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.

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 ...

Khloe Kardashian reflected on her relationship with ex-husband Lamar Odom after having her first face-to-face interaction ...

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 ...

The CDC reports a 24% decline in drug overdose deaths from October 2023 to September 2024, driven by naloxone distribution, expanded treatment programs, and community outreach, including efforts by ...

ON YOUR SIDE looked at data from the State of Michigan from 2013 to 2023 on overdose deaths in six Michigan counties. Kent County saw the biggest jump.

Texas, including the capital city, was especially hard-hit by a wave fentanyl-related deaths in the past few years. But with ...

PHOENIX — A woman has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison after her 18-month-old child fatally overdosed on fentanyl last year. Natalie Tate, 38, was recently sentenced in court after pleading ...