About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary ...

CDC provisional data shows drug overdose deaths have declined for three straight years in the U.S. An estimated 69,973 overdose deaths occurred in 2025, down nearly 14% from 2024. The CDC says ...

A designer drug described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl is causing an uptick in U.S. overdoses, according to health officials in multiple states. Known as cychlorphine, the synthetic opioid is ...

Overdose deaths are falling, but America's illicit drug supply is re-engineering itself into lethal cocktails: fentanyl plus stimulants, sedatives, and novel synthetics that hide in party powders and ...

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) — A new tool in Berkeley County is giving officials a near real-time look at suspected drug overdoses, with the goal of helping first responders act faster and prevent ...

Responding to a surge in deaths related to drug use in recent years, prosecutors on the northshore have increasingly employed a Louisiana law that carries a life sentence for supplying fentanyl and ...

The system from Project Overdose is being beta-tested with plans to roll out statewide early next year. A Florida nonprofit with a mission to combat the state’s overdose epidemic is introducing an ...

SALT LAKE CITY — The son of “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” star Mary Martha Cosby has died of a possible drug overdose. Emergency crews were called to a home near 300 E. Capitol Oaks Lane about 6 ...