U.S. overdose deaths fell through the most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that worsened for ...

This indicates that drug dealers were finding it harder to source fentanyl and were turning to shrinkflation. “Lots of things can reduce overdoses, but there’s only one thing that can reduce overdoses ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. The significant, recent decline in U.S. drug overdose deaths was driven in large part by a sudden shift in North America’s illicit drug supply ...

U.S. overdose deaths plummeted for the first time since 2018, dropping 14.5% from June 2023 to June 2024 and sparing roughly 16,000 lives amid a grueling public health emergency. CDC figures confirmed ...

Changes could be coming to Seattle’s Gas Works Park.

Two mountain climbers have died on Aoraki, New Zealand's tallest peak, and two others from the same group were rescued, authorities said. One of the two people killed in a fall was from the United ...

The analysis also laid out the data state by state.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A Fall River man accused of using the Telegram app to sell drugs and ghost guns pleaded guilty this week to a number of federal charges, according to U.S. Attorney Leah ...

After years of climbing traffic deaths in San Francisco, the city turned a corner in 2025, with fatalities dropping by 42% from a year earlier. The decrease, though, is another reminder of the failure ...