AMA released its 2025 Report on Substance Use and Treatment, revealing a positive trend in recent fatal overdoses from ...

Six puppies in rural Washington have recovered after being treated for a suspected drug overdose, and now some might go home ...

The young program aims to prevent all opioid overdoses, but for now, its leaders know that even one person breaking their ...

Approximately 88% of adults view opioid overdose deaths as a very serious problem with high agreement across political groups ...

The California Department of Public Health is sounding the alarm on Kratom, as well as a potent derivative of the plant ...

For the first time since 2014, Cook County recorded fewer than 600 homicides in a year. The medical examiner handled 541 homicides in 2025.

Data shows New Jersey recorded 2,816 overdose deaths in 2023. That’s about an 11 percent decline from the prior year, with ...

The monetary cost of the opioid epidemic in Virginia has reached new heights despite a significant and steady decline in ...

Among patients with opioid overdose, bradycardia on initial vital signs was associated with a higher likelihood of xylazine ...

Researchers have identified bradycardia-an abnormally low heart rate–as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose.

Albert Lea Fire Rescue will allocate $55,000 for a cardiac monitor/defibrillator, essential in overdose and cardiac ...

Rachel Hunt's brother died of a heroin overdose in 2018. To heal, she launched Tiny Kindnesses on Instagram to share small ...