Accidental drug overdose has emerged as the leading cause of death among pregnant and postpartum women in the United States, a new study has revealed. Researchers from Columbia University found that ...

When people overdose on opioids, whether they wake up on their own or are revived by Narcan, many doctors assume they are fully recovered. This is a mistake because hypoxia (insufficient oxygen to the ...

Parts of an opioid overdose reversal kit including Naloxone. The state distributed 45,000 naloxone kits in 2024, with fentanyl test strips, in an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths. The United ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. overdose deaths dropped 21% through August 2025 — the longest sustained decline in decades — but remain above ...

U.S. overdose deaths declined in 2025, though at a slower pace than the previous year, according to CDC data released Jan. 14. The data comes as HHS is reversing more than $2 billion in cuts to ...

NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Opioid-related overdose deaths dropped from around 110,000 in 2023 to about 75,000 in 2024. An AMA report also ...

Overdose deaths are falling at a pace the United States has not seen in decades. Centers for Disease Control projections show a nearly 25% decline for the twelve months ending in April 2025. But the ...

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Florida saw a dramatic 14% drop in drug overdose deaths in 2024, reaching pre-pandemic levels. Deaths from fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine all saw significant decreases in the state. Despite ...

Standing at a podium facing reporters at the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, Project Overdose founder Andrae Bailey proposed a thought experiment: What would hurricane prep look like without Doppler ...