The Trump administration’s proposed cuts to the naloxone distribution program would gut programs that train and equip communities to respond to overdoses.

Pierce County is using opioid settlement funds to double the number of days clients recovering from fentanyl can spend at its only detox facility.

First responders were dispatched to the Penn–North neighborhood after at least 25 people experienced overdose symptoms on ...

The 21217 ZIP code, which encompasses the Penn North neighborhood where Thursday’s overdoses took place, was by far the ...

Several people were taken to the hospital after an apparent mass overdose in Baltimore, the local firefighters union said on ...

At Wednesday’s Baltimore City Council hearing, three women from Morrell Park voiced frustration with rampant drug addiction in their neighborhood.

Massachusetts experienced a more than 36% decrease in opioid-related overdose deaths in 2024, the state Substance Addiction Services Bureau reported Wednesday.

First responders in Vancouver can now administer a life-saving medication used to treat opioid-use disorder, following the ...

Tolerance and dependence may develop, with withdrawal symptoms resembling those of opioids. Acute adverse effects include ...

Opioids are classified as drugs that are commonly used in medicine as pain relievers. These drugs interact with certain brain ...

Opioid overdoses nationwide have declined significantly since fall of 2023, but not in Alaska. One thing Alaska experts ...