While opioids have been involved in most of Alaska’s drug overdose deaths, another drug is a frequent contributor to those outcomes: methamphetamine. A little over half of the fatal overdoses in ...

As the opioid crisis has evolved from prescription painkillers to illicit fentanyl, new data reveals that older adults are ...

Across the United States, rising temperatures due to climate change pose a growing threat to public health. Extreme heat ...

Wilhelmine Darian Mosier, 18, is facing a Level 1 felony charge of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death. The charge stems from the January death of 18-year-old Ethaniel R. Wells, who ...

Overdose deaths in Southeast Missouri fell 19% in 2024, mirroring national and statewide declines, as naloxone distribution ...

Deaths from drug overdoses among Kentucky residents in 2024 experienced a marked decline from previous years, according to data released by the state. The 2024 Drug Overdose Fatality Report released ...

He admitted knowing the victim and selling him narcotics but denied responsibility for the man’s death, authorities said.

Speedballing – the practice of combining a stimulant like cocaine or methamphetamine with an opioid such as heroin or fentanyl – has evolved from a niche subculture to a widespread public health ...

On July 10, 2025, first responders in Baltimore discovered numerous individuals simultaneously overdosing in the same neighborhood. Twenty-five people ages 25-55 were hospitalized, five in critical ...

Since Vancouver opened its first supervised injection site in 2003, overdose deaths increased 996.5%, from 229 vs 2,511.