The number of Americans dying of opioid-related overdoses could be more than 20 percent higher than CDC data suggests, according to a study published in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine.

Opioid overdose deaths have declined to pre-pandemic levels, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National overdose death data updated Wednesday from ...

Drug overdose deaths increased by nearly 21 percent last year — a jump that is more than the last four years combined, according to a preliminary CDC report released Friday. Preliminary data from the ...

More than 96,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in March, marking a new record high, according to preliminary CDC data released Oct. 13. The U.S. reported 96,779 ...

Overdose deaths in Arkansas are estimated to have increased by more than 40%, or 152 deaths, in 2020 according to data released this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National ...

Fatal drug overdoses have fallen nationwide over the last six months, according to a CDC report. However, health experts warn against early claims of the opioid and drug epidemic ending. 1. In the CDC ...

Overdose deaths have reached a new high in the U.S., with the latest CDC data showing a 15 percent increase in fatalities last year. An estimated 107,622 Americans died from overdoses in the 12 months ...

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 ...

An estimated 105,752 Americans died from overdoses in the 12-months ending October 2021, the highest number of overdose deaths recorded in the U.S. in a single 12-month period, according to ...

More than 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending last September — the highest annual death toll recorded since the opioid crisis started in the late 1990s, according ...