An Orleans Parish judge has ruled that Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office is liable for “reckless and outrageous misconduct” ...

According to the latest figures, deaths involving synthetic opioids, like fentanyl analogs, also decreased by 9.5% in 2023, ...

Over 71,000 Americans aged 25-44 died prematurely in 2023, marking a disturbing trend that began long before COVID-19.

There is good news in the fight against drug overdose, as there is currently a sharp reduction in deaths, with numbers now at ...

A 35-year-old woman was arrested after her 1-year-old son reportedly overdosed on fentanyl Wednesday morning, according to a ...

Clay County has decided how it will spend money from lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in a widespread effort to ...

Barbosa, 28, of Hasbrouck Heights, were both charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and other ...

Nonfatal opioid overdose rates declined in Alaska in 2024, a potentially hopeful sign for a state that had a record number of ...

March 6th is National Black Balloon Day – a day where friends and families honor those who have lost their lives to drug overdose. Inside the Grind and Rise cafe, black balloons ...

The Lexington and Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council, more commonly known as LRADAC, held its annual Black Balloon Day to honor lives lost to a drug overdose.

Emergency crews in Waterville are seeing an uptick in the number of people overdosing on opioids this winter, both on the streets and at the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter. First responders and homeless ...

Spokane County Sheriff's say that the boy had access to the drug paraphernalia that was used by his mother, Samantha J.