Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs ...

Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.

In 2025, San Francisco's fatal drug overdose numbers surpassed every other county in the country but one: Baltimore. We spoke ...

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...

In June 2025, several mainstream media outlets reported a surge in U.S. drug overdose deaths in early 2025 that was based on ...

Two years ago, Santa Barbara resident Craig Abbey’s now 22-year-old son decided to buy kratom leaf tea. He had some wrist ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Buchanan County recorded a 35% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2025, the fewest cases going back to 2019 according to county data. Data provided by the Buchanan ...

Lincoln police are investigating several drug overdoses.

Clark County saw a record number of accidental drug overdose deaths last year, which local leaders said was caused by the opioid epidemic that’s spread across the country. The majority of the 79 drug ...