Opioid-class drugs are commonly prescribed as powerful pain medications in both humans and animals, though they can also be accessed or used illicitly. These substances carry a significant risk of ...

Fentanyl-related overdose deaths fell by nearly 30 per cent in the space of a year in the US, which could represent a ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCSC) - Drug overdose deaths have dropped across the country and in South Carolina. But law enforcement warns that the trend might not stay that way because of new drugs coming onto ...

This study investigated how geography helps explain the striking increase in opioid-related overdose deaths among Black Americans since the proliferation of fentanyl. Using mortality data from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 18—The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday reported a gargantuan spike in drug overdose deaths and related emergency ...

Our furry friends have curious natures, and even though we try our best to keep them safe and healthy, they may still get into trouble if they unknowingly eat medications that are toxic to them. Texas ...

Minnesota's drug overdose deaths remained flat in 2025, signaling a slowdown in recent improvements, according to state data.

Reviving an unfounded claim he has made for several years, President Donald Trump on Sept. 5 overstated the number of Americans who died in 2024 of drug overdoses, saying that he believed 300,000 or ...

BREAKING NEWS. SEVERAL INMATES AT THE ORLEANS JUSTICE CENTER WERE TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL AFTER OVERDOSING ON DRUGS. THE ORLEANS PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS NARCAN WAS ADMINISTERED TO SIX INMATES SUNDAY ...