Naloxone is a fantastic tool in reducing opioid deaths, but gentler versions would be helpful for fighting overdose ...

With suspected drug deaths falling by 10% across Scotland, an Aberdeen charity wants to make potentially life-saving kits ...

A Republican-led bill to impose harsher sentences for people convicted of fentanyl-like drug crimes narrowly passed the House on Thursday evening, with 98 Democrats supporting the measure.

Fatal overdoses in Maryland — and Allegany County — decreased dramatically in 2024, Gov. Wes Moore said Tuesday. The 1,553 ...

As the second half of the legislative session picks up speed, two bills in each chamber that deal with the fentanyl overdose ...

Marijuana laced with fentanyl, the zombie drug xylazine, and nitazenes were listed as the top concerns people will face in the evolving drug ecosystem, during a Thursday hearing before the House ...

Oregon has allocated $5.1 million from state opioid crisis settlement funds for harm reduction programs through the Oregon Health Authority, OHA announced Thursday.

The approach to bring those numbers down has been all hands on deck. While statistics show it's working, overdose deaths are rising at alarming rates among Black communities.

The cause of death for Justina Steffy, the 31-year-old woman whose remains were found in Warwick in October, has been deemed homicide.

Hawaiʻi's DOH launches a website to track opioid lawsuit settlement funds and their use in tackling addiction.

Gatesville is the latest city to join Texas in an $83 million opioid settlement with Kroger. The settlement is expected to ...

A leaked provincial briefing document showing the extent of the diversion of prescribed opioids should result in a public ...