-107000-last-year-cdc-says
Overdose deaths in US hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says | Drugs News | Al Jazeera
With opioid epidemic still rising, tragic milestone translates into one death from drug abuse every five minutes in US.
https://case.edu/news/new-case-western-reserve-university-study-reveals-high-risk-overdose-deaths-cuyahoga-county-among-those-using-drugs-when-theyre-alone
New Case Western Reserve University study reveals high risk of overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County...
Jul 31, 2025 - In Cuyahoga County, the stark reality of the opioid crisis is that most drug overdose victims die alone, with no one nearby to help. A recent study, d...
https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220412141006.htm
Adolescent drug overdose deaths rose exponentially for the first time in history during the COVID...
The rate of overdose deaths among U.S. teenagers nearly doubled in 2020, the first year of the COVID pandemic, and rose another 20% in the first half of 2021...
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https://www.livescience.com/64466-drug-overdose-deaths-women.html
Drug Overdose Deaths Rates in US Women Rise 260% in 2 Decades | Live Science
Jan 10, 2019 - Drug overdose death rates in women in the United States have increased by 260 percent in the past two decades, according to a new report.