Two Athens residents were arrested Monday night and charged with trafficking dangerous drugs after police located fentanyl, methamphetamine and opioid tablets in their vehicle following a traffic stop ...

Opioid overdose deaths in New York City fell to their lowest quarterly total in five years during the third quarter of 2024, ...

Now, a drug researcher warns that speedballing has become a “widespread public health crisis” that requires a multi-faceted approach before it spirals out of control. “Since 2010, overdoses involving ...

Provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate a nearly 33% drop in predicted overdose deaths in Massachusetts.

Before spending drug payout, consult the victims ...

Newly enacted legislation will require all colleges and universities in the state to train all resident assistants (RAs) in administering opioid antagonists and to keep a supply available to them at ...

A Susquehanna Valley state senator's bill to expand access to the overdose reversing drug Narcan, is now the law of the land.

Naloxone or Narcan has been growing in awareness and accessibility across Michigan. Speaking on combating the opioid epidemic ...

Baltimore is taking new steps to address the overdose crisis in the city, aiming to cut fatal overdoses by 40% by 2040. The current plan is only preliminary, focusing on the year through 2027. The ...

Laredo officials and Myke's Purpose announced the third annual Overdose Awareness 5K Run and Community Health Fair set for ...

A Susquehanna Valley state senator's bill to expand access to the overdose-reversing drug Narcan is now the law of the land.

Narcan nasal spray can reverse opioid overdoses, and Massachusetts lawmakers are working to pass a bill that will make the treatment more accessible.