Layoffs and funding freezes have gutted the CDC’s response to the opioid crisis—just as harm reduction was beginning to work ...

At an addiction conference in Nashville, Tenn., in late April, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, ...

Drug overdose deaths in the Chicago area mirror a statewide and national trend showing a sharp decline from 2023 to 2024.

Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States in 2024 to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new CDC report published Wednesday morning.

Eliminating the injury center would be akin to pulling firefighters off the scene while the fire is still burning.

The U.S. marked its largest one-year decline in drug overdose deaths in 2024, according to Centers for Disease Control and ...

Overdoses and drug poisonings are the third leading cause of death in people under age 20, per the CDC, and synthetic opioids ...

June 6 is National Naloxone Awareness Day — a date recognizing the importance of lifesaving overdose reversal medications.

The CDC reports that fatal overdoses dropped 27% in 2024. Progress has been made, but proposed budget cuts may hamper future ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says predicted drug overdose deaths nationwide were down 27% last year compared to 2023. The agency says it’s a strong sign that public health ...

WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Drug overdose deaths decreased by 26.9 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to provisional data released today from the National Center for Health ...

Drug overdose deaths fell by 27 percent in 2024, according to the provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The drop represents a significant ...