New drug overdose data provides hope while deaths remain too high
The Biden administration calls government data showing a significant drop in overdose drug deaths “a major, major change.” ...
Drug overdose deaths fall for 6 months straight as officials wonder what's working
It’s also the first time since early 2021 that the number of estimated drug overdose deaths for a 12-month period fell below ...
Miller Place man pleads guilty in overdose death of woman, selling fentanyl to man whose infant ingested drug
Robert Mauro sold fentanyl-laced drugs to James Carr, of Lake Grove, whose infant "suffered serious physical injuries as a ...
17 Middle School Students Ate Mysterious Gummy Bears Before Emergency Drug Overdose Call: Exclusive Details
"I saw three different children on stretchers, and each one was holding a plastic basin, and they were throwing up," one ...
Drug overdose deaths fall for 10 months straight, down 17% in NY: CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows overdose deaths dropping in the past six months, including a 16% ...
National Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 26 helps curb drug addiction, overdose in Seattle area
The U.S. drug overdose epidemic is a “clear and present public health, public safety, and national security threat." ...
How drug take back events, NARCAN are making big strides reducing overdose deaths
Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Priority Health and Corewell Health are hosting drop off locations from ...
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White House hails record decline in drug overdose deaths
The White House is celebrating what it calls “the largest recorded reduction in overdose deaths” as the number of people ...
Opioids continue to cause most drug overdose deaths in Cuyahoga County
When it comes to drugs overall, the report shows nearly 500 overdose deaths projected in Cuyahoga County for 2024. That’s ...
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Adolescent Drug Overdose Fatalities May Have Decreased in 2023
Overall adolescent drug fatalities and the annual increase in deaths involving fentanyl slowed down in 2023 compared with ...
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Philadelphia Launches Door-to-Door Overdose Prevention Initiative Amid Growing Drug Crisis
Philadelphia's Office of Public Safety has started a door-to-door campaign to prevent drug overdoses by distributing ...
Inmate dead in suspected drug overdose at Lebanon Correctional, coroner says
TURTLECREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - An inmate is dead in a suspected drug overdose at a state prison in Warren County, the coroner says. The 50-year-old man’s body was found around 6:15 a.m. Monday ...