A recent report from the CDC showed that overdose ... the powerful drug could cause more overdoses and intensify the opioid epidemic. Overdose deaths due to carfentanil—a dangerous drug more ...

Centers for Disease Control data shows 1,600 fewer people died of overdoses in New York from August of 2023 to August of 2024 ...

The CDC's latest report on drug overdose deaths reveals a startling new trend. In a FOX 32 special report, Elizabeth Matthews takes a closer look at the rare cause behind some of these deaths.

U.S drug deaths were down 4%, and Virginia deaths fell 1%. Tes La Dieu, a population health manager for the Virginia Department of Health, said those numbers prove that outreach is paying off.

President Donald Trump, while signing an executive order designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, Jan. 20 ...

According to agency officials and knowledgeable people, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to freeze external communications, including weekly scientific reports, health ...

And in 2023, the death rate for Black men age 55 and older was nearly triple the national average for that age group. The vast majority of the nation’s overdose deaths in 2023 were likely connected to ...