Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9% from 2023 to 2024, according to data released from the National Center for Health ...

Over the course of the last few years, thousands of lives were lost due to overdoses in Minnesota but according to data from ...

New York state, excluding New York City, had a decline in drug deaths that was more significant than the 27% drop overall in the U.S. See the stats.

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

The US saw a historic drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, reaching the lowest levels in five years, according to new CDC ...

It comes as Trump’s budget request proposes reducing spending for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ...

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

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“Xylazine remains the top adulterant found in fentanyl powder but an even more powerful veterinary anesthetic, medetomidine, ...

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.

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

The charge of distributing fentanyl resulting in death carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.