Naloxone harm reduction kits will be available in some public spaces across South Dakota due to a partnership between the state and Emily's Hope, officials announced on April 25, 2025. (Makenzie Huber ...

In recent years, lawmakers have focused almost exclusively on stopping the flow of illicit fentanyl to combat the opioid overdose crisis. First appearing as a heroin additive in 2012, fentanyl largely ...

Opioid overdoses continue to take a devastating toll across the United States. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker checks on a patient at an overdose prevention center in New York City on February 8, 2022. (Timothy A. Clary/AFP via ...

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, ...

Accidental drug overdose deaths among Nevadans increased by 55% from 2019 to 2020, an unfortunate symptom of the ongoing opioid crisis in Nevada. Researching and implementing effective, evidence-based ...

The Jefferson County Behavioral Health Advisory Committee is requesting proposals to reduce the harms associated with opioid use until Feb. 23.

Over the past decade, overdose protections and programs like Project Weber-Renew have expanded, but with Trump back in office, this trend may be short lived. Employees with Project Weber-Renew in ...

(Correction: A previous version of this story incorrectly reported that the City of Worcester did not respond to a request for an interview with Human Services Commissioner Dr. Matilde Castiel.) Drug ...