New figures show a sharp drop in overdose deaths in the U.S., offering a rare glimmer of hope in the opioid crisis.

The weight-loss drugs are linked with reduced rates of excess drinking and opioid overdoses, suggesting they may tamp down ...

As fentanyl keeps showing up in a variety of drugs on the illicit market, state agencies are continuing their effort to help ...

When the opioid crisis was first designated a public health emergency back in 2017, it marked the beginning of a concentrated effort to reduce the number of opioid overdose fatalities and the overall ...

Following Ontario directives, Sudbury emergency responders will offer suboxone directly in the field and give patients the ...

Fentanyl is the substance suspected in the two non-fatal overdoses. The substance involved in the fatality is unknown at this ...

Grey Bruce Public Health issued an Opioid Alert to community and health partners Friday after receiving reports of one fatal ...

The Ocean County Board of Commissioners recently awarded $200,000 in preliminary four-month contracts to five non-profit organizations working to combat the opioid epidemic. The funds come from legal ...

The state is seeing high rates of overdose and more fentanyl cut with xylazine, a dangerous animal tranquilizer.

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The rule allows non-physician practitioners to provide a three-day supply of opioid detox medication or maintenance treatment. Boards will also be required to post on their websites information ...