Data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that all drug overdose deaths nationwide decreased 23% to 69,172 ...

Expanded harm reduction efforts and the declining prevalence of fentanyl are fueling the trend, officials say.

Overdose deaths in Maryland have reached a 10-year low after decreasing by 26% in 2025, according to the governor's office.

COOK COUNTY, IL — Preliminary statistics for cases handled in 2025 by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office show a substantial decline in homicides and opioid overdose deaths over 2024. While the ...

During 2025, more than 250 people in Knoxville are believed to have suffered fatal overdoses. While that number is lower than ...

This indicates that drug dealers were finding it harder to source fentanyl and were turning to shrinkflation. “Lots of things ...

A year prior, the Biden administration gave different reasons for the start of the overdose deaths decline, describing its work to distribute more of the opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone, ...

U.S. overdose deaths declined in 2025, though at a slower pace than the previous year, according to CDC data released Jan. 14. The data comes as HHS is reversing more than $2 billion in cuts to ...

The stuff on the street is getting more dangerous, which is partly why Phoenix saw nearly 6,000 opioid overdoses in 2025.