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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill were briefed by drug experts about emerging illicit drug threats in the United States and what to expect in the next few years. Marijuana laced with ...

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

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

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

The New River Health District is seeing a recent rise in dangerous overdoses on a drug new to the area, called “Purple Heroin ...