Of nearly 192,000 accidental or undetermined-intent drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2022 to 2024, 76% occurred ...

As global warming fuels more extreme rainfall in Appalachia, new research finds a link between flooding and opioid deaths.

Lehuta’s estate had alleged that she developed an opioid addiction after Spencer, her primary care physician, prescribed her ...

Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State. The findings—published in the Proceedings of the ...

A dangerous and largely invisible threat is re-emerging in the illicit drug supply: Carfentanil, an extremely potent synthetic opioid linked to a growing number of overdose deaths. Carfentanil is ...

Severe flooding may contribute to higher mortality rates from opioid use in rural Appalachia, according to a study by researchers at Penn State.

This follows a smaller drop the previous year. A new national report details the decrease, but experts warn the gains in tackling the opioid crisis may be lost amid potential federal funding cuts.

Drug overdose deaths involving both cocaine and opioids have spiked over the last decade, new federal data suggests. A new report published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

A collaborative community network in Manatee County has driven down opioid overdose deaths by 56% following years of targeted ...

Experts attribute the change to a smaller fentanyl supply, an aging population of people susceptible to fentanyl addiction and public health responses, among other reasons.

Researchers hope a new report examining the occupations of people who have died of opioid overdoses in Ontario raises ...

New research from the Ontario Opioid Drug Observatory shows that construction workers are disproportionately impacted by the opioid epidemic.