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The Drug Enforcement Administration says heroin is cheaper and sometimes easier to find than prescription painkillers.

Public concern about addiction is down even in the parts of the U.S. where drug overdose death rates have increased the most.

A grandmother claimed she was going to buy food and diapers for her grandson, according to police, but she instead bought heroin.

Nov 24, 2025 - Bladen, Columbus, Robeson, and Scotland counties saw significant decreases in the number of fatal drug overdoses in 2024.

In the first update since 2010, the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross have included how to treat opioid overdoses and open chest wounds,...

The first officially authorized safe havens for people to use heroin and other narcotics have been cleared to open in New York City in hopes of curbing...

The vaccines could offer a lifeline to those struggling with opioid addiction or at risk of accidental overdose.

Narcan has proven to be a literal life saver to those knocking of death's door after a heroin overdose.

Authorities in Pennsylvania say an infant likely died three or four days after her parents died from what officials suspect were drug overdoses.

Drug overdose deaths in California state prisons rebounded to near record levels last year, a big setback for corrections officials who thought they were on...

President Donald Trump?s current Director of the U.S. Office of National Drug Control Policy is in Minnesota Thursday to meet with U.S. District Attorney Erica...

Researchers warn of deadly consequences

A reader's suggestion that hundreds of people have probably died from marijuana overdoses prompts a debate about whether he was being serious or sarcastic. See...

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Dec 27, 2019 - In 2015, there were 474 illicit drug overdoses in B.C., marking a 30 per cent increase in just one year.

Tianeptine is not approved by the FDA for any medical use. Some companies are illegally marketing and selling tianeptine products and making dangerous and...

Reversing opioid overdoses in rats using a drug that does not enter the brain prevents the sudden and severe withdrawal symptoms associated with therapeutics...

Jan 13, 2026 - A recent scientific study identified the reduced supply of fentanyl as one of the primary factors behind a significant drop in the number of overdose deaths...

By one count, New Jersey's county jails have the highest rate of deaths in custody of the 30 largest systems in the nation.

Dec 22, 2025 - New data from 2025 show declines in crime, overdoses, suicides, traffic deaths and heavy drinking, plus progress on obesity drugs and the healing ozone layer.

In Pennsylvania, although a state law prohibits test strips, the mayors of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have ordered bans on prosecuting people possessing them.

There have been no reported fentanyl-related overdoses in nearly a week, following a spree that struck Sacramento County in late March. Elsewhere, The...

A San Francisco supervisor is calling on the city's health department to come up with an emergency response plan to combat the increasingly high number of...

CDC data show over 109,000 people died from drug overdoses in the U.S. in the 12-month period ending January, slightly up from a year before, with men much...

May 21, 2024 - CDC's Division of Overdose Prevention is sponsoring the November 2022 supplemental issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice...

The Licking County Health Department issued a community advisory on Thursday about an increase in recent drug overdoses.

More Tennesseans died from drug overdoses than car crashes in 2017, with prescription opioids being the lead cause, according to the Tennessee Department of...

The Portland Press Herald interviewed Karyn Sporer, associate professor of sociology at the University of Maine, for an article about law enforcement in Maine...

Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

Nov 20, 2025 - Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and expert on fatal drug overdoses, was awarded the $800,000 prize.

Apr 10, 2024 - U.S. drug overdose deaths have soared over the past decade, and every state is being impacted. But research suggests states that haven’t expanded Medicaid...

May 28, 2024 - Uma nova droga de rua, ainda mais mortal que a Xilazina, está causando overdoses nos Estados Unidos. A Medetomidina, um potente tranquilizante animal...