Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MONROE COUNTY — Narcan is saving local lives. Last year, Monroe County saw the fewest overdose deaths in several years. “As of ...

A designer drug described as 10 times more potent than fentanyl is causing an uptick in U.S. overdoses, according to health officials in multiple states. Known as cychlorphine, the synthetic opioid is ...

Beginning in 2023, there was less fentanyl in the U.S. drug supply. The opioid-overdose reversing drug naloxone’s availability is increasing and so is access to addiction treatment. Experts say the ...

The drugs are 10 times more dangerous than fentanyl. They are showing up in street drugs in the South and the Midwest, and ...

Over half a million Americans and tens of thousands of Californians have died since the overdose epidemic was declared a public health emergency in 2017. We have lost friends, family members, and ...

A woman looks at photos of those lost to drug overdoses in Edmonton, Alberta, to mark International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. Aug. 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, a moment to ...

What does a 36% decrease in overdose deaths mean to the friends and family closing the door on the casket of their loved one who overdosed? What does a 36% decrease in overdose deaths mean to the ...

Carfentanil is a drug that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl, and 10,000 times stronger than morphine.

Des Moines is seeing a surge of overdose deaths in 2026. From how to help, to where naloxone, also known as Narcan, is in ...