Over the course of the last few years, thousands of lives were lost due to overdoses in Minnesota but according to data from the Minnesota Department of Health, that number is shrinking.

US drug overdose deaths dropped nearly 30% in 2024, reaching the lowest level since 2019. Experts credit increased access to treatment and naloxone but warn more work remains.

The suspect is accused of distributing fentanyl to four men who were found dead inside a Palmdale home last year, prosecutors said.

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There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

A new federal report showing a dramatic drop in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. is welcome news for many Massachusetts ...

For months, public health experts have been monitoring a trend equal parts promising and perplexing: a steep decline in ...

Maryland, along with most of the country, is seeing a steep drop in drug overdose deaths, according to new numbers from the ...

The CDC reports that drug overdose deaths have returned to pre-pandemic levels. Is the beginning of the end of the overdose ...

This comes after the Oregon Health Authority reported on a staggering 30% increase in fatal overdoses in 2023.