Deaths from opioid overdoses fell from 2023 to 2024, but some fear the headway made in Georgia and beyond might not last.

Police have arrested two men accused of providing the drugs involved in two unrelated drug overdose deaths. Tyler Shane Hazelwood, 34, of Rural Hall was arrested Thursday and charged with death by ...

Law enforcement issues warning as drug overdoses and deaths, possibly linked to fentanyl and carfentanil, rise in southern ...

Drug overdose deaths in the United States made an unprecedented drop to the lowest they’ve been in five years, according to a new federal government estimate released Wednesday.

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according ...

Official drug overdose deaths in L.A. increase in the summer But public health officials acknowledge that heat-related deaths are probably being undercounted The problem is only going to worsen as ...

An American Scandal,’ Shoshana Walter explores how the giant substance treatment industry keeps failing many people desperate ...

Long Island prosecutors are trying to determine if “designer drugs” played a role in the mysterious Montauk Yacht Club death ...

Overdose deaths in Montgomery County have continued to decline since 2021. There were 337 overdose deaths recorded in 2021, 316 in 2022 and 292 in 2023, according to data from the Montgomery ...

Senator John Velis expressed cautious optimism about the decline in opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts, as the ...

Michael K. Williams’ sister Michelle Chambers spoke out about the late actor’s 2021 drug overdose, which led to his untimely passing, in an exclusive clip from the new documentary Fame and Fentanyl.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, drug overdose deaths had surged to record levels. The new data shows that declines that started in the second half of 2023 continued through 2024. There were an ...