About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14 percent fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data. It was the third straight annual drop, mak ...

Deaths declined as the pandemic waned. Researchers have pointed to numerous possible factors: an increase in the availability ...

Despite these positive trends, health and law enforcement officials have recently raised alarms about new and increasingly ...

U.S. overdose deaths fell by 14% in 2025, marking a three-year decline. Experts express cautious optimism while warning of ...